Repetitive Sentences vs. An Interesting Storyline
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Re: Repetitive Sentences vs. An Interesting Storyline
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I agree that the book succeeded based on what the author wanted to achieve - using simple words and sentences that the child could master fairly easily. The visual clues from the pictures also help the child figure out the activity on each page.
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As an adult reading the book, yes it would be less interesting because it has no plot. However, children who are learning to read most likely would not notice. Their attention would most likely be taken up by the pictures, colors, the activities depicted and so on.
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For an older child, it would be boring and they would likely appreciate a story i.e. plot and structure.
For a young child just learning to read, this book would be fine. I imagine though that they would learn it and then move on to something else so it may not last long.
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I think the addition of questions is a great idea. Even if the "i like " didn't change, the questions could add some variety. They can be asked "can you" as well as "do you like to," "How often do you," even "what's your favorite song to sing." The kids could read the repetitive sentences while the parents take over with the questions.Kay87 wrote: ↑03 Jul 2018, 19:36 I thought the grammar structure was not suitable for a beginning reader instead Toni can or will should have been used. The use of like made the story too repetitive which in turn made it difficult for the story to have a plot. Simply adding does not like would have improved the story or even adding a question for the child, e.g. Can you run? Just as adults, children are engaged when there is some form of conflict to resolve or a situation they can relate to.
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Well put. The target audience is 0 - 4 years, so I felt it was appropriate for that age group.holsam_87 wrote: ↑01 Jul 2018, 17:40 This book is geared more towards emergent readers so the repetitive sentences work best. Kids could also guess what is happening based on the pictures. I also noticed that a lot of the words were simple with the cvc form which refers to consonant, vowel, and consonant. Using those words reinforces sight words for beginning readers.
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