Bilingual Q & A 2: The use of children’s songs, the relationship between reciting Tang poetry, the Three-Character Classic, etc. and literacy
Q: Should children recite "Tang Poems", "Three Character Classic", "Disciple Rules", etc.?
We will not object to these traditional Chinese "recitation" materials, but due to lack of personal experience, we cannot explain the various benefits of such "recitation". On the contrary, because of my poor "innate memory", "recitation" has always been something that I find particularly difficult on the way to study.
This is a controversial issue, and I can only give an ambiguous answer, that is, if your child can accept it and do it after you try it, of course you can encourage him in this way. If it is difficult to do it, don't force it.
This topic of recitation reminds me of the role of "children's songs". I found that if I properly "create" children's songs related to life, or buy some ready-made children's song books, make them catchy to children, and then write or print out the children's songs, Posting it where children can often see it will have unexpected effects. Children who are new to Chinese will learn some Chinese characters inadvertently.
Children's songs are more closely related to life than "Tang poetry, the Three Character Classic", etc. (to use today's parlance, they are down to earth), and are easy for children to remember. In addition, anyone can create children's songs, and any theme of children's songs can be used. No professional knowledge is required. Anyone who can speak Chinese can create their own children's songs. What's more, "no one will review your work" and no one requires "perfect". The work "is purely fun, just like rap, and achieves the goal of children liking to imitate reading aloud, and learn words by the way. Why not?" (If you really don’t want to compose children’s songs, there are many children’s song books in bookstores. Choose the ones you think your children will like and read them to them.)
Examples that come to mind at random: Things you have to do every morning, make up a children’s song/rhyme
---》"Brush your teeth, rinse your mouth, wash your face, have breakfast and go to school."
(You can stick it in the bathroom or next to the dining table, and after a while, change it to a children's song)
----" "Put on your shirt, pants, socks, and shoes.
Don’t go to school with your feet and body bare and your schoolbag on your back.”
(Children will especially like the funny ones, post them on the wall and let them read aloud and read the words)
Most of the children's songs in the "Children's Rhymes Book" do not have any copyright issues. What's more, you are teaching children and it is not a commercial activity. You can draw materials from the book at any time. For example:
----" "The moon is crescent like a boat. I want to get on the boat and go to the sky to play.
——" "When the moon goes, I go too. The moon and I go together. There are two eggs in the bag and I give them to the moon for breakfast."
*****General principle: Children's songs should be short, close to the children's interests, and easy to catch up. Children can sometimes be encouraged to create their own songs, and they can replace old songs with new ones at any time, so that they can read and write by the way.
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