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Parent weighs teaching coding without English reading skills
Original: I plan to teach my daughter programming next year or so. But she doesn't read/write English. A few months ago I saw a ta
A parent is planning to introduce their young daughter to programming within the next year, but faces a practical obstacle: she cannot yet read or write English. They recall a talk about a localizable programming language and note that Python modules exist that could help teach code in a child's own language. The post has prompted discussion about multilingual approaches to early coding education.
Why now: It touches on how to teach programming to children who do not yet read English, a common concern for non-English-speaking parents.
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