Raising Fluent Readers
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.
Professional storyteller shares reading tips
Summary Bring Me A Book Hong Kong trainer, Pauline Young, shares many reading tips with the readers. At the start of her career, Pauline worked in corporate communications at HSBC and the HK Government for ten years. After raising two children, Pauline changed career to become a trainer and professional storyteller. Pauline believes that […]
Julie Fowlkes’ Helping your child with beginning reading skills Course
<By Alice Wong> We live in a fast paced competitive society ( Hong Kong), where children are generally expected to be multi-lingual, multi-talented by the age of 5 or 6 ( a bit of an exaggeration but parents out there, you know what I mean). A friend of mine was worried because his son (5) […]
The Fun Filled Reading Aloud Moments
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 […]
Let’s meet with Bill Martin Jr., the author of a classic children’s book – Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?
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 […]
