Father’s Day is around the corner and it’s time to show him some love. Let him know how special he is with these creative DIY Father’s Day gift that he can show off to his friends! It also gives your kids an opportunity to explore their creative side. All these gifts are crafted with love,…
Category: Blog
Can you teach more than one language at the same time?
Well, parents of monolingual and bilingual children are eager for their little ones to utter the first words. It’s an exciting time to learn more about what the baby is thinking. However, a common concern, especially for bilingual parents, is that their child is not learning fast enough. Vocabulary size of bilingual children, when combined…
We strive to achieve Common Core ELA Standards | Kindergarten
Hello English Kids from its genesis has adopted a pedagogy benchmarked against Common Core State Standards. The Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA). These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade. The standards…
What are phonics and why are they important?
Phonics very simply put is using letter sounds to help you read words. Most schools use phonics to teach reading. Research shows that teaching reading through phonics enables a child to read at a faster pace. Children at school begin developing their listening skills through the sound of words. Building words from sounds use the sounds…
Language Development: How can I improve my child’s language?
A team of scientists from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania is questioning whether the quantity of words matters much at all. A study they published in the journal Psychological Science found that young 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds who engaged in more conversation at home had more brain activity while they were listening to a story…
5 ways to encourage reluctant readers
Reluctant readers are those who are hesitant to read. One who does not show interest in reading can also be a reluctant reader. Our task as parents is to encourage them in various ways to be confident readers. The reasons for being reluctant could be because they have difficulty in reading, unwilling to read or…
Benefits of nursery rhymes!
Believe it or not, nursery rhymes are incredibly powerful influencers in preschool development. Phonemic skill development gained from nursery rhymes has even been scientifically shown to significantly improve reading, spelling and other literacy skills. These ditties seem fairly innocuous at first, but it doesn’t take long before you’re going bonkers from hearing “The Itsy…
Setting up a book club
“When you sell a man a book you don’t sell just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue — you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night — there‘s all heaven and earth in a book, a real book.” —Christopher Morley Book clubs can be incredibly…
How to handle a hyperactive child?
As a parent, you would agree that no two kids are the same and thus the experience of raising them will not necessarily be the same as well. While it might be easy to bring up some kids whose energy levels are moderate, there might be challenges in taking care of little ones who are…
Download Hello English Kids from the Google Playstore
Download Hello English Kids from App store
