A set of specially designed publications developed by the Project Team of “GEG Chinese Literacy Development Scheme” is now available to the public.
Two sets of basal readers, developed by the Project Team of GEG Chinese Literacy Development Scheme and published by the University of Saint Joseph, is now available for the Macau public. Based on the research by the Department of Linguistics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the readers introduce children ages 2-6 to Chinese vocabularies and grammar structures of their learning stages, and provide reading instructions and practical skills to parents. With colorful illustrations related to everyday life in Macau, the readers shall introduce young children to the amazing world of reading, so as to build a strong Chinese literacy foundation for them.
More teaching tools, such as big books for classroom shared reading, flashcards and rhythm books, are also available for kindergarten teachers.
The premiere of the publications took place at Tap Siac Craft Market on November 17-20, 2022 and received positive feedbacks from parents and teachers. Also, the basal readers are available for pre-order for parents from participating schools since November 2022.
In collaboration with the Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education at the University of Saint Joseph and funded by the Foundation, the project has been promoting reading in young children, thought teachers’ trainings, parents’ seminars and parental reading workshops, to encourage their interest in literature and language learning, and to help improve their children’s Chinese language proficiency.
For inquiries about the publications, please contact the Project Team of the GEG Chinese Literacy Development Scheme:
- Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education, University of Saint Joseph
- Tel: (853) 8592 5695
- Email: dlcre@usj.edu.mo