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Join us for a two-part series on reading and writing where we will explore the \u201cart\u201d of helping your child at home and the \u201cscience\u201d of why parent support is important both for academic skills and parent-child relationships.
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Part 1: The Art and Science of Reading to your Child<\/strong> In 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics put out a policy statement \u201cprescribing\u201d daily reading to children from infancy because \u201creading aloud is one of the most important things parents and teachers can do with children.\u201d Reading aloud builds vocabulary, print awareness, fluency, and enjoyment of reading. \u2022 Do a powerful read aloud Speaker: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Part 2: What makes written assignments so challenging?<\/strong> \u201cI don\u2019t know what to write!\u201d Is there any parent who hasn’t heard that frustrated statement from a child? Speaker:<\/p>\n \u8aa0\u9080\u60a8\u53c3\u52a0\u7531\u66f8\u4f34\u6211\u884c\u548cFOCUS\u5408\u8fa6\u7684\u8b1b\u5ea7\uff0c\u63a2\u8a0e\u201d\u85dd\u8853\u201d\u5982\u4f55\u5e6b\u52a9\u5bb6\u4e2d\u7684\u5b69\u5b50\u53ca\u5728\u79d1\u5b78\u5c64\u9762\u4e0a\u4e86\u89e3\u7236\u6bcd\u7684\u53c3\u8207\u5c0d\u5b78\u8853\u9818 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":33355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3582,3583],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3582","category-past-events-zh-hant"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDate: May 25, 2021 (Tue)
\nTime: 6:30-8:00 PM
\nFormat: via Zoom
\nLanguage: English
\nFee: Free for BMABHK Member \/ HK$200 for non-member
\nSuitable for\u00a0all parents of preschool through primary-age children.<\/p>\n
\nIn this collaboration between Bring Me a Book Hong Kong and FOCUS, we will share strategies parents can use at home to strengthen language skills, literacy development, and the parent-child relationship, by reading aloud, talking about pictures and words in age-appropriate books. Reading together with your child can also provide early clues that something may be amiss with your child\u2019s language and literacy development. Don\u2019t miss this practical session where you will learn how to\u2026<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Overcome common challenges with reading aloud
\n\u2022 Support reluctant readers
\n\u2022 Find the right \u201ctrigger\u201d book different types of readers
\n\u2022 Recognize developmental \u201cred flags\u201d
\n\u2022 Find the right support for a struggling reader<\/p>\n
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Pia Wong, Executive Director, Bring Me A Book Hong Kong
\nPia worked for 15 years in Hong Kong and China in strategic planning, media and communications. She has a BA Hons in Philosophy from University College London. In 2019, Pia published her first book “Good to Read” for local primary school children. Pia was awarded a scholarship to attend the “Strategic Perspectives in Non Profit Management” at the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program. Pia left the corporate world in 2010 to focus her expertise in the NGO sector – or rather, For Impact Organization (FIO) – to help raise awareness and advocate for key social and literacy issues facing Hong Kong.<\/p>\n![\"Rebecca](\"https:\/\/www.bringmeabook.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rebecca-Bush-1.jpg\")
Rebecca Bush
\nRebecca Bush is a certified reading specialist and special needs teacher. She has a B.A. in languages from UC – Berkeley, an M.A. in Elementary Education from the University of Alabama, and an M.Ed. in Advanced Literacy from Concordia University of Texas. She is also a member of Neuhaus\u2019 Dyslexia Specialist Preparation Program, having almost completed the requirements to be a Certified Academic Language Therapist and Licensed Dyslexia Therapist. Find out more about Rebecca at\u00a0leadchanges.com.<\/p>\nRegister Here<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nDate: June 8, 2021 (Tue)
\nTime: 8:30-10:00 AM
\nFormat: via Zoom
\nLanguage: English
\nFee: HKD$200
\nSuitable for\u00a0parents of school age children 10+ and teenager.<\/p>\n
\nWriting can be one of the most challenging tasks for school aged children. Many cognitive processes are engaged when writing narrative texts, responding to literature, or writing about various content areas.
\nIn this session, Trena Rauner, MAT, MA, will highlight recent research on writing instruction and help us better understand the complex writing process and how to help a child communicate his\/her knowledge in writing with less anxiety.
\nIn the session, you will engage with a writing assignment to see it from your child’s perspective and discuss:
\n\u2022 the challenges children face when asked to write.
\n\u2022 strategies to help your child unpack his\/her writing assignments
\n\u2022 tools to help them plan, organize, and revise their writing with more confidence<\/p>\n![\"eb2b6168-fb1b-891e-ded6-a9d8ba7c6dea\"](\"https:\/\/www.bringmeabook.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/eb2b6168-fb1b-891e-ded6-a9d8ba7c6dea.jpg\")
Trena Rauner – Guest Speaker resides in USA
\nTrena Rauner has earned a Masters in Teaching from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Master of Arts from the Reading Specialist Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a Learning Specialist at a private school in New Jersey and has a private tutoring practice. In addition, she is the Coordinator of Reading Services at the Dean Hope Center, a graduate clinic at Teachers College serving the local community. Her expertise in the processes involved in reading and writing informs her ability to break down instructions and scaffold writing assignments so students become more confident writers.<\/p>\nRegister Here<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n
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