"Finally,
anyone looking for educational activities to do with
their kids has to look no further than this book!"
Read the entire review.
-
Stacy DeBroff
CEO,
Mom Central, Inc.
Principal, Mom Central Consulting
Co-Founder,
Mother-Talk: When Mothers
Talk, Great Things Happen
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"This book is beneficial
to every child who is lucky enough to have a parent,
a grandparent, or an older sibling to take the time
to use it.... I know of no other
outside-the-classroom literacy resource for young
children and their families that's so thorough and
yet so easy to understand and use immediately."
- Dorothy Aronoff
Preschool & elementary teacher of more than 30 years
California, USA
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"As a
former kindergarten teacher, preschool teacher, and
NAEYC-accredited preschool program director, but
most importantly as the parent of a preschooler, I
wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who
wants to work one-on-one with a child to help
develop early literacy skills. Many parents turn to
flash cards and workbooks, but young children learn
much more readily and easily through developmentally
appropriate games and fun activities. Finally, here
is a resource that explains this to parents in
clear, easy-to-understand language, using concrete
examples and materials with which you can simply cut
out of the book and play. If you are truly
interested in preparing a child for reading success,
I also recommend THE READ-ALOUD HANDBOOK by Jim
Trelease, which educates the reader on how to make
the most of the read-aloud experience. These two
books complement each other well and could be great
blessings to any preschooler or kindergartener whose
parents/grandparents would take the time to read and
use them."
- Sherry Gann
(Posted first on Amazon.com)
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"Bonding While
Learning is soooo up my alley. Each page
contains a simple, easy-to-follow activity you can
do with your three-to-six-year-old to encourage
reading success and improve your relationship with
him or her. Best of all, it's not a set of drills,
like another book I bought recently. Your child
won't even realize you're engaging in reading
preparation. As a mom who is also home preschooling
my daughter, I love books like this one that give me
new ideas for learning activities with [my
daughter], particularly when there's not a whole lot
of blah blah psychology writing to accompany it.
Great book!"
- Lindsay Ferrier,
Suburban Turmoil
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"This book
provides lots of practical activities to share with
toddlers and preschoolers to encourage speech, early
reading, and interactive communication. Letters,
sounds, listening skills, decoding, and more are
encouraged through games and exercises which are
easy to set up at home, daycare or school. Bonding
and personal interaction are also encouraged through
give and take lessons between parent or teacher and
the young child. This is a great resource for young
children with special needs, including speech,
dyslexia, or autism."
- Allison Martin,
Children's Disabilities
Information
(articles and resources empowering parents of
children with disabilities and special needs)
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"So many grandparents wish they
could help their young grandchildren either prepare
for or succeed in school, but are unsure how to go
about doing so or even what exactly, they should be
doing. Well worry no more! The solution comes in the
form of the activity book Bonding While Learning by
Gary Lee Kosman and Grace May Chiu.
"The
book, for children ages 3 to 6, is meant to help
your grandchild learn and practice important reading
skills. It includes games and activities (with
needed materials), as well as tips for grandparents
to correct common mistakes their grandchild might be
making. Not only does Bonding While Learning provide
a range of activities, making them simple for
grandparents by instructing them as to when is the
best time to use them (based on skill level or
effectiveness), the book also enables grandparents
to create opportunities to bond with their
grandchildren.
"With
games that will make reading fun for kids and keep
both them and their grandparents entertained and
engaged, Bonding While Learning is a fantastic
resource for grandparents of preschoolers and
kindergarteners. Anyone looking for educational
activities to do with their grandkids has to look no
further than this book! Bonding While Learning can
by purchased at your favorite bookstore or
amazon.com or borrowed from Senior Resources of
Guilford’s Resource Library by contacting Angela
Eanes at 373-4816."
- Grandparents
Raising Grandchildren
A resource sponsored by the YWCA of Greensboro, the
YWCA of High Point, and Senior Resources of Guilford
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"This book provides a series
of practical activities to share with toddlers and
preschoolers to encourage speech, early reading, and
interactive communication. Letters, sounds,
listening skills, decoding, and more are
demonstrated through games and exercises which are
easy to set up at home, daycare or school. As they
encourage close participation and use examples from
daily life, many of the activities would be helpful
for older adopted children who are learning a second
language."
-
ComeUnity (a
website for parenting, adoption & special needs
resources)
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"As
a former teacher and now a mom of 2 young children,
I highly recommend this book to parents,
grandparents and care providers who want to help
their children get a running start on reading. This
book is NOT a "drill and kill"
get-your-child-reading-by-age-4-in-100-easy-lessons-or-else
manual. It's all about how to deliberately expose
your child to good literacy principles in a fun,
engaging, natural way. The book even includes
reproducible printouts of materials so you don't
have to hunt them down yourself (who has time for
that?)! I also plan to order this book as a gift for
my sisters and friends of little ones."
- Jennifer Wong
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"I
believe that your book's philosophy is inspiring and
great for schools as well as for individual
families. Thank you for making such an outstanding
book for our teachers and families."
- Director,
Mann Family Early Childhood Center
Los Angeles, CA
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"Thank you for this great resource. I really enjoyed
the easy to follow steps and instructions your book
provided. I loved the Talking Bag idea. I am a
family support coordinator for a Head Start program
and will be forwarding this info to our education
specialists for their review as well."
- Michelle Schmitz-Bohrer,
LSW
Mandan, North Dakota
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"The best thing about Bonding While Learning
is that it arms parents with the tools they need to
make educational time interactive and fun -- at
home, at the park or on-the-go."
- Go Baby®
Read the entire review.
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"This book has been a welcome
addition to our household. I had been worried that
my youngest of three sons (age 4) was not getting
enough individual attention in our homeschooling....
