Learning Hanyu Pinyin

[e3nity]

I got myself a rabbit chart… it has all the sounds on it… when DS press on it, it will play the sound accordingly… but i duno how to coach DS using it…

[Cockroach]

e3nity:

Anyone has tips on teaching han yu pin ying? What sort of materials are needed to coach kids on it??

haa just find a tutor ? One that is not too fierce. K2 to P2 is the basic better find a good tutor, need recommendation?

[tankee]

MIL bought a set of Hanyupinying VCD from China during holidays. DS picked up hanyupinying from watching those VCD when he was in N2.

[mummy of 2]

tankee:

MIL bought a set of Hanyupinying VCD from China during holidays. DS picked up hanyupinying from watching those VCD when he was in N2.

Can share the name of the vcd? Thanks

[tankee]

er ..... must wait till I go MIL's place as I can't recall. :oops:

[mummy of 2]

If it's not too much trouble pls check and let me know also what is the format? Is it animation? Thanks very much.

[prata_queen]

Hi Tamarind, my gal’s childcare in introducing hypy in K1. She’s currently in Nursery where they learn chinese by recognition of characters which i think should be the way.


Are you aware of when hypy ideally should be introduced to young children?

[tamarind]

prata_queen:

Hi Tamarind, my gal's childcare in introducing hypy in K1. She's currently in Nursery where they learn chinese by recognition of characters which i think should be the way.


Are you aware of when hypy ideally should be introduced to young children?

Hi prata_queen,
I wrote in my blog that Hanyu Pinyin should only be taught after the child has learned to read as many Chinese characters as possible.

http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-to-raise-bilingual-child.html

Hanyu Pinyin is mainly tested during the first half of P1. After that all tests and exams will be in Chinese characters and if a child is not able to read without hanyu pinyin, he is going to have a lot of problems.

Personally I think that we should leave it to the teachers in kindergarten and primary school to teach. I think they have done a good job teaching Hanyu Pinyin to my kids who are very good in it even though I never practice with them. Nowadays every kindergarten teach Hanyu Pinyin in K1 or K2 and I think that is sufficient to prepare a child for P1.

Before the age of 6, parents must focus on teaching children to read Chinese books independently and it is not necessary to teach Hanyu Pinyin at home.

Both my kids are able to read long Chinese novels by P1 :
http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2011/06/reading-long-chinese-novels-by-7-years.html

I believe that kids must have read many long novels before P3, otherwise they will struggle when they start to write Chinese compositions.

Instead of teaching Hanyu Pinyin, you should focus on teaching English Phonics now. Both my kids, now in P1 and P2, can spell all the words in their spelling lists without the need to spend time learning the words, all thanks to their strong foundation in phonics.

For a child who is already very good in English phonics, learning Hanyu Pinyin is very easy

[lee2004]

多读，多听， 买VCD ok

[miaoster]

Hi e3nity,

I have this website to learn and it follow the MOE textbook.
http://xuele.edumall.sg/xuele/slot/u107/index.html
My son loves this website very much when he was in N1/N2. Now he is K1 and he pick up Han Yu Pin Ying already. He can follow the sound accordingly.
Hope this help you.