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I think the point of this book is to teach reading, rather than any specific message or talking point
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Kibetious wrote: 11 Jul 2018, 08:31 Reading this book, one can realize that there are quite a number of lessons to be drawn from it. However, these lessons may prove hard to point out for the kids. Should there be a section where the reader is asked to point out lessons learned or perhaps, in the end, asked whether Toni is a superhero and give reasons for the answer?
Would like to hear get comments on this.
Not really. If a parent is with the child he or she could do it by themselves. And if the child is reading alone the wouldn't pay much attention to it.
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I think it could use more direction in the points your trying to make
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I think this would be awesome. Parents should interact with their kids in regards to reading because it helps with their comprehension of the story. I think adding questions to the end of the book would facilitate with this and make it easier for the child and the parent.
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Yeah it's right.
There should be a section at the point of special lines of story to make it meaningful.
If there is not a section included in the story at each specific point, the reader will continue to read without diverting his/her concentration.
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Questions aren't captured in the book but I'm opined that would be an excellent addition. It would boost children memory of that which has already been learnt. Children learn faster through questions and answers.
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Having a simple question like 'do you like.... ' at the end of some activities could probably make the read more engaging but adding a section asking what the reader learnt may dampen the upbeat mood of the book!
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I think that would be an unnecessary addition as the book is meant to be a fun way for parents to teach their kids to read. Lessons learnt should be left upto individual parents.
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kfwilson6 wrote: 13 Jul 2018, 14:13 I think the lessons are meant to be subtle. Sort of a subliminal messaging type of thing, like when a character in a movie drinks a coke, you may not realize later what made you want a coke, but it was that image of it on the screen. It's not a right in your face sort of lesson. I like it without the questions. Questions can be added by the parent during shared reading time.
I agree. Since this is a book for young children learning to read I don't think they need big discussion questions. It is those subtle messages that are going to stick in their forming mind.
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Yes such a session would be helpful especially for children.
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I think questions for discussions would be unnecessary for a book such as this. Most would simply read it for fun.
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Yes adding questions at the end would be a good idea but also, I would suggest that the author includes those questions as part of the story to engage the child and the parent or supervised for that matter.
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I work in education and I ultimately think a good parent or educator should know how to spot and utilise the teaching opportunities without a prompt, but for those who are just starting to read with children I like the idea of a list as an appendix. It would not hurt; those who do not like the idea could of course simply ignore it.
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Kibetious wrote: 11 Jul 2018, 08:31 Reading this book, one can realize that there are quite a number of lessons to be drawn from it. However, these lessons may prove hard to point out for the kids. Should there be a section where the reader is asked to point out lessons learned or perhaps, in the end, asked whether Toni is a superhero and give reasons for the answer?
Would like to hear get comments on this.
I know some authors provide a kind of "study guide" if their point is to be instructive; that seems like it might help here. But then, too, sometimes those who aren't the writer can come up with better questions--as there aren't so many preconceived notions by the author?
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At this age of reader I think formal questions are not needed. If the child has questions or if the parents want to emphasize something, that is fine but this is not a school class . Formal questions would take away from enjoying the story.
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