Editing Simple English Wikipedia (section)

{{short description|Basic/Learning English edition of Wikipedia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox website
| name = {{Wiki favicon}} Simple English Wikipedia
| screenshot = Simple English Wikipedia screenshot.png
| screenshot_alt = The homepage of the Simple English Wikipedia
| collapsible = Yes
| logo = Wikipedia-logo-v2-simple.svg
| logo_size = 85%
| logo_caption = Logo of the Simple English Wikipedia
| url = {{URL|simple.wikipedia.org}}
| commercial = No
| launch_date = September 18, 2001<ref name=Meta /><ref name=HomePage />
| type = [[Online encyclopedia]]
| language = {{hlist|[[Basic English]]|[[Learning English (version of English)|Learning English]]}}
| registration = Optional
| owner = [[Wikimedia Foundation]]
| num_users = {{NUMBEROF|USERS|simple|N}} users, {{rounded calculation| {{NUMBEROF|ADMINS|simple}}-1|0}} administrators as of {{Date}}
| content_license = {{nobr|[[Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons Attribution/<br/>Share-Alike]] 4.0}} (most text also dual-licensed under [[GFDL]])<br/>Media licensing varies
}}

The '''Simple English Wikipedia''' is a modified [[English language|English-language]] edition of [[Wikipedia]] written primarily in [[Basic English]] and [[Learning English (version of English)|Learning English]].<ref name=adolescent>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R1_vBUMfgFcC&pg=PA76|title=Adolescent Literacy, Field Tested: Effective Solutions for Every Classroom|last=Parris|first=Sheri R.|publisher=International Reading Assoc.|isbn=978-0-87207-695-2|year=2009|page=76|quote=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.}}</ref> It is one of seven [[List of Wikipedias|Wikipedias]] written in an [[Anglic languages|Anglic language]] or English-based [[pidgin]] or [[Creole language|creole]]. The site has the stated aim of providing an encyclopedia for "people with different needs, such as students, children, adults with [[learning disability|learning difficulties]], and people who are trying to learn [[English language|English]]."<ref>[[:simple:Wikipedia:Simple English Wikipedia|Simple English Wikipedia, 2009]]. Retrieved 26 January 2016</ref>

Simple English Wikipedia's basic presentation style makes it helpful for beginners learning English.<ref name="helpful for beginners">{{cite book |author=Fabien Snauwaert |url=https://how-to-learn-english.com |publisher=how-to-learn-english.com |title=How to Learn English, the ebook 📘 |year=2010 |page=34 |access-date=18 June 2011}}</ref> Its simpler word structure and syntax, while missing some nuances, can make information easier to understand when compared with the regular [[English Wikipedia]].