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Looking for a book for your child? How about reading resources at his/her level? Here are some resources to get you started.
BOOK LISTS AND RECOMMENDED READING
Find a Book - Lexile Framework for Reading
Looking for a book that's age-appropriate? Use the Find A Book tool from Lexile. The lexile field or grade drop-down menu will help you filter the results. 146,000+ books cataloged.

Recommended books from ALSC | Association for Library Service to Children
The Association for Library Service to Children (a division of the American Library Association) promotes reading and books through recommendations, compilations of lists, and related services. Find links to the ALSC recommended reading lists at this site.

LEVELED READING RESOURCES

Newsela | Nonfiction Literacy and Current Events
Newsela automatically gives each student the version of an article that's just right for his or her reading ability. And an easier or harder version of each article is just a click away.

ReadWorks.org | Leveled Reading Passages
ReadWorks provides over 1,800 K-8 non-fiction and literary reading passages, each with a research-based question set to support student comprehension. You must be logged in to view passages. Accounts are free. "ReadWorks provides research-based units, lessons, and authentic, leveled non-fiction and literary passages directly to educators online, for free, to be shared broadly. The ReadWorks curriculum is aligned to the Common Core State Standards and the standards of all 50 states. Most importantly, ReadWorks is faithful to the most effective research-proven instructional practices in reading comprehension."

TweenTribune (includes Teen Tribune and TT Junior)
Select a grade span for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Daily news sites for kids, tweens and teens - where you'll find the most compelling, relevant and interesting news for 55 million kids in K-12 and their 3.5 million teachers. Stories are selected by professional journalists working closely with teens, tweens and teachers. Teens and tweens can post comments, with all comments moderated by their teachers before they are published.

ReadWriteThink Student Interactives
'readwritethink' is a project from the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Use the interactives to explore and develop reading and writing skills. The Search Results navigation on the left will help you find an interactive.

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"Chinese Character is Fun!" with Lingo Bus--- Father bà 爸 | learning Chinese for kids

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Level Learning is the complete platform for teaching listening, speaking, reading and writing skills for Chinese and Spanish.

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Designed for new beginners to intermediate-level speakers

Build vocabulary, proper pronunciation, and common sentence structures

Lessons are aligned with YCT and ACTFL standards

Students can build conversational skills and listening comprehension

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Designed for students with advanced speaking & listening skills

Aligned with Chinese primary school standards

Build a knowledge of Chinese culture while developing literacy

Lessons focus on improving Chinese reading, writing, and thinking skills

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Evidence-based learning cycle

03 Post-class review exercises

15-20 minutes

audio story review

Chinese character practice

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We have loved the program and all their teachers. Their Lingo Bus teachers are like honorary members of the family and the kids tell them all their news, like when they lose a tooth. It is so nice to be able to access quality language learning so easily.

My daughter started taking classes rather young. She was desperate to take them because her elder sister did too. Truthfully, my younger daughter was, and still is, rather a handful. The teachers are so good though at holding her attention and redirecting her when needed. She loves playing games and joking around with them. They are her friends! I am so proud of what she has accomplished and how she has learned to not only speak Chinese, but to also pay attention for longer periods of time and interact with her teachers. Thanks for everything, Lingo Bus!

Sereé has been learning Mandarin with Lingo Bus for about 2 years. When Sereé meets Chinese speakers, they are often shocked to hear her speak Chinese. Since learning Chinese, she has made some friends in China with whom she communicates weekly via WeChat. She also has her own YouTube channel, Storytime With Sereé, where she reads books from the Lingo Bus Library.

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VIPKid connects teachers in the U.S. and Canada with children throughout China (and globally) for real-time, online English immersion learning.Founded in 2013 and formally launched in 2014 after a year of piloting and development, VIPKid has become China's market-leading edtech startup. VIPKid's vision is to build a global classroom that empowers students and teachers through personalized learning, connects cultures across the world and sparks a passion for lifelong learning.VIPKid now serves a community of well over 800,000 students and approximately 100,000 teachers in the U.S. and Canada connecting for approximately 200,000 classes daily.

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How can I introduce the Chinese language to my child? Is it possible to teach kids Mandarin Chinese myself if I don't speak the language, and am a non-native speaker? Yes it is possible! This post will give you an introduction of the Chinese language, Chinese characters, and show you how you can teach kids Mandarin Chinese at home from ground zero. It includes free printable materials for you to keep and use to assist you on your language learning journey.

