The Parents Forumon 31 May 2015, a key highlight at the Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC), will feature 15 enriching talks and seminars designed to equip parents with the skills, tips and know-how to improve their child's literacy.
Don't miss these sessions! - Dream Bearers: Inspiring Children to Achieve
- Making Math and Reading Fun for Children
- Creating a Space for Learning At Home
- Reading Singapore Children’s Books at Home: What It Means
In this session, Dilip Mukerje, author and Managing Director of Braindancing International & Buzan Centre, will teach parents how to empower their children to succeed, and to create harmonious synergies within families confronting a complex and volatile future.
Power Parenting for Learning
Date: 31 May 2015 (Sun)
Time: 9 - 10am
Venue: L5, Possibility Room
National Library Building
It is the musical qualities found in language that will appeal to the emotions, thus inviting the brain to recall its content. With this purposeful focus, music and movement can be used to reinforce and internalise the language content found in children’s literature.
Join this session as Lavina Chong aims to pair both the creative arts (music and movement) with children’s literature. Participants will have opportunities to unwrap and explore children’s literature through creative music and movement activities.
A Musical Learning Journey with Children’s Literature
Date: 31 May 2015 (Sun)
Time: 9 - 10.30am
Venue: L16, The Pod
National Library Building
A number of studies have suggested that boys enjoy reading less than girls. In this session, Dr George Jacobs from James Cook University Singapore, together with Raymond Ang, a social work coordinator, will explore the reasons for this reading gap between boys and girls, and suggest ideas parents/teachers can employ to motivate boys to read more.
Don't Leave the Boys Behind: Motivating Boys to Read
Date: 31 May 2015 (Sun)
Time: 4.30pm - 6pm
Venue: L16, The Pod
National Library Building
Last Saturday, approximately 50 guests signed up for Twilight Tales, a new literary arts initiative organised by NBDCS.
The session featured guest writer Suchen Christine Lim, recipient of the S.E.A Write Award in 2012. Her novel, Fistful of Colours, was awarded the Singapore Literature Prize in 1992.
During Twilight Tales, she gave an animated reading of her works, and guests, who included writers/authors, reading enthusiasts and members of the public, were invited to ask her questions.
Held and hosted by friends in their homes, each Twilight Tales session will feature well-known writers and/or story-weavers.
