The book is mostly focusing on one topic with repetition, that's why I had pointed out that there should no more variation by adding dislikes as it gives variety and a balanced plot of the story.haleygerstenberg wrote: โ18 Jul 2018, 14:55That's a really good point about Dick and Jane, I was trying to think of a good example of simplistic writing + interesting enough story, and you hit the nail on the head.Bianka Walter wrote: โ01 Jul 2018, 10:24 This was my biggest problem with this story. I don't think it needs to be one or the other. Especially if there are follow-on books. There could have been a bit more depth to the story, while keeping the sentences simple enough to read and understand.
If Dick and Jane could do it, I'm sure Toni can too.
Repetitive Sentences vs. An Interesting Storyline
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Re: Repetitive Sentences vs. An Interesting Storyline
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Of course both are the core requirements. An interesting story line to retain the interest of a child and repetitive sentences so that children could learn and remember the vocabulary.nikkyteewhy wrote: โ18 Jul 2018, 21:06 I think that having repetitive sentences is more important than an interesting plot in a children's book. Or better still, a balance between the two is the best choice I will go with. Both repetitive sentences, to help with their vocabulary development and interesting plot to prevent boredom.
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No doubt vocabulary is the core of children books but to maintain the interest of children, an interesting storyline is must.Allyseria wrote: โ26 Jul 2018, 19:13 From my experience, young readers like repetitive sentences in books because it helps them build confidence in their reading skills. They like it when they can read a whole book on their own with little to no help and as a result, it builds their enjoyment in reading. When they're young, they're not really bothered by whether a book has an interesting story line or not. So for me, I would buy these kind of books for my children until they've mastered the majority of the words. Afterwards, I would move on to slightly harder books until eventually, I'd look for books with an interesting story line.
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I don't think children require a plot at all to enjoy a book. That's why ABC and 123 books are so popular with early reading. They enjoy the most basic items in a book. No complexity required.Sarah Tariq wrote: โ31 Jul 2018, 22:06Of course both are the core requirements. An interesting story line to retain the interest of a child and repetitive sentences so that children could learn and remember the vocabulary.nikkyteewhy wrote: โ18 Jul 2018, 21:06 I think that having repetitive sentences is more important than an interesting plot in a children's book. Or better still, a balance between the two is the best choice I will go with. Both repetitive sentences, to help with their vocabulary development and interesting plot to prevent boredom.
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Reading can definitely be a struggle for some kids. It is great for authors of books for beginning readers to keep this in mind and do what they can to capture a child's interest.Eva Darrington wrote: โ27 Jul 2018, 00:22 I think an important part of reading comprehension is confidence. I agree with Allyseria. Younger readers may need the repetition. When comprehension is lacking, interest in reading diminishes quickly. For a certain age, repetition serves to assist with spelling and sentence structure ability, as well as comprehension. I guess it all depends on the target age group of the book. Good discussion.
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I find this a very thoughtful question. I believe whether the children will be interested or not depends on their age and level of maturity. The intended audience of this book is children just learning to read. For them the repetitive sentences might be helpful. But the use of an interesting storyline in addition to simple sentences might have been more attractive. I am looking forward to reading the next books in this series to find out if the sentence structures get more complex or a simple plot is used. These might be useful for the next level of readers,those who have already mastered the basics and are looking for more.bookowlie wrote: โ01 Jul 2018, 08:34 Having simple repetitive sentences in a children's book helps kids learn to read. However, it makes the story less interesting because there is either a weak plot or no plot at all. In this case, there wasn't even steps in the plot such as a character baking a cake from beginning to end. Instead, there were just a different activity shown on each page. Would the lack of a traditional plot make a child less interested or would the child love the book even more because they could master the words quicker and gain confidence?
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I really agree with you about sentence structure. I think this is really meant as a first book for children just learning about letters and words. I could see parents using this as a basis of helping teach children about words and sentences, i.e. have a kid write about what they like using vocabulary relevant to them, e.g. "Mark likes to bake."gen_g wrote: โ01 Jul 2018, 10:32 I think that for children, it would help to reinforce sentence structure, but I can definitely see how older readers might be put off by it, as there is no sense of "freshness" to the book. It would be great to see how Base takes on the writing style in future books.
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