by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 19, 2017 | Personal Blog, Self Development
When should you start worrying about your child’s education? The word education means a lot to every parent but each holds his or her own definition of this word.if you define education as the level of achievement, you may not be as pleased with the outcome Your...
by Annie Cook | Jun 16, 2009 | Language, Personal Blog
I have often wondered why the word ‘Please’ is not as often used when we conduct lessons for children. Take a look at the following ways of inviting a child to the work area by asking him questions like: “Would you come with me please?” “Would you like to come with me...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 19, 2009 | Language
There are a few techniques used by teachers, salespersons, actors, actresses, news presenters and singers to make their performance interesting to their listeners, viewers or audience. It is the way they give pitch to their voice and intonate their speeches that makes...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 10, 2009 | Language
The essence of good spoken language skills are twofolds. The first is intonation and the second is modulation of language. In this post, we will discuss intonation, with regard to the art of speaking clearly rather than the style of expression and choice of words,...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 15, 2008 | Language, Montessori
Learning a language is said to be connected to two centers in the brain cortex: Sensorial center and Motor center. The sensorial center uses the ears as the instrument of hearing for the brain. The motor center is related to the production of speech by the using the...