Doing research in Preparing

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Gwenny
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Doing research in Preparing

Post by Gwenny » Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:40 am

For the research, Wikipedia is WAY overkill for my daughter to get anything out of the reading. She is reading about a 5th grade level (being a little generous) and her comprehension is not that great. (16 yo from Liberia with some major learning glitches)
What could I use for her? She LOVES to do school and learn and wants to do whatever she can and it would be great for her to be a little independent. (for both my time and her "self-esteem")
Any suggestions?
She's getting a kindle for her birthday today so I didn't know if there was something I could put on that also.

Thanks!
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Re: Doing research in Preparing

Post by Heart_Mom » Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:47 am

Gwenny wrote:For the research, Wikipedia is WAY overkill for my daughter to get anything out of the reading. She is reading about a 5th grade level (being a little generous) and her comprehension is not that great. (16 yo from Liberia with some major learning glitches)
What could I use for her? She LOVES to do school and learn and wants to do whatever she can and it would be great for her to be a little independent. (for both my time and her "self-esteem")
Any suggestions?
She's getting a kindle for her birthday today so I didn't know if there was something I could put on that also.

Thanks!
We're using a World Book Encyclopedia set that our library was giving away. It's possible that there's a children's encyclopedia that could be purchased for her Kindle, but I'm not sure...

I hope you find something for her! I could be wrong, but I think it would be fine to do the research part with her for several weeks to help her along with it. :D
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Re: Doing research in Preparing

Post by LynnH » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:33 am

Our Public Library had the World Book Encyclopedia online. You have full access to the World book website for free. I think it is usually like $50. You might see if your library has the same. Those articles are definitely shorter, but I know with RTR he sometimes couldn't find the answers to the questions.
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Re: Doing research in Preparing

Post by amysconfections » Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:43 am

Right now this is something I do with my kids teaching them research skills. It doesn't take long. I show them how to scan to find answers.

Another option is to purchase a children's encyclopedia on cd rom. There are a few on amazon.com
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Re: Doing research in Preparing

Post by mrsrandolph » Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:57 pm

I try to search for a kid friendly version of whatever we are researching. If I can't find it, I make a research page for them with bullet points or I highlight parts from Wikipedia or another source. You might try googling "Ice Age for kids" or the like.
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