Inspiration
From working with young children as a Kumon tutor, I became familiarized with the general reading comprehension levels of 3-7 year olds. When Kumon sessions went virtual because of Covid, there were a lot of difficulties because students had trouble navigating written instructions to get on to Zoom when they were coming to learn how to read in the first place.
Now as schools also switch to online learning with platforms such as Google Classroom and Zoom, these solutions leave young children behind.
Many parents have taken to Twitter to show their 4-6 year olds who struggle to read all their instructions, navigate Zoom's meeting IDs, or simply sit still.
I wanted to make a platform that made online school simple for children who can't read yet, without the need for their parents to help.
What it does
This site takes out unnecessary words and uses images to make the design intuitive for children who are still learning how to read. It allows the teacher to embed their custom Zoom ID so that the student doesn't have to enter it, and has pages for books, music, and games that have been curated to make a safe space without parent supervision.
How I built it
I built this with html and css in Glitch so that a teacher could easily Remix it and add in their own Zoom code.
What's next for Education, Beginner Entry: K-1 Classroom
I will try to improve the UI while also keeping it simple for the target demographic. I may also add more resources to see what it could be like as a full-fledged education website.
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