by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 4, 2008 | Childhood, Language
I had to sing a rainbow to save myself from getting worked up and re-discovered the meaning of work. I can’t wait for the school holidays to start. Here school calendar year starts in January and ends in December. This is the last week of school and she could...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 3, 2008 | Language, Montessori
The art of writing on a grain of rice is said to have originated from Turkey. The name is inscribed on a grain of rice with a simple device and waterproof ink. The lady who did it for my child was not an artist. I was watching her when she did this for us. Her fingers...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 3, 2008 | Childhood, Chinese, Language, News
I was probably 13 or 14 years old when this was published. I was a child star. the headline read: Hanifa A Malay Student Child Actress Who Speaks Mandarin My father was very proud and had kept this in a photo frame. I have been keeping it in a folder eversince. He...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 3, 2008 | Language
It is Mondye. There I go again, playing with the Australian English accent as I type. The local school environment has influenced and changed the way my daughter speaks English. It is more than just the accent; it is complete annihilation and total destruction. I...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 3, 2008 | Childhood, Language, Montessori
Before we read on the subject of sensitive period, we must agree that there is a child in each and every one of us, from which the man or woman has come. There was a period in our lives where we were so sensitive to certain aspects of development, we grew so quickly...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Oct 31, 2008 | Language, Learning Skills
We basically receive information in 3 different ways: Visually (impressions from the environment – pictures, actions, images from the living and non-living things) Auditory (also impressions from the environment but without images) Kinesthetic...