Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Prior to land reclamation the area of Bembridge and Yaverland was almost an island unto itself , separated from the remainder of the Isle of Wight by Brading Haven .
Simplified: The villages of Bembridge and Yaverland were once a separate island , off the coast of the rest of the Isle of Wight . There was a channel of water called Brading Haven , which separated the two islands .