| Chinese Language is a fantastic and wonderful | | | | 2. Allow the child to watch mandarin show or |
| language but Singaporean children faced lots of | | | | cartoons: |
| difficulties when learning Chinese Language at | | | | Children like to watch TV program, we have very |
| home and in school, some children even hated and | | | | good mandarin TV children series on Saturday and |
| disliked Chinese language. | | | | Sunday morning, and Chinese cartoons too. |
| Learn our own language in a fun and interesting | | | | Through watching TV program, they listen and |
| way that will attract students of this generation is | | | | expose to the language in an informal manner. |
| a challenge to educators and parents. How to | | | | 3. Song-Singing |
| integrate language into their way of life that | | | | Children likes to sing, any kind of songs, parents |
| children would think its part of their learning? | | | | can bring their child along when they go for |
| There are some tips for teaching Chinese | | | | "karaok" (singing) session, Do buy some Chinese |
| Language to children at home and in the | | | | children songs CD, they will love it. |
| classroom. | | | | 4. Read comics book |
| AT HOME | | | | Children likes to read comics, parents can get |
| 1. Parents/grandparents and the child can | | | | some Chinese comic books, there are many |
| exchange notes written in Chinese language: | | | | different types of Chinese comics in the |
| Nowadays parents are all busy and most of the | | | | bookshop. |
| times they are not at home, they can start the | | | | 5. Read Chinese storybook to them |
| system of writing simple, short phrase Chinese | | | | For children to master or love Chinese language, |
| words, like "How are you? " Ni Hao Ma" I love | | | | parents should be the role model, when the child |
| you." Wo Ai Ni" Have you done your homework?" | | | | sees their own parents making effort to learn the |
| etc to each other on a frequent basis, the notes | | | | Chinese Language, they will understand the |
| can be paste at the refrigerator, or as a letter on | | | | important of the language. Before the child sleep, |
| each other's table. This is to let children know that | | | | parents can read Chinese story book to him/her. |
| what they learn in school, they are able to | | | | 6. Game card/ Board game |
| communicate to their parents and grandparents. | | | | Children learn most effectively through interactive |
| And when the child learns more Chinese words, | | | | games and activity, parents can buy game card |
| the writing can be more interesting and | | | | or activity card in bookshops and create activity |
| complicated. Allow the child to write Hanyu pinyin | | | | with them. Through hand-on and fun session, |
| if he or she not able to write the word. | | | | children gradually will build interest and love learning. |