A good sense of humor is one of the most important – yet often overlooked – character traits. Bringing humor to the home not only creates a positive and relaxing environment, but also strengthens the relationship between parents and children. At this talk, Professor Yue and Percie Wong will share their expertise in the ‘science’… Continue reading Bringing Humor into Families through Picture Books
Bilingual speakers are present all over the world, in every social class and in all age groups. Being bilingual has the obvious advantage of being able to communicate with more people.
It seems that too many students miss out on making reading a pleasure because of the overwhelming demands that arise from extra-curricular activities and homework, it allows little or no time for reading books aloud for the sake of fun. Reading experts tell us that when children enjoy reading, they are more likely to do… Continue reading Raising Life-Long Readers…and Learners
As we read, our eyes scan across each page from left to right, and at the end of each line, our eyes glance back to the left to begin the next line. Reading fluency is the ability to read phrases and sentences smoothly and quickly from left to right, while understanding the complete ideas of the text.
Recently I have observed a disturbing trend of “electronic parenting” amongst adults with young children. If you eat out during the weekends, you will find many parents using smart phones, gadgets or other electronic media to ‘mind’ their kids while the adults are eating or talking amongst themselves.
My daughter, Elim is five-and-a-half years old. We cuddle and read aloud every night; the bedroom is filled with laughter and conversation. Looking back, I have been reading to Elim since she was nine-months old. I began with a soft book, a big book and a hand-made book. From her finger-pointing and babbling, you can… Continue reading The Fun Filled Reading Aloud Moments
Your child’s long Summer holiday is just around the corner. As parents, we have to think about planning summer activities for our children. A study from Alexander et al. (2007) concluded that students from both better-off and disadvantaged backgrounds made similar achievements during the school year.
On a cold winter’s day, cloudy and misty on the second week of January, I arrived at Sheung Shui train station in an endeavor to find my way to a school seleced by Bring Me A Book as the recipient fo the first Community Training Program in 2012. I had been advised that the school was located opposite… Continue reading A Wonderful Kick-off in 2012
Can you believe that Bill Martin Jr. could not read at his elementary and high school years and at last, he became a leading children’s author that has inspired many young ones. Children can follow the sentence pattern to read or sing along without hesitation. If you are going to read to your child for… Continue reading Let’s meet with Bill Martin Jr., the author of a classic children’s book – Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?
A recent study conducted by Scholastic Inc. in 2010 revealed that young people like to read because they read for fun and more importantly they have parents who are frequent readers. The report also featured some parental tactics that might be more effective than others:- • Parents are a key source of ideas for finding… Continue reading Parental Tactics on Raising Readers
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