I would like to introduce Amanda, also known as Miss Panda, who is here to share her expertise on teaching kids Mandarin Chinese.
Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett is the founder of Miss Panda Chinese, where she shares Chinese language learning resources along with interviews of authors and parents on multilingual parenting strategies. Amanda is a dynamic language instructor with over 15 years experience and a mother of 2 bilingual kids. She is also the author of the top-rated audio program, Let's Learn Mandarin Chinese with Miss Panda! You can connect with Miss Panda Chinese on .
Let's take a look at six fast facts about Chinese language. This will help you have a general understanding of Chinese language before you dive in. When I refer to Chinese I mean Mandarin Chinese, the official language of China and Taiwan.

1.Chinese is NOT one of the most difficult languages in the world.

"Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world" is a statement with no research support. Learning how to speak Chinese is actually quite easy. Do you know that if you can count from one to ten in Chinese you can use the combination of these numbers to count all the way to 99 in Mandarin? Are you surprised?

2.Chinese is a tonal language
There are three important elements to Chinese characters - image, meaning and sound.
Mandarin Chinese has 4 tones plus a neutral tone. It technically has a total of 5 tones, but because people often disregard the fifth you might hear Chinese native speakers say, "Chinese language has 4 tones."

Mandarin Chinese is not the only tonal language spoken by Chinese. Many of the other Chinese languages spoken in different regions in China are tonal as well.
Many of the picture words are used like "roots" in Romance languages. These are called Chinese "radicals."
For example: Cantonese, which is spoken in Canton province and its neighboring area as well as Hong Kong (Hong Kong Cantonese) has 9 tones. Hokkien, which is used in Fujian province and neighboring areas, has 7 tones.
Radicals are like Lego pieces or building blocks for Chinese characters.
3.Chinese characters are not as complicated as they look.

If you understand how a character is put together you will find it quite fun.

Is this information new to you? If so, you will find the following interesting.

Chinese characters are divided into 6 categories. The first Chinese character formation category is the drawing of things or animals. These characters are in the "pictogram group." Chinese characters in the pictogram group are like pictures, and they are the most well-known group of Chinese characters for non-native speakers and beginners. Young Chinese children find these characters easy to remember.

A Chinese radical is a component of a Chinese character. All Chinese characters are listed under different radicals in a traditional Chinese dictionary as an index, which provides a way to look the character up.

Among the remaining five Chinese character formation categories, the "phonetic-semantic compound group" is the most important. Chinese characters in this group make up about 80% of all Chinese characters. A phonetic-semantic compound character has one part that indicates its pronunciation and another part that indicates its meaning.

4.There are two Chinese writing systems: Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.

Traditional Chinese is used in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and many overseas Chinese communities. Simplified Chinese is used in China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese characters are the foundation of Chinese writing. Simplified Chinese characters are formed based on traditional Chinese characters and some are transformed from Chinese cursive calligraphy styles.
工欲善其事必先利其器 A craftsman must sharpen his tools if he wants to do his work well.
~ Confucius
The simplification process of Chinese characters started in Mainland China in the 1950s. Simplified Characters have fewer strokes. Let's look at the picture below for a comparison.
Basic Chinese expressions that you can use every day with your bilingual child:
In general, since there are no verb tenses in Chinese you just add the time, date, or certain part of the day to the sentence to indicate if the action or event occurred in the past, present, or future. Doesn't that make things easier? Do I see a smile? In addition to the verb tenses, the singular form of a noun in Chinese is almost always the same as the plural form.
Visual tools for your bilingual home:
6.Raising a bilingual child requires consistent language input and practice no matter what language you choose to teach your child.
Note to non-native Mandarin Chinese speaking parents:
Second language acquisition is similar to first language acquisition in this way. We need to consistently provide our young learners plenty of target language input. Speaking to your child and listening to songs, nursery rhymes, and stories with hands-on activities, gestures, and movement work wonders for young children. Learn with your child together on this bilingual adventure.

Here Pinyin comes to the rescue! Pinyin is the romanization of Chinese writing and has become an international standard system. "Pin Yin" literally means "spell" "sound" in Chinese. Pinyin is not used to replace the Chinese characters but it gives a way to connect the Chinese language with the world. Classic Chinese books aren't typically written in exclusively Pinyin, however, Pinyin is a great tool to help beginners learn how to pronounce Chinese.

