The Change – My Perspective on Reading Aloud to Children

It was an honour for me to participate in the First Teachers Training Workshop promoting family literacy for volunteers which was organized by Bring Me A Book Hong Kong. I really learned and changed a lot over the past three days since joining the workshop. I used to think reading is simple. My initial view […]

Research Based Training

If you are the reader of Ming Pao, you should probably have heard of Choi EE. Aunt Choi has devoted her life to family literacy. In addition to writing articles about fostering family relationship, she also teaches parents the skills of how to tell stories in the most effective way.   Frankly speaking, I was […]

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 […]

Do children’s books always need to have good role models?

In her latest column, Annie explores the grey line between making a story book fun and interesting for the reader, and setting a good example for a child Munsch’s twisted tales are an acquired taste BETWEEN THE LINES Annie Ho (familypost@scmp.com) Apr 22, 2012 He’s subversive, raucous, and unexpected. Canadian children’s author Robert Munsch is […]

Less is More

Annie Ho discusses the power that wordless books can have in capturing a child’s imagination. Read her latest article in SCMP’s Sunday Morning Post (11 March, 2012) “Books without words can be perfect for developing storytelling.” Related Weekly Column: SCMP – Sunday Family Post (4 Mar, 2012) – Storyteller weaves magic for the next generation […]

A Wonderful Kick-off in 2012

  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 […]

Media Clipping – Sunday Morning Post (5 Feb, 2012)

Weekly Column written by BMABHK Board Governor, Annie Ho in SCMP’s Sunday Family Post –  Adaptations reveal the bear facts about books    Related Weekly Column: SCMP – Sunday Family Post (29 Jan, 2012) – Let quality storybooks weave their magic spell SMCP – Sunday Family Post (15 Jan, 2012) – Life isn’t fair so read […]

Reading is “Pleasure” not “Pressure”

I have two children – a girl (5 yrs old) and a boy (4 yrs old). I’ve been reading with them since they were 3 yrs old. I used to read with them when I was not busy or tired. I knew that reading with my children was an important thing to do. Why? I […]