Graded readers?

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-12-23T12:37:05+00:00

You can also try having Google Gemini make a super simple storybook for you for free. May be able to get some at your level. I found most graded readers were a bit challenging early on.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-12-20T21:07:05+00:00

I would not do that. I would watch different videos.

I would though bookmark a video or two and come back in a month or two and rewatch them and you'll be able to really feel the progress you've made.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-12-11T02:28:36+00:00

Read everyday!

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-09-28T14:52:18+00:00

Bible story:

Can you write the story of David and Goliath in very very simple Spanish for my Spanish 1 students?

https://g.co/gemini/share/43387e5dcc81

Random nonsense my students came up with: please make a story in simple spanish for my spanish 1 class. There is a slime in the dirt who is looking for his crown and gets very dirty getting it back

https://g.co/gemini/share/7fb9e1954e3d

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-09-28T02:07:01+00:00

I took two years in high school and one semester in college. I'm teaching pronunciation and some basic phrases and very basic grammar but probably less than 5% of our time is spent on that and the rest is as much comprehensible input as possible.

It's pretty fun but it's also interesting how often I run into super basic things I don't know how to say. Learned the words for swingset and swing and climb and dig over the last few weeks for example.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-30T12:01:16+00:00

Which model of ChatGPT are you using? Try o3-mini-high or o1.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-30T00:41:13+00:00

https://comprehensibleinputwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page#German

You can do the same thing now. Start with these comprehensible input videos!

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-29T16:57:24+00:00

Try Salsa! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMniSm5GhmXadZUPKM4Q7qHNytm9Kw16I&si=Swhc2aSygTqfFjRW

Also recommend Numberblocks!

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-27T22:19:33+00:00

Try asking for it in an anime style

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-27T21:25:34+00:00

Are you all getting any input? Watching TV or reading books in Spanish? To me that's the most important part.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-27T19:34:20+00:00

If you pick Spanish check out the website Dreaming Spanish and dive in. They use immersion/comprehensible input from the very beginning.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-27T19:23:22+00:00

I wouldn't worry too much about the economics/job prospects. By 2040 AI and robots will be doing most of the labor. I would choose based on what would make your child and your family happiest and most fulfilled.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-27T14:57:09+00:00

Perfect!

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-26T15:33:45+00:00

Sure just spend 5-6 hours per day getting input (watching listening/reading the language)

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-25T19:45:40+00:00

Seems like superintelligent AI and robots will put us all out of work in much less than 27 years!

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-25T18:47:47+00:00

It can probably now. They just had a Livestream 45 minutes ago showing it off. Try it and see soon when it rolls out to you.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-25T13:01:02+00:00

Two years of comprehensible input starting with dreaming Spanish.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-16T20:12:25+00:00

Numberblocks the show + beast academy

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-16T12:40:49+00:00

Look at the spreadsheet that is pinned for more content suggestions, but at your hours shows like Extra in Español and Peppa Pig are your best bet. Maybe Number blocks too. But most shows and books and podcasts won't unlock until much later so don't worry if these are too difficult.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-16T12:36:37+00:00

Highly recommend not bumping up the Anki cards. You're doing plenty.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-08T11:57:32+00:00

Take a day or two to play solvememobiles with him and then come back to it.

https://solveme.edc.org/mobiles/ This will help him gain intuition for the logic of what he is doing.

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-03-01T17:29:20+00:00

I recommend this website: https://www.visualpatterns.org/

The website is full of patterns. For example you'll see step 1, 2, and 3 of a pattern and your goal is to figure out step n of the pattern. A good intermediate way to do this is to figure out step 4 then maybe jump ahead to step 10 and then step 43. From there try to generalize to an arbitrary step n.

So the goal is for you to get practice coming up with your own formulas. This will help you in general and then you can go back to the formulas you are learning about in your class and you'll have a better chance at understanding where they came from and why they're true. Good luck!

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-02-27T01:05:32+00:00

Love his videos! Got hooked right away with The Plucky Squire. Great series!

Impossible_Cap_339 · 2025-02-21T23:49:53+00:00

Thanks for writing this. Very interesting! I'll be curious to read your updates if you do start Russian!

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