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“The Buyer”-An Interesting Way to Help Children to Learn Chinese Characters | 遊戲「收買佬」—幫助小朋友學習中文字的有趣方
“Daddy, can I buy candies?” “Mommy, I want to buy toys!” Buying and selling represent everyday behaviors that everyone experiences, and...
Cayan
Feb 4, 20204 min read
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Adopting a Japanese Method to Learn Chinese Characters | 採用一個學習日文的方法來學習中文字
Have you ever travelled to Japan, walking on the street, looking at various store banners? Did you feel a sense of familiarity? Was it...
Cayan
Feb 4, 20205 min read
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What is more important in early reading: Intensive or extensive reading? | 集中閱讀還是擴展閱讀？兒童早期閱讀有講究
One of the best gifts parents can give to their children is leading them into the world of reading. Early reading benefits children’s...
Cayan
Feb 4, 20206 min read
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Chinese Learning Strategies for Ethnic Minority (EM) Children | 非華語學童的中文學習策略
Generally speaking, Chinese is widely considered one of the hardest languages to learn and to teach. What about children who are ethnic...
Cayan
Feb 4, 20205 min read
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Reading depends on writing | 書寫促進閱讀
Word recognition depends on an integration of phonology (sound), orthography (print) and semantics (meaning). Both Chinese and English...
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Feb 4, 20205 min read
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Homograph in learning and teaching | 同形異義字的教與學
One common aspect of Chinese character learning is the relatively high prevalence of homographs. Homographs refer to a single character...
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Feb 4, 20206 min read
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The importance of early parental involvement on children's literacy development | 親子閱讀對孩子語文發展的重要性
Due to the fact that children’s literacy development is crucial to their academic achievements, many parents send their children to...
Cayan
Feb 4, 20205 min read
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What is dysgraphia? | 什麼是書寫障礙(Dysgraphia)？
I would like to tell you something about dysgraphia, a difficulty that hindered me for years. Many people do not have a good...
Cayan
Feb 4, 20207 min read
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Give children their playtime. The relations of physical activities and writing | 遊玩時間與書寫
Conventionally, many believe that reading numerous books is the first step to be a good writer. Sometimes, parents even deprive their...
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Feb 4, 20205 min read
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Same or different? Learning to read and write in Chinese | 讀寫中文大不同？
Above: Copybook can be used to improve children's Chinese writing skill while games in morphological awareness can be used to improve...
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Feb 4, 20205 min read
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Which is easier? Traditional or simplified characters? | 繁簡迷思：究竟繁體還是簡體字較容易學習呢？
An interesting question, but one that is potentially politically sensitive, is the following: Which is easier (or harder) to learn?...
Cayan
Feb 4, 20203 min read
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How is Pinyin useful? | 拼音能如何促進中文學習？
Above: Pinyin forces children to consider small speech segments as represented by letters and rhymes (e.g., fan4--f (onset) -an (rhyme))...
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Feb 4, 20203 min read
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Copying as a method of teaching Chinese | 抄寫中文能否促進孩子的語言發展？
Above: Some children might copy words one stroke at a time in attempt to finish the copying task more quickly. However, this does not...
Cayan
Feb 4, 20203 min read
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Learning to read Chinese might make us visually smarter! | 閱讀中文能提高語言視覺技巧，使我們變得更聰明！
Top: comparing the shape of a word to a semantically related picture could be helpful for Chinese learners who have just started...
Cayan
Feb 4, 20203 min read
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