Repetitive Sentences vs. An Interesting Storyline

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holsam_87 wrote: โ†‘10 Jul 2018, 12:23 That's a great idea, good luck.
Thank you :)
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I believe for this targeted age group I think children would gain more confidence in their reading ability. Though, true enough there is no plot at that young of an age I am not sure if their mind frame would actually be able to recognize a plot or what it I Plus, I believe that they would like to be also, enjoy being able to do those activities along with reading them.
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I think the book is good as it is. The coulorful drawings are enough to capture the interest of the intended reader. The short sentences are good enough to arouse interest. I don't see any reason for a clear cut plot in a children's book especially in a book whose intention is to teach reading.
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I think repetitive sentences help children build their confidence level up when it comes to reading.
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Children like simple sentences. So I think repetition wouldn't create any boredom. In my view children take more interest in pictures than sentences.
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I've always felt like a plot in a children's book is not important. For the sake of the learning children, repetitive sentences should be used in books like these to improve learning and understanding of words.
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Though it may not be as interesting for adults and older children, young children love repetition. They will often choose the same story over and over again--the more repetitive the better!
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I feel the book was not intended to have a plot simply because it would be too complex for the targeted age group. Granted there are kids who have learned to read really early, but then they would prefer a little more advanced book than this. This book I feel is more for introducing reading to kids.
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This is an interesting question. I think it would depend on the child. I have worked as a tutor in the past, and have found that students all have different learning styles and patterns. Some might not care that there is a lot of repetition, because they are easily distracted and prefer to look atthe pictures. Some would be bored with too much repetition, especially older kids. However, as a learning tool for reading it undeniably works.
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I don't think the plot is very important for the purpose of this book or for the age group of this book. It is meant for very young children as a way to introduce reading. The illustrations can keep the child interested, and the repetition is necessary to learn to read. Children stay more focused on things that are easier for them to grasp. If the purpose is reading, the story needs to be simple, rather than having to focus on the plot and the new concept of reading.
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This could definitely work both ways. A more interesting story line may make the child to keep reading and even read the book again but maybe just having the simpler, repetitive sentences helps the child to pick up the words a lot quicker and giving them the confidence to move onto harder stories with a more interesting story line.
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In my view what is most important is the aim of the book. Its target is to teach children how to read. At that stage in life consistency and repetition is more important than any interesting plot which they might not remember.
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I don't think the child would be less interested. As far as I am concerned, we are only asking this question because we see the story from our eyes. Children are always interested in learning there is hardly a dry subject for them. There are only incomprehensible ones!
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Plot in the children's book is not important, the presence of pictures is what makes the book interesting to the children.
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I think each child has his or her own method through which they learn depending on their type of intelligence. For example some are visuals , they learn better with pictures others who are gifted musciallynlearn better with rhymes and sounds. I think a deviation from the norm is okay with this target group who also have a very short attention span. This structure also supports the main themes in the book which deviate from the stereotypical superheroes and their acts that we are accustomed to.
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