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Thanks a lot, CherylMum. Could you please PM me the name of the bookstore and its address? I don't go to Tai Koo Shing very often.

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Hi CherylMum,

I really appreciate your explanation and experience regarding to phonics and reading. You are so great. Just learn that your daughter was a student of Anfield. Was she graduated there for kindergarten? My son is studying playgroup at Anfield currently. This is his third term there and he loves his school and teachers a lot. I plan to let him continue kinder there as I like the friendly staff and environment. Can you share me any first-hand comment on this school? Thanks a lot.

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are girls developing this skill earlier and better than boys ?

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請問點樣可以叫小朋友自己睇書呢?
我個小朋友3 歲半, 只會在父母跟他一起讀書時才看書, 但自己唔會拿起本書睇, 點先可以令佢自發地看書呢?
可否賜教?

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我都有個問題賜教...

my son is now 19 months and can speak out more than half of the alphabets... although he haven't pronounced some... he can point to that alphabet in the alphabet poster whenever you ask him...

He likes to watch phonics kids very very much, from disc 1 (alphabets) to disc 3 (short vowels)... he will follow the narrator and speak out the letter, vowels, or even some vocab...

I'm also planning to teach him phonics... and am considering two phonics set, jollyphonics and Letterland. I've visited the TKS showroom and have a look on the Letterland materials, it's quite expensive ... (at least compared with jollyphonics)

Would like to ask, how shall I start to teach my son and am I correct to teach him alphabets again from the beginning OR from start at which level???

Many thanks for your advice.

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[ 本帖最後由 CherylMum 於 09-11-16 08:56 編輯 ]

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I have nothing to add to CherylMum's most useful advice, but have some personal experience to share.

I have little faith in any phonics computer software and products like Disney English.  Nothing in my view can replace human interaction and parents' involvement.  If you think phonics is useful and good for your kids (it is, I agree), go and learn it together with your kids so that you can share what you know with your kids.  You can save a lot of money in the long run and have more quality time your kids.

My girl loves books and can read on and on for hours if we don't stop her.  She is quite a reader and is reading ahead of many native English speakers of her age (she had gone through the entire Oxford Reading Tree series up to grade 10, each and every book in the Bernestein Bear series, the Animal Ark storybooks, Curious George and tons of other books before she finished K2).  My wife and I did not invest in any courses or any expensive learning aids.  We just read and read and read to her and with her.  I don't know whether you are familiar with the Berenstein Bear series.  A typical Berenstein Bear storybook consists of some 15-20 pages, with pictures on one page, and about 80-100 words on the opposite page.  My girl had been in love with the Berenstein Bear since she was a toddler.  One day, when she was about 2 years old, I discovered that she was able to read out all the words on a page without missing a single word.  I was kind of shocked because I knew she was not able to read (if I pointed at a word she would not be able to tell what it was).  It turned out that she had somehow managed to associate the words with the pictures on the opposite page and memorised all the words after being read to over and again.  We kept reading to her and with her, and soon she was able to read simple storybooks by herself.  Books are now her friends.

Anyone who wants to learn more about reading to kdis can contact Pro-Active Learning Ltd. at 27369898.  I understand that Diane Frankenstein will visit Hong Kong and deliver a workshop in early April.  The fee is minimal (when I attended her workshop a few years ago, it cost me $150).  Frankenstein is simply amazing and her book recommendations are very good.

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warrrren

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BookloverJ,

What makes you think that Frankenstein has to live on the humble fee she charges. Get a good and better informed English teacher or someone who know children literature and find out who she is. Keep your eyes open and mouth shut. My post is not a commercial, period.

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And, I forgot to say, I have no connection whatsoever with either Pro-active of Frankenstein. The latter was referred to me by a friend (an English teacher) who had attended one of her presentations.

warrrren

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warrrren 寫道:
We just read and read and read to her and with her. I don't know whether you are familiar with the Berenstein Bear series. A typical Berenstein Bear storybook consists of some 15-20 pages, with pictures on one page, and about 80-100 words on the opposite page. My girl had been in love with the Berenstein Bear since she was a toddler. One day, when she was about 2 years old, I discovered that she was able to read out all the words on a page without missing a single word. I was kind of shocked because I knew she was not able to read (if I pointed at a word she would not be able to tell what it was). It turned out that she had somehow managed to associate the words with the pictures on the opposite page and memorised all the words after being read to over and again. We kept reading to her and with her, and soon she was able to read simple storybooks by herself. Books are now her friends.

