Child do not like to read books

[tamarind]

Hi Oppsgal,

It is not necessary to buy all the complete set. I advise parents buy book 1a first. If the child can remember all the words in 1a, it is not necessary to buy 1b, just move on to 2a. In fact, it is not necessary to finish up to level 12. By the time a child completes book 10a, he is ready to read long chapter books.

[Oppsgal]

tamarind:

Hi Oppsgal,

It is not necessary to buy all the complete set. I advise parents buy book 1a first. If the child can remember all the words in 1a, it is not necessary to buy 1b, just move on to 2a. In fact, it is not necessary to finish up to level 12. By the time a child completes book 10a, he is ready to read long chapter books.

Thanks for the advise. Very expensive to get whole complete set

I got the boxset instead. 1a-c,2a-c, total 6 books only. Cheaper by a few cents each book if divided by books.

Does the story line link? Like episode?

After 2c, I jump to book 4a, is this ok?

[mum2dan]

Tamarind,

IC. Thanks!
Re: Peter and Jane series, my son actually started/completed bk 1-3 before 2.5 yr old. But he doesnt seems to have the patient to read bk 4 as it’s more wordy.
So i change to other story bks (Fiction and Non Fiction), few sentences in a page. How do i get him to read those more wordy bks?

[tamarind]

Oppsgal,

It is OK to jump if you are sure that your child can read 95% of the words in book 4a. In fact, my girl started with 5a then jumped to 8a.

Oppsgal:

tamarind:

Hi Oppsgal,
It is not necessary to buy all the complete set. I advise parents buy book 1a first. If the child can remember all the words in 1a, it is not necessary to buy 1b, just move on to 2a. In fact, it is not necessary to finish up to level 12. By the time a child completes book 10a, he is ready to read long chapter books.

Thanks for the advise. Very expensive to get whole complete set

I got the boxset instead. 1a-c,2a-c, total 6 books only. Cheaper by a few cents each book if divided by books.

Does the story line link? Like episode?

After 2c, I jump to book 4a, is this ok?

[tamarind]

mum2dan:

Tamarind,

IC. Thanks!
Re: Peter and Jane series, my son actually started/completed bk 1-3 before 2.5 yr old. But he doesnt seems to have the patient to read bk 4 as it's more wordy.
So i change to other story bks (Fiction and Non Fiction), few sentences in a page. How do i get him to read those more wordy bks?

The best way to train a child to read more wordy books is still to use the Peter and Jane series. If you use other books, it will take a lot more patience and time because the child will lose interest and patience even faster since there are so many words that he cannot read. The Peter and Jane books introduce new words systematically and kids gain confidence as they read.

Whatever books that you use, you need to train the child to point to every word and read out loud. Also, it is best to make sure that the child already knows basic phonics well.

[kids_r_innocent]

Dear Tamarind,


What would be your advise if the child has being taught all the phonics listed in ur blog and is currently now in P&J bk 11a BUT when phonics words are encountered sometimes, the child is not able to piece the word together all the time.

Do we need to revise the phonics all over again but worry that the child may not like to repeat the same cycle again.

Thank you.

[tamarind]

Hi kids_r_innocent,

It is not necessary to revise all over again. You can try any phonics readers sold locally for more practice. At the same time continue to read story books everyday. In the case of my boy, after he stopped learning phonics, he needed about one to two years of practice by reading story books, to be really good at phonics.

[Oppsgal]

Which chinese books good for age 3? What if I myself do not know how to read some of the chinese words?


For this book:
http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2009/12/teaching-chinese-at-home.html

My kid not interested. Now is hid somewhere in the shelf.

Any other simple books for kid this age?
:thankyou:

[tamarind]

Hi Oppsgal,

The Si Wu Kuai Du methods are meant for parents to teach using games. Parents need to follow the instructions in the first 30 pages of book 1 to effectively use these books. These books are suitable for kids age 4 to 5 years old.

For 3 year old kids, you can try to use Ji Chu Han Zi instead :
http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2009/12/basic-chinese-500.html

These books are very easy to use, just point and read.

[Oppsgal]

tamarind:

Hi Oppsgal,

The Si Wu Kuai Du methods are meant for parents to teach using games. Parents need to follow the instructions in the first 30 pages of book 1 to effectively use these books. These books are suitable for kids age 4 to 5 years old.

For 3 year old kids, you can try to use Ji Chu Han Zi instead :
http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2009/12/basic-chinese-500.html

These books are very easy to use, just point and read.

Thanks. This one looks simple, think can work for my kid.