I just got back from the library and Barnes & Noble, where I looked for books that would contain appropriate stories to read to Madhu Maya: with concepts of interest and relevance to an adult but with vocabulary and grammar appropriate for someone pre-literate. I know such materials exist, but I got to thinking: Hey, maybe I could write some stuff myself.

So there’s another idea, for after I have a clue about the sequence of language acquisition in adult learners and a few dozen other crucial things.