Comments on: Read to your kid http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/ There are three types of liars - liars, damned liars, and bloggers. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:05:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Ivan Chew http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-673 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:20:47 +0000 http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-673 You ever thought of being a volunteer storyteller at the library? You ever thought of being a volunteer storyteller at the library?

]]> by: zac http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-658 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:18:24 +0000 http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-658 I agree about reading to your kids. My daughter loved reading when she was smaller but now it is harder to get her to read. For her, the benefits of communication via chat outweigh the solitude of quiet reading. I often threaten to shut down internet for a few hours on the weekends... As for the SMH article, this line adds a complication: <blockquote>Only two-thirds of the pop-up cartoons were relevant to the storyline.</blockquote> The kids were confused by irrelevant images - I'm not sure the findings of the study are valid. As you said, if the interactions are well designed, then maybe they can help the learning. I agree about reading to your kids. My daughter loved reading when she was smaller but now it is harder to get her to read. For her, the benefits of communication via chat outweigh the solitude of quiet reading. I often threaten to shut down internet for a few hours on the weekends…

As for the SMH article, this line adds a complication:

Only two-thirds of the pop-up cartoons were relevant to the storyline.

The kids were confused by irrelevant images - I’m not sure the findings of the study are valid. As you said, if the interactions are well designed, then maybe they can help the learning.

]]> by: tinkertailor http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-647 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:19:10 +0000 http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-647 it depends on the nature of the interactions. most of the interactions i see are nothing more than distractions - some silly effect etc. good interaction would be something that is relevant to the topic or storyline, such as a clue to solve a mystery, but these are so rare. it depends on the nature of the interactions. most of the interactions i see are nothing more than distractions - some silly effect etc. good interaction would be something that is relevant to the topic or storyline, such as a clue to solve a mystery, but these are so rare.

]]> by: Nessa http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-646 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:41:15 +0000 http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-646 Hm, I vividly remember the news reporting that interactive learning helps a child do better in school. Hm, I vividly remember the news reporting that interactive learning helps a child do better in school.

]]> by: mj http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-645 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:35:58 +0000 http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-645 emotional bonding works. :D emotional bonding works. :D

]]> by: lynn c http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-644 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:13:30 +0000 http://tinkertailor.blogsome.com/2006/01/10/read-to-your-kid/#comment-644 agree - especially the emotional bonding bit. i read psychology, and studies have proven that kids develop best through socialising with their peers and 'watching' their caregivers and other adults. try reading to kids at a children's home (they're normally deprived of the warmth of bedtime stories). the bewilderment on their faces warms the heart and remains etched in memory for the longest time. stumbled upon your blog of (mostly) amusing insights and it has been a happy accident eversince. agree - especially the emotional bonding bit. i read psychology, and studies have proven that kids develop best through socialising with their peers and ‘watching’ their caregivers and other adults. try reading to kids at a children’s home (they’re normally deprived of the warmth of bedtime stories). the bewilderment on their faces warms the heart and remains etched in memory for the longest time. stumbled upon your blog of (mostly) amusing insights and it has been a happy accident eversince.

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