Now that A.s.a. has been given the Toki Pona vocabulary* can it be taught from reading alone?** Hearing or reading the words "moving forward","obstacle","slow down","turn left", for example, A.s.a. may then record and enact that sequence. (see my book Twelve Papers, www.robert-w-jones.com, “book,” page 13) It will have been told/taught what to do when moving forward and detecting an obstruction.
Certainly SOMETHING can now be learned by reading alone. But how much? What are the limitations? Once again we think that the syllabus and its order are important. Can we begin with something like preschool, kindergarten, and grade school texts? Some editing would probably be needed since A.s.a.’s senses, effectors, and environment are not identical to that experienced by humans.
*but in english, see my blog of 1 Oct. 2015 for a partial listing
**Of course humans do not learn by reading alone. They also concurrently experience the world through their senses and actions.
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