DS Games for Pre-readers?

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?

Comments

Colors!

[tepples]

Get the R4 adapter and a microSD card, and put Colors! on it. Look what others have made.

Re:Ummmm

[nido]

I'm 26 and never really learned to read myself.

Kids learn to read anywhere between the ages of 2 and 9. My mother taught herself to read when she was 5 years old - her parents had decided that a caretaker was cheaper than kindergarten, and mom was extremely bored. Motivation is what counts, mostly. By trying to force all kids to read at age 5, the system hurts children who won't want to learn to read until later.

I do okay with non-fiction, but my "imagination" functionality is totally disabled. Almost got it figured out...

Read the comment & follow-ups linked above for more on how I figured out that I can't really read.