Bao & Bun's Bilingual Journey

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Moving toward books without Zhuyin? Lately, I’ve been slowly but steadily working on character recognition with Little Bun. We’ll read through a column together and mark the characters she doesn’t know how to pronounce. Then she’ll write each one on a small square Post-it, and we stick them on the dining room wall where she can see them while we eat. It’s crucial at the intermediate stage that kids can find Chinese entertainment on their own. One of my son’s favorite Chinese activities is listening to audiobook through CDs. I know it’s really old fashioned but he likes it he can just pick up a CD and play on his own without my help. We don’t allow tablets yet so this is the best option he can find to play on his own. This video shows he’s listening to one of his favorite series which is called 【The Danger Zone世界歷史 CD版 】. Watching my kids’ Chinese reading progress over the past years really reminded me how much kids need frequent reading practice to keep improving. I often hear other parents say it’s hard to find time to read with their kids and I totally get it, especially as they get older and busier. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSnIDS7kUeB/ A Turning Point? Found this by accident. Little bun’s reflection on our past summer Taiwan trip. Unboxing our new magazine subscription. Newtonkids. When Chinese Reading Turns Into Leisure