Should a book contain words that are challenging to readers?
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Re: Should a book contain words that are challenging to read
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I read to get spurred on. l learn a lot.
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Again, should a book contain words that are quite simple, chances that presumption is unavoidable is glaring. I think the needful should be done as occasion demands.
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What if we actively stopped including unfamiliar vocabulary in books? I can't help but wonder if it continued on long enough, the words that would be considered "challenging" would grow to include more and more words that can and should belong to everyone's vocabulary. It could be a slippery slope.
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The examples of words given aren't hard words, though. Most children know those from watching the Tinkerbell movies.
My mother had a similar issue when she was taking writing classes. Her instructors reviewed her stories saying that children wouldn't know what certain words meant, and their complaints were about things like the buttercup flowers. Kids definitely know what those are.
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