After that, I read each book more than twice and made a careful comparison. Then, according to my son Oly's practice, after checking the contents written in the books one by one, I screened out five high-quality books for you.
If you also use English to enlighten children, you must read these five books first.
Many parents are afraid of English enlightenment. The fundamental reason is that they don't know how to go the whole way, what problems they will encounter on the road and how to solve them, so they are timid and even give up.
If English enlightenment is regarded as a long journey, these five books are the most necessary travel strategies, which can help us plan our trip and solve many problems along the way.
In order to ensure the richness of content and the diversity of perspectives, I selected five books with different backgrounds: Harvard University Dad, non-English major mom, multinational accompanying mom, English textbook editor and doctor of linguistics.
Therefore, each book has its own emphasis, and comprehensive reading will give us a comprehensive, objective and systematic understanding of English enlightenment.
If you only want to buy an English primer, you must choose this one.
author
First author, Ivy League dad, Master of Education from Harvard University, Master of Business Administration from Yale University. He has a reliable academic background, both theoretical knowledge and practical suggestions for interacting with his son. The second author, Zhang Xiangjun, Ph.D. in Education, has published many books on children's English teaching, which is very famous and professional in this field.
content
First of all, this book comprehensively covers the core issues in English enlightenment. Why do you want English enlightenment? Where do we start? What do you listen to English nursery rhymes? What picture book to buy and how to read it to children? How to use English comics? When will natural spelling be introduced? What is graded reading?
For beginners, the answers to these most puzzling questions can be found in books.
Secondly, the content of this book is planned according to the children's age, which directly tells us the enlightenment methods and points of 0 years old, 1 year old, 2 years old, 3 years old and 5 years old. Let everyone know what to do at every step of the way.
In addition, the book directly lists the most popular nursery rhymes, English picture books, comics, graded reading picture books and other resources, and parents can accept them all according to the list, thus avoiding the trouble of scattered collection.
trait
Learning theory, problem solving, resource list
Maximum value:
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If you feel that you are not a professional English teacher and dare not enlighten your children, you must read this book.
author
Think about my mother, a master's mother who is not an English major. I am not good at English, so I brought out English Niu Wa. Her enlightenment thought is grounded and her method is particularly practical, which is suitable for most people.
content
This book contains a lot of detailed first-hand enlightenment experience. In particular, I answered many specific questions encountered in the process of enlightenment, such as how to explain a picture book thoroughly, how to choose players, how to arrange the time for grinding ears and so on.
In addition, at the end of the book, a detailed list of 0-2 years old, 2-4 years old and 4-6 years old enlightenment books is listed, *** 150 classic English picture books, which are very rich in content.
trait
Enlightenment ideas, practical methods, detailed book list
maximum
detailed
If you are curious about how foreign children learn English, and you also want to know the reasons why domestic children can't learn English well, then this book is for you.
author
Anne flowers is a leading figure in the field of English enlightenment in China. Her book, published on 20 1 1, is the earliest English enlightenment book, and its ideas and methods have been quoted by many later books.
content
When she accompanied her daughter to school in Canada, she witnessed and learned the theories and methods of English enlightenment for children in North America. After comparing and reflecting on the current situation of English enlightenment in China, she pointed out our problems and gave solutions.
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Daughter's actual case, details of Canadian English enlightenment
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Detailed, first-hand and transnational enlightenment experience
If you want to fully and profoundly understand the mysteries of language learning, such as:
"Is there a critical period for language learning?"
"Can you learn a foreign language like your mother tongue?"
"Can you really create a bilingual environment without going abroad?"
Then this book suits you.
author
Wang Qing, Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, has a professional and systematic research on language learning and has more than 20 years of second language teaching experience.
content
The author makes a particularly in-depth interpretation of the current situation of children's foreign language learning in China. From the root of the problem, the solution, and the perspective of analysis, you may be "stunned."
It can be said that this book is like a basin of ice water, which can calm you down immediately under the frenetic background of English enlightenment in China.
trait
Linguistic research, macro level, misunderstanding of English enlightenment
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Mind you, English enlightenment is not that simple.
If you want to know the views of English professionals in China on English enlightenment and how to enlighten children, then this book is for you.
author
Gai Zhaoquan, in the English Enlightenment, was a famous name. Master of English Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University, engaged in English teaching, research and editing for a long time. She applied her English experience to family English enlightenment, and trained her son Gary to be a real British Niu Wa.
His son began to learn English at the age of 5, and at the age of 8, he participated in the Beijing final of the Hope Star English Style Competition and won the prize of 1. 1 1 year-old, in the fifth grade of barrier-free primary schools in the United States, advanced placement learning the content of the sixth grade.
Whether the method is useful or not, the work is the most convincing. Children's English Level is the best work of English enlightenment.
Teacher Gai Zhaoquan verified the feasibility of the method with actual results.
content
This set of books consists of two books, the first one is about the enlightenment concept, and the second one is about the specific study plan of 3- 15 years old. The method inside is especially suitable for children who start learning English after the age of 5, and it is the savior of children who are late in English enlightenment.
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English enlightenment after the age of 3? Typical, incarnation
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There are theories and supporting schemes.
It should be noted that among all the English enlightenment books, I only recommend these five books, which does not mean that other books are worthless.
In fact, there are more than 60 books, each of which has something good to learn. However, many books, just from the book, are incomplete in content and structure, or just share some fragmented experiences, with high threshold and weak applicability.
These five books, viewed from a single book, are rich enough in content and comprehensive enough in combination. For ordinary parents, reading these five books is enough, and the rest is practice.
A single article, though valuable, is too fragmented and unsystematic.
And books can present a comprehensive and in-depth interpretation of a theme. Moreover, the threshold for publishing articles is almost zero now, and people of any level can write, so it is difficult to guarantee the quality of articles.
But if a book can be published, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the author's identity, ability and content, which is equivalent to helping us filter out a huge amount of information.
Reading directly saves energy and time, and learning efficiency is higher.
Before entering a new field, it is best to find a complete set of books to read, first build the backbone of the cognitive tree, and then read scattered articles and add branches and leaves when you have time.
The author's background and cognitive level of each book are different, and reading only one book is not deep enough.
Each book has different emphases and angles. Reading only one book is not wide enough.
In addition, what the author writes is often based on personal experience and may not be suitable for your family. For example, people summarize the English enlightenment experience of 5-year-old children. If you want to start from 0 years old, it is difficult to learn from it.
On the other hand, if people start to enlighten their children at the age of 0, and your child is already 3 years old, then you can't copy their methods.
Every book has limitations in author and content. In order to avoid being restricted, we can only learn from others, see more and think more. Read it with a speculative eye and then test it with your own practice.
As the Book of Rites says:
Be knowledgeable, interrogate, think carefully, distinguish clearly and persist.
If some parents think that five books can't meet your needs, they still want to dig deeper. Then I recommend three other books on English enlightenment.
Although the practical experience of simultaneous interpretation of mothers is very thin, the enlightenment concept is correct, and there is no slot in the book.
Let's see how the father who studied computer turned his son who started learning English at the age of 5 into an English master.
Answer 100 questions about English education for 4- 18-year-old children directly and see where you encounter problems.
What is my biggest feeling after reading all these books?
Has nothing to do with English enlightenment.
All these authors, the parents of English-speaking Niu Wa, are "not ordinary people" and they are not particularly ordinary people.
Therefore, on the road of English learning, many children have fallen behind and their parents' consciousness before the competition has started.
When most ordinary parents don't even have the awareness of English enlightenment, other children have already left.
All, the conclusion is:
Parents are the starting line for children.