Briefing for Parents of International Students

Meaningful & Relevant Learning Content 1)Learning Content is relevant to Students’ lives allowing students to build a strong language foundation learning content is divided into 6 categories: Individual, Family, School, Society, Nation and the World

Meaningful & Relevant Learning Content 2) Interesting Content that is appealing to Children Addresses students’ learning needs and motivate students’ learning interest Lively & memorable stories & language Well-illustrated instructional mateials Story characters growing up and learning alongside our pupils

Tips for Parents Encourage your child to learn through meaningful language, i.e. make use of small flash cards to play games to help him or her reinforce Chinese character recognition Bring your child to the library or book store to cultivate reading habit

Tips for Parents Watch quality Chinese television programme together with your child Make use of objects in your environment such as road signs and advertisements to engage your child in CL conversation