March 3-10 2018: Parent Workshops on Conversational Reading

Read a book— Ask a question— Start a conversation— Boost your child’s reading comprehension, emotional intelligence & critical thinking skills with Conversational Reading.   What is Conversational Reading (CR)? CR is the habit of talking about the stories we read and through conversations children better understand what they have read. CR teaches the skills children […]

Why are Hong Kong parents not reading to their children?

SCMP (2017-12-16) By :Rachel Leung Photo :Edward Wong http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2124459/why-are-hong-kong-parents-not-reading-their-children Just 13 per cent often read to them compared with international average of 39 per cent The key is exposing and practising a good reading habit from a very early age PIA WONG, BRING ME A BOOK A competitive education system and parents not reading enough are […]

The Standard Goodies: Being one of a kind

4th Dec 2017 THE story is about a little girl’s journey of dealing with her unique name. Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect –until she is teased about it at school… …