Resources for Teachers

 

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SLIDES ARCHIVE / PRESENTATION

 

• To view slides from lectures and presentations by industry experts, organized by Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong to share the latest findings and research:
  

  Children’s Books and the Ladder of Years	Leonard Marcus (Leading historian and critic of children’s literature, author of children’s books)
  Creating A Learner’s Paradise	James Henri (Researcher of Hong Kong University CITE)
  Textbooks vs Storybooks  and  Text Analysis	Dr Sy-ying Lee (PhD, National Taiwan University of Science & Technology)
  Workshop for Writing and Technology	Dr Stephen Krashen (Language & linguistics expert) and Dr Sy-ying Lee (PhD, National Taiwan University of Science & Technology)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Reading Strategies and Practices on Initiating Imagination and Interactions Webinar
  Author’s Sharing: Initiating imagination and interactions through conversational reading by Rachel Ip, linguist, author and BMAB Board Member

 

• Panel Discussion – Examinations & Assessments: Uses and misuses in 21st Century Education
  Speakers: Dr. Stephen Krashen, Dr. Esther Ho, Dr. Kristiina Erkkila,and Dr. CS Tong

 

• How to help your students learn English more effectively?
  A presentation and Q&A session by Dr. Stephen Krashen
  

 

• Helping children develop into self-confident and motivated learners!
  A presentation and Q&A session by Dr. Deborah Stipek
  

 

• Peace in a frantic world – Mindful Parenting and its effects on the family
  A presentation by Prof. Mark Williams

 

• NASA creativity test: George Land Ted Talk “The Failure of Success”
  Dr. George Land gives us a brief history of human innovation and talks about the importance of creativity

 

• Oxford University Press: Educational Resources

 

• English language materials – Bookflix display resources and Blank Bookshelf template (©Jon Biddle and Miss Fuller)

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RECOMMENDED READING

 

• Diane W Frankenstein – Reading Together: Everything You Need to Know to Raise a Child Who Loves to Read  and  Conversation Starters

 

• Stephen Krashen – Keep Your Brain Young: Read, Be Bilingual, Drink Coffee

 

• Julianne Chiaet – Novel Finding: Reading Literary Fiction Improves Empathy

 

• New York Times – How to Raise a Reader and book recommendations

 

• Ana (Jovanovic) Sokolovic, M.S. Clinical Pscyhology – 15 Ways to Help Kids Develop Empathy

 

• Annie Ho, Ex-Board Member of Bring Me A Book Hong Kong At Home with Books – Hong Kong
  Articles about early childhood literacy, together with picture book recommendations

 

• Daniel Pennac – The Rights of the Reader

 

• Rudine Sims Bishop – Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors

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RESEARCH / BOOK AWARDS

 

• PIRLS Report – Progress in International Reading Literacy Study

 

• Challenge Success – research-based strategies that promote student well-being and engagement

 

• The Caldecott Medal – annual award to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children

 

• Newbery Medal – annual award to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children

 

• CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals – the UK’s oldest and best-loved children’s book awards

 

• The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award – the World’s Largest Children’s Literature Award presented to authors, illustrators, storytellers & reading promoters

 

• Hans Christian Andersen Awards – the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children’s books

 

• Golden Dragon Book Awards – Hong Kong Book Awards for International-minded Young People

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FREE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR RESOURCES

 

• Roald Dahl Museum;  lesson plans ;  Alphabetical order – Gungswizzled up  and   More Extra-Usual Words

 

• Dav Pilkey at Home  and   Make your own lovely Petey

 

• Eric Carle: Museum of Picture Book Art  

 

• Mo Willems: Lunchtime Doodles – Live streamed every week!

 

• Anthony Browne: Play the Shape Game

 

• David Wiesner :  I Got It!  – His visual work of a baseball game

 

• Draw-along with Rob Biddulph

 

• Grace Lin:  A series of videos highlighting Grace’s books and works

 

• Create a character of “Shh! We Have a Plan” with Chris Haughton

 

• Draw a turtle with Jon Klassen

 

• Draw with Ed Vere: How to draw Leonard the Lion

 

•  Draw the little mouse with Petr Horáček

 

• Draw every day with Jarrett J. Krosoczka

 

• Helene Boudreau: Draw me more

 

•  Watch doodles,  painting and reading with Peter H. Reynolds

 

• Tony DiTerlizzi: Drawn to Fantasy

 

• Bruce Hale: Writing tips videos

 

• Jarrett Lerner:  Comics, and Drawing/Writing Prompts

 

• Leah Henderson: Writing advice or diverse book recommendations

 

• Peter Butzl: Reading Activities  and  The Cogheart Adventures

 

• Tracey Baptiste: Creativity under pressure videos; mini-lesson and downloads for teacher

 

• Mini-Lessons from Melissa Stewart

 

• 跟著童書作者黃郁欽學畫畫 – 簡單步驟畫出繪本主角阿嚕 (Chinese only)

 

         Downloads of fun stuff

 

• Dav Pilkey ( Author of  The Captain Underpants & Dog Man series )

 

• Mo Willems ( Author of Elephant & Piggie ＆ The Pigeon series )

 

• Chris Haughton ( Author of  Little Owl Lost )

 

• Eric Litwin ( Author of the Pete the Cat series )

 

• Ethan Long (Author of Up, Tall and High )

 

• Sean Taylor ( Author of Hool Owl , Master Of Disguise)

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COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) – RESOURCES & PRECAUTIONS

 

• ReadtheWorld Program – To help children feel less isolated when they forced to stay home

 

• BookTrust HomeTime – Keep Families Entertained During Lockdown

 

• Stephen Krashen’s Seven Tips for Teaching Language During Covid-19

 

• Resources for virtual offerings to support schools

 

• Answering Kids’ Questions About the Coronavirus, in Free Picture Books 

 

• Coronovirus – A story for Children, illustrated by Axel Scheffler

 

• The Little Universe of Dor Dor – by Dorothy Kwok & Noel Ho

 

• 多多的小小世界 (感謝恩悅綜合家庭服務中心的創作及分享）

 

• 抗疫小伙伴（感謝李揚立之醫生用心製作及分享） Chinese only

 

• 抗逆．抗疫 （感謝香港教育局課程發展處中國語文教育組製作及豐子愷兒童圖畫書奬的製作及分享） Chinese only

 

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