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I have a 4 year old and I find that he’s not ready to be exposed to computers let alone programming languages yet. There are so many things to learn at that age that sitting in front of a screen for too long may be a disadvantage. Im thinking a starting age is more like 6-8, of course depending on other factors as well. I find that 3-4 may be a good time to start reading though

Our (then) 4 year old got the hang of Scratch Jr on the iPad really quickly. It’s great and gets kids used to sequencing, basic logic, loops, control flow and more without needing to be a confident reader.

She loved, and still does love, drawing her own sprites and recording sound effects to create interactive stories.

You can play it in your browser right now: https://archive.org/details/GorillasQbasic

3 year old? Why?

He’s pretty advanced for his age, so just want to expose him to all things, let him decide what he likes.

Can he read yet?

Yes