Now that you have an overall basic understanding of the Chinese language let's move on to the materials that you can download to use right away to start your Chinese language fun with your little one!

You can Download your FREE Printables here.

Included are the following high frequency words:
One, two, three, up, down, person, big, small, door, fish.

-Read the Pinyin on the printable notes for a pronunciation guide.

-Listen to the audio tracks that go with the notes.
If you have a word, a phrase, or a sentence you would like to say in Mandarin Chinese to your adorable child just tell me in the comment below and I will put together a resource file for Bilingual KidSpot readers! Amanda Miss Panda
-Display the character cards on your language play wall to introduce Chinese writing.

You can Download your FREE Printables here.

Be playful, smile, and remember that every little step counts!

In the comment section below please share with us:

What is one tiny step you will take today for your bilingual child with the knowledge and materials you have received here on how to teach your kids Mandarin Chinese?

Make sure to check out our extensive Language Resources list on Bilingual Kidspot. Miss Panda has also contributed to the Mandarin Chinese section, which has an exhaustive list of resources to help teach your child Mandarin Chinese.

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How can I introduce the Chinese language to my child? Is it possible to teach kids Mandarin Chinese myself if I don't speak the language, and am a non-native speaker? Yes it is possible! This post will give you an introduction of the Chinese language, Chinese characters, and show you how you can teach kids Mandarin Chinese at home from ground zero.

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On this page you'll find links to research and resources for parents interested in early and immersion Chinese language education. This is an ongoing effort, and we welcome your contributions and feedback.

Books

Be Bilingual-Practical Ideas for Multilingual Families
In this book, Annika Bourgogne links the research on how multilingualism is possible and beneficial with practical, fun, and useful ideas for helping children become active bilinguals or multilinguals in their daily lives. The book shows families how to make multilingualism work in their busy lives. Multilingual families from around the world share their best resources and tips on how to make growing up with two or more languages an enjoyable experience. This book is available from Amazon.

The Bilingual Edge: Why, When, and How to Teach Your Child a Second Language
This book, by Kendall King and Alison Mackey, is written for parents who are interested in helping their children reap the benefits of learning more than one language. It clearly outlines the benefits of being bilingual; dispels myths that are held about bilingualism and language learning; and gives practical tips to help parents select the language that will most benefit their child, find the most effective language education materials and programs, and identify ways that families can promote language learning at home. This book is available from Amazon.

A Parent's Guide to Mandarin Immersion
Elizabeth Weise, a science reporter for USA Today who has studied Chinese and studied and worked in China, has published a resource for parents with children in a Chinese immersion program based on her years of experience with a Mandarin immersion program in California. In this book, she describes the Chinese immersion experience from a parent's perspective and provides guidance on topics she struggled with. The book is available from CreateSpace.

Articles

" Lessons for Americans, From a Chinese Classroom," Perri Klass, The New York Times, 20 January 2020
An American physician goes to Shanghai, China, to teach at a college as a professor on Children and Childhood. He and his students from all over the world visit a preschool bilingual classroom in which Chinese 2- and 3-year olds are becoming bilingual and are fully engaged. He and his students are impressed, and he ponders what he could have done for his own children to help them become bilingual.

" Why some parents choose bilingual education for their children," Post and Courier, 2 July 2018
Paul Bowers describes a parent's selection of a bilingual preschool (Mandarin and English and Spanish and English) for her child in South Carolina and the results, with the child speaking the language without an accent, as if she had grown up speaking the language, which she did. He reviews research on the benefits of bilingual education for brain development and lists public Mandarin language immersion schools in South Carolina.

" The brain science of bilingualism," Young Children, May 2017
Based on a strong review of the research on brain functioning and bilingualism, Naja Ferjan Ramirez and Patricia Kuhl describe the processes that children's brains follow as they become bilingual, the benefits/advantages of bilingualism, and ways that parents and teachers can work with children to develop their bilingual capacity.

Websites and Contacts

Resources for Parents with Children in Mandarin Immersion Programs
In this publication, Elizabeth Weise gives websites and email lists that will be helpful for parents whose children are studying Chinese.

FAQs

This Multilingual FAQ, published by the California Department of Education, contains very helpful responses to a list of frequently asked questions on immersion programs, instructional approaches, and other issues for those working with multilingual learners.

