[olpc-help] Do 6-12 year old kids "get" tagging and searching?

[dpbsmith]

Steve Holton wrote:
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> > They do, but does this, in fact, take the form of typing these description into the "tag" and "description" fields of journal entries? Are kids really doing this spontaneously?
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> I've been observing this in my own childern. My 8 year old is slow to learn to read, primarily (it would seem) because he hasn't felt the need for it. He has a phenomenal memory for places, images and relatonships. If I quote a line from a story, he can show me the book and page, and tell me what I got wrong, although he would struggle to read the individual words on that page.
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> You and I, long-time literate types, have learned the power and versatility of the written word, and we have come to rely on it. Children who do not yet have that tool in their toolbelt will find other ways of accomplishing the same tasks.
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> We can but stand amazed at their ingenuity.

????? I'm sorry, I don't understand. How does your kid use the "tag" and "description" fields if he's not comfortable reading and writing? If he doesn't use them, how does he find things in the Journal?