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Originally Posted by TallMomof2
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I have a 14yo son with serious learning disabilities and welcome materials such as this. I'm not offended by any of the remarks just wanted to point out that there is an audience for this.
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I think that we all agree that there is a need for reading material for the learning disabled community and younger kids.
The concern often is that many educators just "Teach" the book as opposed to letting the student read it or at least attempt to read it. This more often then not may and does get the student to associate reading with the Tedium of analysis as opposed to the pleasure of reading.
The concern IMHO in this specific case is that, except for some phrases and a few foreign language quotes her writing are quiet easy to comprehend, and her plots tend to be quiet complex, with elements sprinkled throughout the book not coming together till the end.
The fear is that trying to simplify that may end up reducing the beauty of the writing, and people who read it may never look beyond the simplified version.
There is often a similar concern with abridged versions, which often over simplify the books. And while I have to admit that I had and did read Abridged versions when younger, when I did go and read the originals, I more often then not enjoyed them even more.
Still you do bring up a good (contrary) point about the need for such books.