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 | Environment, Learning Skills
I was thinking as I watched my child played pretend game with her cousin. The topics they chose ranged from working in an office, ordering meal at the restaurant, marriage ceremony and going to the beach. I noticed they were quite strong in their vocabulary, using...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 3, 2008 | Environment
MOBILE PHONE IS A LIFELINE Way back in 2005, the global network was already talking about how the poor would profit from using the mobile banking network using the phone-banking. This tool, the telephone, is not just a tool, it is people’s lifeline. Without it, you...
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 | Nov 2, 2008 | Montessori
I dug through my notes and discovered a book called Montessori Read and Write by Lynn Lawrence. I stumbled upon some interesting comments about learning principles which I have summarised here. I included my own for your lifelong language learning experience....