Teaching Chinese at Home

[eskimo]

Hi maltbibi,


Think i know where you refering to. I saw it! Thanks.

[Happybirdks]

Just an update on ordering books from dangdang.


It is indeed much easier to use Amex to order. You don’t need the original Amex, those by DBS or UOB can do the job nicely.

And for people who are interested to join sprees in another forum, please read carefully all the postings.

I think there is one spree organiser who messes up all the order, and now the spreeists are chasing her for refund, but have yet to hear from her.

Agree with Tamarind that it is still best to order oneself if possible.

[chrismei]

eskimo:

Hi MMM,


Can I check if you have a full complete set for the 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 words when you bot from popular? Is it 8 books per level?

My FIL was said some of the books in level 100 was out of stock. so he din buy for me.

The pelangi website link also states that the set they are selling is not complete. So I'm just wondering if there is still a full complete set available.

Hi

Understand from Popular that 7 new sets just arrived at Bras Basah's outlet on Wednesday and i have purchased the whole set (100 to 800 words) with 15% discount yesterday (chinese storybook's fair - not sure any further discount given for popular)

Check it out before the rest are taken up!!

[autumnbronze]

MMM:

Hi,


I paid around MYR5.50 per book. Around S$2.30.

Autumnbronze mentioned that she bought it in Singapore. Autumnbronze, do you remember how much you paid for it? I observed that there is usually a price difference of around S$1 per book.

Hi MMM,

I just came across your post.

I can't really remember. I think I paid ard $20 plus, close to $30, if my memory serves me right. But my pack came with a CD as well

[eskimo]

hi chrismei


How much did u pay for the whole set of 100 to 800 words?

[Happybirdks]

Hi


I’ve seen the 100 words set at popular thomson. Around $28, and comes with CD.

[chrismei]

eskimo:

hi chrismei


How much did u pay for the whole set of 100 to 800 words?

I paid $119.39 for the whole set with the CD. Note: It does not come with flash cards.

The stories are quite interesting and my girl enjoys reading the books so far..

[tamarind]

Happybirdks:

Just an update on ordering books from dangdang.


It is indeed much easier to use Amex to order. You don't need the original Amex, those by DBS or UOB can do the job nicely.

And for people who are interested to join sprees in another forum, please read carefully all the postings.

I think there is one spree organiser who messes up all the order, and now the spreeists are chasing her for refund, but have yet to hear from her.

Agree with Tamarind that it is still best to order oneself if possible.

At singaporemotherhood forum, there has been other spree organizers who disappear without a trace after collecting money. There is a lot of risk.

That is why I would rather organize sprees myself if I want to save shipping costs, this is the safest

[tamarind]

I just received this book :


好妈妈胜过好老师
尹建莉　
http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=20464285&ref=order-2-A

This is an excellent book for all parents. In chapter 2 the author talks about how she taught her daughter to read. Basically all she did was to read as many story books as possible with her daughter, pointing to every word as she reads. Her daughter was able to read long Chinese novels by primary 2, her reading level was equivalent to secondary school students. She finished reading all the 金庸 novels by 10 years old. At 16 years old, she was accepted by prestigious universities in China.



四五快读
http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=20645179&ref=order-2-A
http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2009/12/teaching-chinese-at-home.html

The author of the above series of excellent books is 杨其铎. She successfully taught her daughter to read independently by 4 years old, the little girl was reading thick Chinese books by 5 years old.

The authors of both books emphasize the importance of \"大量阅读\", meaning \"reading in bulk\". This means that children should read as many Chinese story books as possible, especially stories that will captivate their imagination. Both of them wrote that it is very important to read from good story books, since this is the best way for kids to learn the words in context, not just from flash cards.

Many parents may think that it is impossible to teach a child in Singapore to be able to read long Chinese novels by 7 or 8 years old, because most kids grow up in an English speaking environment. I believe that this is possible. We speak only English and Cantonese at home. My P1 girl, who is almost 7 years old, is now reading Chinese chapter books. Though there are about 10% of the words that she needs help with, she enjoys reading the Chinese books very much.

My advise is to parents, is to find nice and interesting Chinese picture books, and read as often as possible with your child, pointing to every word, and encouraging her to read. Many parents, including myself, have taught our kids to read long English novels before the age of 5, it is also possible to do the same for Chinese.

[eskimo]

[quote]
I paid $119.39 for the whole set with the CD. Note: It does not come with flash cards.

The stories are quite interesting and my girl enjoys reading the books so far.. [/quote]Hi Chrismei,

Thanks for your reply. Sounds like its slightly cheaper than buying each level of 100 words set separately.

But still more ex when compared to buying in m'sia. the ones in m'sia can be bought without the CD, but not those from popular singapore. oh, btw, there's the children's chinese story books promo now at popular, members get 25% discount up till end of the month.