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1. Lifestyle - Family & Education - BETWEEN THE LINES

   Get swept up in your children's play-acting

   Posted Feb 03rd 2013, 06:17pm by Annie Ho

   ... of The Gruffalo, Donaldson is focusing on play-reading, that is, dramatising picture books, in her two-year term. After studying drama and music in school, Donaldson spent her early 20s busking around ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1143761/get-swept-your-childrens-play-acting
2. Lifestyle - Family & Education - BETWEEN THE LINES

   Between the lines: boys and reading

   Posted Jan 27th 2013, 12:00am by Annie Ho

   ... Lifestyle Family & Education Reading Annie Ho familypost@scmp.com Are girls better readers than boys? This seems to be the conclusion from an international study spanning nearly 50 countries over a period of a decade, in which girls consistently scored higher than boys in reading comprehension. This study measured reading comprehension by the ability to retrieve, integrate, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1135975/between-lines-boys-and-reading
3. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Hong Kong's do-little policy on refugees must end

   Posted Jan 01st 2013, 12:00am by TONY READ

   ... of a society is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable. It's time for some care and attention. Tony Read is justice advocate for The Vine Church in Wan Chai and chairman of the Refugee ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1116762/hong-kongs-do-little-policy-refugees-must-end
4. Phonics can be phun

   Posted Aug 03rd 2011, 12:00am

   ... is the author of Read Write Inc (RWI), an English learning programme published by the Oxford University Press. She is also a member of Britain's National Curriculum Review Advisory Committee. ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/975181/phonics-can-be-phun
5. Weaker students embarrassed in group discussions

   Posted Sep 24th 2005, 12:00am by Will Clem

   ... read. 'Many students have a lot of trouble trying to understand a whole book,' she said. 'If they can't read the book, they have nothing to talk about.' She suggested ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/517521/weaker-students-embarrassed-group-discussions
6. Online guides and games

   Posted Aug 07th 2004, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Education Reading Reading staff To help teachers and students understand more about the stories they read, Hong Kong Education City (HKEdCity) offers online tools, including reading guide and games. Log on to www.hkreadingcity . net/rs2004, where you can find books recommended and read by local government officials and celebrities. Together with the visual and audio file, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/465745/online-guides-and-games
7. Mixed signals over report cards need not be a concern

   Posted Jul 15th 2012, 12:00am

   ... or personality. The comments and grades don't really relate to things that were said by her teacher at the parents' evening. Even though we read with her a lot at home and the teacher seemed ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/1006810/mixed-signals-over-report-cards-need-not-be-concern
8. How to Teach Your Baby to Read Chinese

   Posted Jul 05th 2009, 12:00am by Charmaine Chan

   ... in 2002. Those interested in testing his theories should read chapter 7 (Where to Start), in which Ho recommends learning materials, such as the talking pen. Some readers may be sceptical of his ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/685853/how-teach-your-baby-read-chinese
9. Lifestyle - Family & Education - BETWEEN THE LINES

   Pick up a good book and power down in peace

   Posted Mar 12th 2013, 12:00am by Annie Ho

   ... to understand what a book is. "How do you scroll down?" and "Where's your mouse?" are just two of his many questions, to which the book-reading monkey patiently and repeatedly ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1188424/pick-good-book-and-power-down-peace
10. Q&A

    Posted Sep 06th 2008, 12:00am by Julie Mcguire

    ... Education Reading Julie McGuire I tried all summer holiday to get my Primary Six son to read, but he was not interested. I gave him gentle encouragement and, when this didn't work, I tried to insist that he read for 30 minutes a day. He simply refused. How can I get him to read willingly? Teacher Julie McGuire replies: It is possible that your son may relate reading only ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/651567/qa

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