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dal3@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (dale.e.parson) writes:
>One of the difficulties I've found with Logo at these ages is that it
>requires symbol crunching. I'd like a Logo with a graphical front end that
>let's the kids capture template procedures by moving the turtle around
>with a mouse, but I haven't had time to do it (check comp.lang.logo if
>you're unfamiliar with Logo).

People who use Logo with very young children often set up a simple procedure
that allows the child to "drive" the turtle with single keystrokes.  For
example:

to instant
make "char readchar
if :char = "F [fd 10]
if :char = "B [bk 10]
if :char = "L [lt 15]
if :char = "R [rt 15]
if :char = "U [penup]
if :char = "D [pendown]
instant
end

This version uses the letters of the alphabet as mnemonics for the Logo
commands.  For even younger children you might just use the bottom row
of the keyboard and attach pictures to the keys.  For slightly older
children you could add a numeric repetition feature so that, for example,
typing "6F" would move forward six times as far as just "F".