A child should never meet a wall of text. So Dilly keeps its lessons short and plain.
The rules
- A sentence has 12 words or fewer.
- Each card has one idea.
- A longer idea is split into several short cards. Your child taps Keep going to see the next.
- Words are everyday words. No jargon.
- A key line is bold, so the point is clear at a glance.
What does not change
Short does not mean wrong. If a sentence cannot be shortened without changing a fact, it is split in two. A fact is never changed to make a sentence shorter.
What about older children?
The same short style is used for every grade. It makes the screens easy to read for a younger reader, and quick for an older one. See What if the lessons feel too easy or too hard?