Anyone who wants to learn more about reading to kdis can contact Pro-Active Learning Ltd. at 27369898. I understand that Diane Frankenstein will visit Hong Kong and deliver a workshop in early April. The fee is minimal (when I attended her workshop a few years ago, it cost me $150). Frankenstein is simply amazing and her book recommendations are very good.

Regards,
warrrren

Warrrren,  may I know how the transition was from your daughter from
"I knew she was not able to read (if I pointed at a word she would not be able to tell what it was).  It turned out that she had somehow managed to associate the words with the pictures on the opposite page and memorised all the words after being read to over and again.  "

to the point that your daughter actually can read the words by herself without memorizing.  Did you teach her phonics?  How can he recognize the words.  My son who is around 3 now is also memorizing books.  He can "read" some books, but I find out that he is only memorizing.

Thanks

Tmom

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Dear CherylMum,

Thanks for your advice re teaching phonics.

I understood that you taught your daughter Letterland. I have visited the TKS showroom for letterland. However, I felt like that the teaching of capital letters is somewhat insufficient. The idea to give each letter a character is very good and easy for kids to understand and remember. But from the material, (ABC book, alphabet song) I don;t see any teaching on capital letters except " when letterlander come to the start of a sentence, they become big", somewhat like that. Do you think I have missed something out?? BTW, if my kid has no knowledge of phonics, do you think that ABC books and alphabet song and the 20 letter storybooks are sufficient? (they are quite expensive!!)

Thanks
Tmom

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Dear BookloverJ?

Did I recommend any courses offered by anyone? Did I not say that I had never invested in any courses or teaching tools? Did I say anything good about Pro-active? If you had read any of my previous posts, we would have known that I have been telling parents not to waste money on those courses. I think I am a common enemy of Kumon, Pro-active, Letterland or the like. Let me tell you - Frankenstein is well known expert in children literature. She comes to Hong Kong once a year to deliver a few workshops. Many of the attendees of her workshops are teachers teaching in international schools. Many teachers have benefited from her workshops and actually use her reading list in their teaching. The present situation is no different from a case where I invite you to a speech by a famous scholar, which is organised by Democratic Alliance For Betterment of Hong Kong (i.e. 民建聯, a political party that I am not fond of). I am inviting you to the speech, and not asking you to join 民建聯. Got it?

I have calmed down a bit (I did not realise that you are quite new here when I replied to your post. I should have given you the benefit of misunderstandingg, and I apologise for the strong words in my previous post) Let me say this - You are entitled to your opinion and it is up to you how you should do with your life, your kids and your money. But don't let yourself be blinded by prejudice or pride for that matter.

Have a nice weekend,
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Tmom,

Did you teach her phonics? How can he recognize the words. My son who is around 3 now is also memorizing books. He can "read" some books, but I find out that he is only memorizing.

Is it interesting that kids can memorise so many words? I (sort of) know phonics but I did not teach my girl phonics myself. She learnt it at kindergaten.

As to how to teach kids to actually recognise the words, I just read to my girl over and over again. I guess it is important to use the right materials. There are books that are very good for this purpose. For examples, Scholastic have published a few interesting storybooks that contain just a few words. One is about a little monkey jumping around. The words "in", "out", "up" and "down" apppear repeatedly throughout the book. A kid should be able to recognise the words "in", "out", "up" and "down" after reading the book one or two times. There are also books in the same series that work on colour and other things. You should be able to find the Scholastic series from public libraries. I got my set from 景行's warehouse in Fotan. Call 景行 to find out the date of their next warehouse sale. Their tel no. is 26874467 (Oh, almost forgot, I declare that this is not an ad, and I have no connection with 景行, bla bla bla...)

Regards,
warrrren