Five Roles of Parents in Online Learning
In the modern network of education in which online learning is no longer an option but a reality, parents are the ones who must take the position of being gatekeepers to help kids prosper in the digital era. Aside from the supply of mandatory resources, parents will be the facilitators, mentors, communicators, creators of the […]
Which to learn first, pinyin or word recognition?
Firstly, we need to understand that learning pinyin (Chinese phonetic alphabet) is not learning to recognize Chinese words. Pinyin is recording pronunciation. Using pinyin to improve literacy and reading creates an additional obstacle that often frustrates children when they can’t master it. This may cause young learners to shun learning and reading all together. Just put yourself in a child’s shoes. […]
Developing Visual Memory To Improve Learning Effectiveness
Writing words and phrases has been a major part of homework in primary school. Mrs. Wu discovered that her Standard 2 son had been very slow in writing, especially words with more strokes or words not commonly used in daily life. Her son always wrote a word stroke by stroke, constantly lifting his eyes to […]
How to Choose The Right One-to- One Class?
Aiming at parents who hold high hopes for their children, tuition service has been flourishing in recent years. Spurred by the proliferation of internet, some tuition service providers advertise their service on the internet to enrol students and recruit part-time tuition teachers at the same time. It is not uncommon that parents who came to us compared […]
Reading Should be The Focus In Primary School, not Academic Result.
Reading is the foundation of learning. The age between 3 and 8 years old is the golden period of reading development. Thus, nothing is more important than parents helping children to read more and to improve on their reading ability during this stage. Children, who are able to read extensively, possess unlimited potential to improve […]
Why YelaoShr® Chinese Flashcard Are More Effective?
“Why are your Chinese flashcards different from others?”“Why are there no pictures in your flashcards?”“Can children learn better without pictures?” These are some of the questions we often encounter regarding our flashcards. Yes, YelaoShr® Chinese flashcards do not contain any picture but only words―a unique feature that set us apart from other learning centres, giving us the […]
Learning Chinese Words: Never Too Early For Young Children!
“Learning Chinese words at the age of 3? Why so ‘kiasu’? Mandarin is a difficult language to learn. I want my child to enjoy his/her preschool years. Furthermore, it’s never too late to learn it when he/she enters kindergarten!” The above is a common reaction from parents when we introduce YelaoShr® Chinese Word Recognition programme […]