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While I'm heavily reliant on online dictionary apps to help me learn Mandarin Chinese words throughout the day, I try to minimize screen-time around my children. Chinese picture dictionaries are the perfect solution for looking up translations and parenting vocabulary in a kid-friendly way.

Chinese dictionaries with realistic pictures versus cartoons

Our favorite Chinese picture dictionaries either have photos or realistic illustrations.

Since the best way to learn new vocabulary is by interacting with real objects or experiences, real or realistic 2-dimensional images are the next best option for teaching purposes.
Related: How To Get Your Child To Speak the Minority Language
My children enjoy looking at the pictures and asking questions! Images with more detail means that there is more to discuss, and they also appeal to a much wider age range.

We have had picture dictionaries with cartoons, but I don't recommend them as they can often be too abstract and require extra decoding for new learners.
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Favorite picture dictionaries in simplified Chinese

Introduction to Mandarin pronunciation and grammar

1,500 Mandarin Chinese nouns, phrases, and example sentences

Simplified Chinese script with Hanyu Pinyin and English

Full-color photographed objects and scenes

40 different topics: everyday life, home, office, healthcare, music, nature, food, animals, world, social media, WiFi

Online audio recordings by native Mandarin speakers of all vocabulary and sentences

Detailed index for instant reference

Large font, easy-to-read Chinese characters and Pinyin tone marks

This is hands-down the best Chinese Picture dictionary that we have owned! Tuttle Publishing is focused on books rooted in Asian culture, language and history.

No traditional Chinese version

Benefits of this Chinese picture dictionary:

Downsides:

I really appreciate that many of the people featured in this book appear Asian, although many of the same images used in Tuttle's Korean Picture Dictionary. However, Tuttle does make an effort in incorporating cultural elements, such as qipaos in this Chinese version and hanboks in the Korean version.

In other languages such as Indonesian, Thai, and Tagalog, Tuttle features different people in their family tree examples.

We have had our Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary for over 5 years, and I honestly have a love-hate relationship with it!

6000 Mandarin Chinese nouns, phrases, and example sentences

Full-color photographed objects and scenes

Topics: everyday life, home, office, healthcare, music, nature, food, animals, world

Detailed index for instant reference

Simplified Chinese script with Hanyu Pinyin and English

Small size convenient for putting in handbag or backpack

When I first started learning Chinese, I used DK's Chinese dictionary frequently. Over the years, I no longer use it, but now my 6-year-old refers to it from time to time.

Very small font, hard to see the Chinese characters and Pinyin tone marks; magnifying glass recommended if you are nearsighted like me! This is the main problem with this dictionary.

Some translations are awkward (same problem with Google Translate) and not used in spoken Chinese language. For example: a picture of a trashcan is labeled 废纸篓 (Fèi zhǐ lǒu / wastebasket) rather than the more common 垃圾桶 (lājītŏng / trash can).

No traditional Chinese version

Benefits of DK's Chinese picture dictionary:

Downsides:

Please note that the human anatomy diagrams are 3D representations and include names of sexual organs which some parents might not be comfortable with.

As a pediatrician, I believe it's important to teach our kids real anatomic names of their body parts for accuracy and safety reasons.

Picture dictionaries in Traditional Chinese

If you're learning simplified Chinese, you'll be set with the above dictionaries.

For those who are looking for traditional Chinese options, here are two that I found.

: Teach Your Child a Second Language at Home with 5 Key Steps

1. Everyday Chinese - English Picture Dictionary 中文圖解字典

This Chinese picture dictionary has simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Pinyin, Zhuyin, AND English translations!

Through preview images, the illustrations appear detailed with explainations about Chinese culture. This dictionary covers 15 themes, 102 topics and 2,100 words and phrases.

You can find this dictionary in the following Chinese bookstores:

If you're looking for a resource with traditional Chinese characters and Zhuyin (Bopomofo), this brand is popular with Taiwanese-American families.

This particular set includes 605 vocabulary words with 25 categories that inlcude animals, food, and transportation. However, it doesn't teach sentences or phrases.

We've also had other Food Superman sound books, and the quality was inconsistent. Some have lasted over the years while others broke.

Popular discontinued Chinese dictionaries

Since the following Chinese picture dictionaries are popular, I thought I'd share in case you find them secondhand or at the library!

