Toni's dislikes
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Re: Toni's dislikes
You mean have his dislikes be things such as:Sarah Tariq wrote: ↑06 Jul 2018, 10:43But don't you think that adding his dislikes would give a more balanced view of Toni's personality. And if we see it positively it can help children to abandon some negative traits, like we can say "Toni dislikes throwing garbage out of the house." Just through pictures and in simple words. Children would like to mimic that what the Toni ( their favourite character) dislikes, they should avoid this too.Helen_Combe wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 00:55 I think dislikes would detract from the sunny charm of the book.
And parents can also use this to remind children that you(children) should stay away from all those habits which your superhero avoids.
Littering
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Messy bedroom
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I guess when I have kids my first strategy would be to get them to see things from the "positive" point of view and by positive I don't mean sunny/optimistic/happy, I mean avoiding "not" type terms. So Toni likes to clean versus Toni doesn't like/dislikes things to be dirty. And not jump to the concept of, sometimes you have to do things you don't like. Just a personal preference.
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I was struggling reading the thread to come up with any ideas of "healthy" dislikes, as opposed to "Toni dislikes cauliflower", or something of the sort - but those are good suggestions. I like it as it is for a very first reader though.kfwilson6 wrote: ↑06 Jul 2018, 11:27You mean have his dislikes be things such as:Sarah Tariq wrote: ↑06 Jul 2018, 10:43But don't you think that adding his dislikes would give a more balanced view of Toni's personality. And if we see it positively it can help children to abandon some negative traits, like we can say "Toni dislikes throwing garbage out of the house." Just through pictures and in simple words. Children would like to mimic that what the Toni ( their favourite character) dislikes, they should avoid this too.Helen_Combe wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 00:55 I think dislikes would detract from the sunny charm of the book.
And parents can also use this to remind children that you(children) should stay away from all those habits which your superhero avoids.
Littering
Dirty Floors
Messy bedroom
Chocolate (JK!)
I guess when I have kids my first strategy would be to get them to see things from the "positive" point of view and by positive I don't mean sunny/optimistic/happy, I mean avoiding "not" type terms. So Toni likes to clean versus Toni doesn't like/dislikes things to be dirty. And not jump to the concept of, sometimes you have to do things you don't like. Just a personal preference.
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Great comment.Helen_Combe wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 00:55 I think dislikes would detract from the sunny charm of the book.
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Our forum discussions indicate how many factors there are to consider that children won't even consciously be aware are impacting them. It's great how many lessons this short book can offer and children will just see it as a fun book about a superhero.PABS wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 19:18 This is an interesting question. Since the author's goal is to teach, juxtaposing "I like" and "I don't like" might have been useful.
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Amen.FictionLover wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 17:50 I think the better reason for adding Toni's dislikes would be to teach children to read more than one type of sentence.
I think it's telling as to the sheer nothing-ness of this book that we're reduced to debating whether or not including dislike would have improved it. Is that and Toni's race really the only topic we can find to talk about? The fact that this thread exists is proof that the book is generally lacking substance, and I find the lauding it's getting absurd.
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NRoach wrote: ↑11 Jul 2018, 08:59Amen.FictionLover wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 17:50 I think the better reason for adding Toni's dislikes would be to teach children to read more than one type of sentence.
I think it's telling as to the sheer nothing-ness of this book that we're reduced to debating whether or not including dislike would have improved it. Is that and Toni's race really the only topic we can find to talk about? The fact that this thread exists is proof that the book is generally lacking substance, and I find the lauding it's getting absurd.
Well, I did enjoy the book.
I read to my son from when he was a toddler and I found the concept and the illustrations appealing and think I would have no problem reading this one, too. In my experience, little ones (I'm talking 3-6 or 7 years) live in their own little fantasy world where putting on a cape makes them a superhero whether they are playing on the floor, or running across the grass with the cape flapping behind them. So the aspect that Toni is not really a superhero does not bother me.
However, and this is just my humble opinion, I think it is obvious that the author is not an educator or anyone who has studied early childhood language acquisition. As an undergrad I studied languages and linguistics and it is obvious to me, that the average child can easily comprehend more than one sentence structure. I think an educator or professional writer would have focused on the verbs and changed them up so that the child could hear and read a simple structure which can be used in many ways. Making "like" the dominant verb is overly simplistic and limits discussion.
And you are right, even back in the day, when I learned to read with Dick, Jane and Spot, there was a simple plot, even if it was just that Dick and Jane are playing outside. It sounds ridiculous to a modern ear, but "See Dick run. Run Dick run. See Spot run . . . etc" is a primer that is focused on the verbs, and makes sure the child can identify, comprehend and speak simple words out-loud. We were supposed to be able to understand, read aloud in class and write these simple sentences.
Toni the Superhero is a mom's take on a reading primer, so it lacks certain aspects, that I guess she does not think are necessary.
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