Bonding While Learning provided the perfect
opportunity to spend quality time cuddling with him
on the couch while feeling confident that I was
"officially" educating him....
"It is exciting to see an educational resource that
values the time parents spend with children,
promoting "bonding" as an important component in
academic progress. I also appreciate the fact that
Bonding While Learning is not stuck on an
age-appropriate timeline. Realizing that children do
not learn in a cookie-cutter style, the authors
encourage parents to use the activities in any order
that works for them and their unique child....
"I would recommend this resource to someone who is
beginning to homeschool a young child but has fears
about "doing it right." The book is "schoolish"
enough for parents to trust they are really teaching
their child, yet homey enough to build warm memories
between parent and child."
- Deborah
Burt,
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, LLC (June 2007)
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"We are delighted with [Bonding
While Learning]. Since I'm a grandmother
with an interest in reading to her granddaughter,
and a person with no background in teaching reading,
it is a wonderful resource. And just the sort of
thing that I need.
"It's beautifully done besides. I'm so glad I bought
it.
"You've done a wonderful job."
- Anne Schink
Portland, Maine
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"My name is
Fredda Loewenstein and I am the
Associate Director of the Mann Family
Early Childhood Center. Our director,
Carol Bovill, asked me to relay some of
the feedback that we got from our staff
about your book Bonding While
Learning....
"We are a developmental school and we do
academics in a fun way. Your book
played right into that. The lessons in
your book show ways to introduce letters
and numbers to Nursery aged children in
a playful developmental way.
"Using your 'Create Your Own Menu' idea,
one of our classrooms transformed
themselves into an Italian Bistro for
the morning. In addition to creating
their own menus, they cooked pasta with
a variety of sauces, made table
decorations, played music by Andrea
Bochelli. and wished everyone a 'bongiorno.'
In keeping with your model, some of the
food that was discussed was Marcia’s
Manicotti, Lindsey’s Linquini, Fredda’s
Fish and Carol’s Carrots! The class had
such fun that day and learned so much!
"A game that I observed in a class was
'I Spy a Rhyme.' With a few minutes to
pass right before dismissal time, the
teacher started the game. She gave two
or three clues and then she turned the
game over to the children. They caught
on really quickly and seemed to really
enjoy the added dimension to the classic
'I Spy' game.
"Play-dough is a big hit in our younger
classes. The children often use the
play-dough to form letters that they are
familiar with. The recipe you provided
for Kool-Aid play-dough was wonderful.
It produced such a colorful, flavorful,
sensory experience.
"We are a school with a very strong
educational philosophy. Our classroom
learning is a reflection of different
pedagogic philosophies. We have been
particularly influenced by Montessori,
High Scope and Reggio Emilia. Our
teachers are top notch, all of them are
college educated with more that the
required units in Early Childhood
Education. Our staff runs exciting
innovative programs. On their own, some
of our teachers have come up with
lessons similar to ones in your book.
Your book would be a valuable resource
for schools looking to raise the level
of education in their schools. There
are a lot of unique ideas that would
help infuse each classroom with fun,
creative learning experiences. I think
it would be a great tool for any school
to have in it’s resource library."
Fredda Loewenstein
Associate Director, Mann Family Early Childhood
Center
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"Wow this book is really great! I loved the fact that in the beginning it gave important information about the book and the authors. It is also great that it explains how to praise your child for their accomplishments. The activities and the materials provided were easy to understand and work with and provided time for me to sit down individually with my child and work on them. He was very excited to work on the different projects and we often did more than one at a time at his request."
-
iParenting Media Awards
Reviewer
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"That book was actually
the 1st one I read to get ideas about activities
to do with the kids and I found it VERY helpful
as I've never had any early childhood
development training or anything like that.
Honestly, I plan to save it to use with my kids
someday as I found the book very informative."
- AmeriCorps member
with the
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
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"Wonderful job on "Bonding While Learning"! I just
found the book on your website yesterday but I plan
to use many of the activities with my young son and
the best part is, he won't even know that he's doing
"homework"--what a bonus!"
- Shelby Hoytal
Topeka, KS
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"I'm a single mother
with a full time job. Teaching my son before
was difficult and frustrating. Now that I have
the book, I find it much
easier to teach my son and see his progress as
we go along.
"If you're looking for a book that lets you
spend quality time and, better yet, teach your
child and prepare him for preschool, this is the
book for you."
- Teresa Lopez
Los Angeles, CA
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"The book came so quickly in
the mail.... It's put together so well, and is so clear
and simple to follow."
- Jaime Friedman
San Diego, CA
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"I have given two
books to friends becoming grand mothers and they
loved the book. We all think it's a
fabulous tool to interact with your children and
or grandchildren .I will be purchasing
more in the future."
- Leslie Louden
Henderson, NV
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Bonding While
Learning by Gary Lee Kosman and Grace May
Chiu is fun, engaging and full of positive
energy.... Bonding While Learning, is an
outstanding way for parents and children to bond
while helping your child to grow academically,
socially and positively.
-
Michelle Rossi
Author of
All About Me
and contributing author
in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series
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"I read this book and
it gave me a great perspective into helping my kids
learn how to read. We have made tremendous strides
since doing some of the activities. My kids are at
the point where reading has become more enjoyable. I
highly recommend this as a teaching method for
parents and their children."
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Posted by a reader at
Barnes & Noble.com
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"Your book is a big
hit at Mann Family Early Childhood Center of
Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
"The Director...loved it and asked me to provide three more
books for her teachers who teach the 5 year old
classes. The 17 moms in my son's class who received
it loved it too!"
- Robin
Broidy
California, USA
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