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GraceKrispy · 03-24-2011, 11:53 PM

I agree that the movie could have been used to give the plot in a way kids can understand, but the real text should, imo, be tackled if it's in the curriculum. We are just moving right along on the visual train from the verbal people we used to be.

03-24-2011, 11:53 PM	#18
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I agree that the movie could have been used to give the plot in a way kids can understand, but the real text should, imo, be tackled if it's in the curriculum. We are just moving right along on the visual train from the verbal people we used to be.