This visual Chinese dictionary has limited inventory on Amazon. It's a shame that it is out of print since it's been popular among many parents!

The illustrations are gorgeous and realistic, and the simplified Chinese words were accompanied by Hanyu Pinyin and English.

This sound book comes with 4 double-sided sheets with pictures of objects, simplified Chinese text with Pinyin and English.

I have mixed feelings about this Usborne book because it's geared toward a younger age who may not be able to use it independently.

My 3-year-old has trouble inserting the sheets and pressing the buttons consistently, but my 6-year-old can manage this easily.

The two best audio resources for kids and parents learning Chinese

If you're looking for Mandarin audio resources that kids can use independently, the 2 best options are:

Click on the links above to learn details about each product and why I strongly recommend investing in LeLe and Luka! These are especially helpful for non-fluent families who need more immersive support at home!

We're also blessed with many websites and apps with FREE Chinese books for kids and adult learners. Be sure to check out these resources!

What other Chinese resources should I buy for my family?

Since the goal is to develop a love of learning Chinese, building a collection of Chinese picture books that cover various topics is important.
Click here to see Chinese learning tools and cultural toys on Amazon!

If your a busy parent trying to learn parenting and daily routine vocabulary with your kids, studying your children's books is one of the best strategies.

Chinese resources for kids on Amazon!

Happy learning, friends!

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Learn how to write thousands of Chinese characters - it's educational, entertaining and addictive!

- It's easy to play -

Characters fall from the top of the screen - you have to tap them and draw them correctly to score points. Just don't let them reach the bottom, or - kaboom! Let five of them drop and the game is finished! But the learning continues; you can review everything that you saw, complete with stroke order diagrams and testing at your own pace. Characters you made the most mistakes on are highlighted at the top of the list.

- It's more than a game -

* trainchinese Chinese Writer can test you on 7,600 Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters, and features stroke-order diagrams, English explanations and high quality audio recordings for every possible pronunciation of each one.

* The app remembers which characters you've had trouble writing and prioritises them in future games, as well as highlighting them in the character pack browsing screen.

* Includes an animated introduction to the basic rules for writing Chinese characters.

- It's suitable for everyone -

* Characters are divided into packs by difficulty according to the official HSK standard. Hundreds are included in this free download.

* Create your own packs by searching for characters by Pinyin. You can even mix Pinyin, English and Chinese characters in one search to find as many results as possible, and one tap adds them all to your custom pack.

* Your kids can play. Your grandmother can too. Now everyone can enjoy the pleasure of learning this beautiful system of writing.

* Whatever your writing level, you'll improve with trainchinese Chinese Writer. Beginners can start with simpler characters and at a slower pace, while experienced students will blaze their way through those HSK 4 hanzi!

- It's connected -

* Create your own character packs and share them with friends by email.

* Feeling proud of yourself? Share your high score with your friends via Twitter and Facebook.

* Already a trainchinese user? Download the characters you're learning into trainchinese Chinese Writer for free!

Learn to write Chinese characters with trainchinese Chinese Writer. It's educational, entertaining - and addictive!

Version 3.0.8

This version fixes an issue where shared character packs couldn't be opened from email attachments.

Love it, but...

Can we tighten up the precision on the strokes? I really love the app, but it allows me to make far more errors than I want to get credit for. I'm going to stick with you as a user. I am really enjoying your design, but please... Perhaps create the option for better precision? Thanks.

Great!

The free version is good. It comes with close to one thousand characters. I bought the paid version because it's fun, good practice, and you can make your own character packs to study what you've learned elsewhere.

After a couple hours, I feel comfortable handwriting characters, and they no longer seem random.

1 month edit: solo characters aren't always easy to define because a lot of characters are used in combination. If this app could address that, it would be much more useful

Best Writing App to date

I have been studying Chinese for 16 years, and teaching it for more than five years. This is hands-down not only the best Chinese writing app that exists for iPhone, it's the best tool for learning to write Chinese characters in general. The fact that you can create your own packs to study from makes it invaluable. There's plenty you can do with the free version, but the expansion packs are also reasonably priced. I hope this never goes away.

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Compatibility

Requires iOS 9.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Languages

English, Russian, Spanish

Copyright

© 2018 Molatra Limited

In-App Purchases

1. All Additional Characters $9.99

2. Additional Characters: 1B $0.99

3. Additional Characters: 1C $0.99
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Family Sharing

With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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