Sat 29 April 2017: Double Reading Fun with Cookie & Liao (Free workshop in Mandarin)

The Feng Zikai Chinese Picture Book Award-winning duo will share and demonstrate how to draw and use scrap paper in creative ways, to create the dog in their popular book “Detective Dog”.   Date: Saturday, 29 April, 2017 Time: 14:30-16:00 Venue: Eslite – Causeway Bay (9/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Rd, Causeway Bay) Language: Mandarin Free Admission First… Continue reading Sat 29 April 2017: Double Reading Fun with Cookie & Liao (Free workshop in Mandarin)

Sat 22 April 2017: Compelling reading and Problem solving by Dr. Stephen Krashen

Registration For Principals, Teachers, Librarians & Educators   “Compelling reading and Problem solving: The route to high levels of language, literacy and life competence” In this talk, Dr. Krashen will explore his “simple universal” followed by the three stages to the most advanced level of literacy and mastery of a specialty.

Tue 25 April 2017: How we get literate and how we get smart by Dr. Stephen Krashen

Registration For Parents with children of all ages   Dr. Krashen will present vast research findings on why ‘study’ in the traditional sense does not work. Workbooks, grammar and vocabulary exercises have “at best, a very weak effect.” Those who have achieved eminence in their field have done it in only one way: they have… Continue reading Tue 25 April 2017: How we get literate and how we get smart by Dr. Stephen Krashen

Diane Frankenstein’s 3 steps for Conversational Reading

The Standard, Smart Parents – Vol. 361 By :陳東紅 Diane Frankenstein emphasizes three important points about reading aloud: 1) Read a book How to motivate your kids to read? Reading aloud is like a game: parents are your child’s partner to play in this game. We should not use storytelling time at home for teaching vocabulary… Continue reading Diane Frankenstein’s 3 steps for Conversational Reading