If three grandparents came from Sweden and one came from Kenia, is the person still called an African American?
Seriously, think about it. No, for those who apply such distinctions (typically those who live a century or more in the past) they would be called 'quadroon'. Look it up, it's fun. I like the sound of 'octoroon' better, however.
In other news, why in the name of all that is good and holy is this article considered news? I'm sick of people making a spectacle of 'minorities in nontraditional roles', whether the minorities in question are a different sex or skin tone or sexual orientation. They're all people, and I respect all of them based on what's in their mind, damn it!
I was an early reader, and most of my programmer buddies were late readers. We're all gamers, college-level readers and writers, and we do most of our reading online nowadays.
We just tried out Colors! and Phidias; both are excellent drawing applications for the DS. I also enjoy some of the Cartoon Network games for DS, though most of those require some degree of reading to enjoy the plot. You might be able to tempt a kid into reading more by helping them read the text of some games.
That said:
If reading is a chore instead of a pleasure, a young reader may have already tried a few books and found them not to his or her liking. The trick is to find a genre of books the child will enjoy, and let the tykes gorge themselves on books. (Hey, it beats gorging on fast food!) If reading about favorite topics doesn't interest the kid, try reading with them: fantasy, science fiction, and child-friendly biographies of amazing people are a good bet.
In the event that none of these approaches work, have your child tested for dyslexia.
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In other news, why in the name of all that is good and holy is this article considered news? I'm sick of people making a spectacle of 'minorities in nontraditional roles', whether the minorities in question are a different sex or skin tone or sexual orientation. They're all people, and I respect all of them based on what's in their mind, damn it!
I was an early reader, and most of my programmer buddies were late readers. We're all gamers, college-level readers and writers, and we do most of our reading online nowadays.
We just tried out Colors! and Phidias; both are excellent drawing applications for the DS. I also enjoy some of the Cartoon Network games for DS, though most of those require some degree of reading to enjoy the plot. You might be able to tempt a kid into reading more by helping them read the text of some games.
That said:
If reading is a chore instead of a pleasure, a young reader may have already tried a few books and found them not to his or her liking. The trick is to find a genre of books the child will enjoy, and let the tykes gorge themselves on books. (Hey, it beats gorging on fast food!) If reading about favorite topics doesn't interest the kid, try reading with them: fantasy, science fiction, and child-friendly biographies of amazing people are a good bet.
In the event that none of these approaches work, have your child tested for dyslexia.
This public service announcement was brought to you by the letter J.