People who love children are usually intrigued by the new tricks that kids can do as they grow. At what age does the child learn to sit, walk, laugh or grip on an object? For me, there is nothing more fascinating and magical than the child who learns to speak before he goes to school.And [...]
A Little Help From A Friend
by Hanifa K. Cook on February 16, 2009 in Childhood, Language, Learning Skills, Personal Blog
Chinese Names Incorporated And Tattoos
by Hanifa K. Cook on January 25, 2009 in Chinese, Language
If you turn to any page in a Chinese dictionary for names in Mandarin, you may not come across a name like Sugiarto or Gunawan. Honestly, it may not even matter to you now because you will never come across them in your part of the world, say the United States of America or Ghana. [...]
Child’s Spoken Language Is Formed Through Silent Reading
by Hanifa K. Cook on November 4, 2008 in Language, Learning Skills, Montessori
Although we always say that we can learn to speak well if we keep hearing the languages over and over again, there is another important way to learn to speak, that is by learning to read. By reading, I do not mean reading text. Reading foreign text is not easy; it is not the same [...]
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