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DS Games for Pre-readers?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what's-wrong-with-puzzle-quest dept.

ProfJonathan writes "My daughter just got a DS from the grandparents for her 6th birthday. She's only beginning to read, but wants a bunch of games of her own rather than just playing her older brothers' games. She got Nintendogs with the DS, so that's taken care of, but other relatives are asking what she might want. Can anyone recommend some good DS games that don't require reading skill, that might be age-appropriate and interesting for a 1st grade girl?" Wouldn't it be creepy if the kid had a really good brain age?

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  1. Here's one! by Gigiya · · Score: 5, Funny

    New York Times Crosswords.

  2. Re:Why would you want games that don't have readin by chitokutai · · Score: 5, Funny

    I recommend Oregon Trail. How else will a child learn the words Typhoid and Cholera?

  3. Re:She's only beginning to read at age 6?! by bornwaysouth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ee Lad, tha were luxury. When I were still 3, da would belt me if I hadn't read another volume of t' Encyclopedia Britannica before breakfast. Then it were down into Yorkshire coal mines as usual.

    Life were good compared to my younger sister. As 10 week embryo, she had to read t' engravings on t' needle used to check out if she had genetic deformities such as leanings toward Lancaster.

  4. Re:Lego Star Wars on DS--meh. by Reaperducer · · Score: 5, Funny

    She's only beginning to read
    Good to hear.

    My daughter just got a DS from the grandparents for her 6th birthday.
    Well, that should put an end to it.
    --
    -- I'm old enough to have lived through six different meanings of the word "hacker."