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mayling234

Hi, Christf!

Thank you very much for your kind reply.
Actually, I saw herclassmate and friends can read the chapter books in P1, and the Roald Dahl and Narnia series in P2, and the Harry Potter series in P3.

And the point is, I think they don’t have much unknown words in the stories, otherwise how can they read the Roald Dahl, Narnia and Harry Potter series.


My kid is now reading the Rainbow Magic, you know each page have picture.
Before she read the Junie B Jones…...
Actually she don’t have much time to read even she always willing to because she have much homework or otherwork to do.
She usually read books when she go to toilet, on cars…….  Anything she think is funny she will read, no matter Chinese or ENG, picture or non-picture.  Before sleep I will have around 30 mins to read the Roald Dahl series with her.
I will explain the meaning of the words to her.
But for years, she seems no improvement in her vocabulary, may be she just listen to the Chinese meaning I said to her.


On average, my kid have about 10 unknown words in 1 page of Narnia series and Roald Dahl series.
Sometimes, she will read my herself if I am not home. She can read one to two chapters of the Roald Dahl series one night, she can know the general content, but she also like me to read her again because she can know more and the exact meaning of the stories.


When I ask her, she say she will prefer me to read story with her than Domestic Helper because I will explain the words meaning to her.


I have read The Princess School series in bookshops and found that there is really much more hardwords for my kid, I think 15 or above on average.

mayling234

Hi, Everybody,

I just read The Secrets Droon series of Scholastic today,  I think my kid have 5 unknown words in 1 page.

Can I ask about how many unknow words your kids will found in 1 page of Roald Dahl / Narnia / Harry Potter series.

How can I know which books is the suitable standard of my kid.

May I ask do you think I should read with her or let her to read herself, because if she read by herself, I found the meaning she guess may be wrong.

By your experience, what method should I use, what kinds of books (e.g.what standard) should I give her, about how long can her vocabulary capacity be improved.

mayling234

原文章由 christf 於 07-11-29 14:01 發表
We should use different approaches in reading different materials.

For those carefully graded English books (both fiction and non-fiction) as well as those English fiction series for kids such as Ra ...

For those carefully graded English books (both fiction and non-fiction) as well as those English fiction series for kids such as Rainbow Magin, Magic Tree House,..etc. The objective of these books is to help young readers building up reaEnglish literacy through reading.  Then when reading such kinds of books, the kid should try to understand the meaning and pronounication of every single, phrases, expression or sentenace, etc.

Hi, Christf,

Thanks for sharing!

I don't know the Rainbow Magin, Magic Tree House..... is the carefully graded English books and they help young readers building up read English literacy.      

By the way, my kid already finished  all Magic Tree House series and almost finish Rainbow Magin series, can you suguess other books that are the  "carefully graded English books ".

How can I know if the books are"carefully graded English books ".  Is The Secrets of Droom series of Scholastic carefully graded English books "

And do you mean I should explain the meaning of unknown words in "carefully graded English books " for my kid?

mayling234

原文章由 christf 於 07-11-29 17:06 發表
No, Rainbow Magic and Magic Tree House.. etc are not carefully graded English books.  They are just English fiction series intended for helping young kid in building up English literacy through readin ...

Thanks for your sharing and the useful information!

I can understand now!

mayling234

原文章由 christf 於 07-11-29 17:06 發表
No, Rainbow Magic and Magic Tree House.. etc are not carefully graded English books.  They are just English fiction series intended for helping young kid in building up English literacy through readin ...

Hi, Chrisf,

May i ask one more question.  By your experience, how can i know the standard of the " carefully graded English books" is suitable for my kid.  For example, one page have 1 to 2 unknown words, or one page have 2-3, or 3-4 unknow words is suitable?

Million Thanks!

bbJP

原文章由 christf 於 07-11-29 17:06 發表
No, Rainbow Magic and Magic Tree House.. etc are not carefully graded English books.  They are just English fiction series intended for helping young kid in building up English literacy through readin ...

Hi! Christf,

Could you tell me which publishers are of 'Tree top series' ,'PM books' and 'fireworks' pls? Which one is better?

Thank you very much!

星級國民

While this is the gifted education forum, we are talking about reading remedial measures.

Anyway, just add a few point of two cents worth.

Nanria series is much better in the language used than Harry Potter.

Oxford has publish a "reading tree". Those are less demanding if your kids are a bit behind in reading.

Reading story books in English should go hand-in-hand with an English speaking environment. If the parents speak fluent English, have some English speaking days with the kids. Otherwise, use some English speaking cartoons. For example, my dauther found Disney Play House interesting and started reading those books of the characters there, e.g. Bob the builder, Stanley and the Great Book of Everything, Bear in the Big Blue House, Bucket of Dinosaurs ... Now in K3, she reads by her own (words, not comics).

Many of us (the parents generation) come from families with parents of limited English competencies. Still, quite a number of us have aquire adequate level of English to be communicative. So parents level of English should not be the limiting factor. Providing explosure to the language for your kids is the key to success.

mayling234

原文章由 christf 於 07-12-3 16:52 發表
***Reading story books in English should go hand-in-hand with an English speaking environment. If the parents speak fluent English, have some English speaking days with the kids. Otherwise, use some E ...

Hi, Chrisf!

May i ask you how did you read the carefully english guide book with your kid?   Do you think one book read one to three time is enough?  How can we know they will remember the new words?  Do some checking or reviews is needed?

Because I think it may became extra study or pressure if we need to review the words with the child.

Do you have any good suguession in using these books?

Many Thanks!

mayling234

原文章由 christf 於 07-12-6 11:57 發表
Hi mayling234,

Firstly, you should check out the appropriate reading level of your daughter for guide-reading and then arrange sufficient number of books with the same level.  

You should then ask y ...

Thank you very much! christf!