Simple English Wikipedia

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*Simple English Wikipedia*

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URL	simple.wikipedia.org
Commercial?	No
Type of site	Internet encyclopedia project
Registration	Optional
Available language(s)	Basic English
Owner	Wikimedia Foundation

The Simple English Wikipedia is an English edition of the Wikipedia encyclopedia, written in primarily Basic English and Special English. The site's stated aim is to provide an encyclopedia for "people with different needs, such as students, children, adults with learning difficulties and people who are trying to learn English". As of March 4, 2010, the site contains over 58,000 content pages, and has more than 111,000 registered users.

Articles are usually shorter than their English Wikipedia counterparts, typically presenting only basic information. The project is based on Basic English, an 850-word auxiliary international language created by Charles Kay Ogden in the 1920s. Material from the Simple English Wikipedia forms the basis for One Encyclopedia per Child, an OLPC project.

References

^ Parris, Sheri R. (2009). Adolescent Literacy, Field Tested: Effective Solutions for Every Classroom. International Reading Assoc.. p. 76. ISBN 0872076954. http://books.google.com/books?id=R1_vBUMfgFcC&pg=PA76&dq=%22simple+english%22+wikipedia. "A version of Wikipedia, called Simple English Wikipedia, contains entries using the 2,000 or so most common words in English and is well suited for younger readers."
^ Simple English Wikipedia (2009). "Simple English Wikipedia". Wikimedia Foundation. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simple_English_Wikipedia. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
^ Simple English Wikipedia (2010). "Special:Statistics". Wikimedia Foundation. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
^ Tim Dowling (January 14, 2008). "Wikipedia too long-winded for you? Try the simple version". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2240303,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
^ "One Encyclopedia Per Child". Wiki.laptop.org. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/One_encyclopedia_per_child. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
^ Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration. Idea Group Inc (IGI). 2008. pp. 544. ISBN 1599048817. http://books.google.com/books?id=S7xi5jcSp6EC&pg=PA544&dq=%22simple+english+wikipedia%22.

External links

Simple English Wikipedia main page
Again But Slower - displays Wikipedia and Simple English Wikipedia entries side by side.

Simple English Wikipedia edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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