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Ms Tsai Shu Ying (Taipei)
Taipei County Books and Reading Association
Speech: A Taiwanese mother advocating early reading for 20 years
Since 1994, Tsai has been running mommy reading clubs, promoting parent-child reading, and serving kindergartens, primary schools and the community. She has rich experience as a group leader and a storyteller, and is a major driving for of parent-child reading in Taiwan.
Mr. Marco Wong (Marco Sir)
Founder, Angels Family Centre & Life Inspire
Speech: Holidays of Self-realisation
Having worked in family building and adventure-based training for 20 years, registered social worker Marco Wong has a wealth of experience in planning, counseling and training of children and young people. His creative courses empower parents to help their children face developmental challenges. The outdoor programmes he designs and leads have helped many children build up a strong foundation and confidence they need to handle life challenges.
Ms. Wai Wai-Ying
Educational Consultant, Greenfield Education Fund
Speech: Stories are better than textbooks
Master in Library Science, George Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, U.S. Secondary School Teacher and School Librarian, Kung Lee College, Programme Secretary (Libraries), The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association, Managing Director & Editor-in-chief, Sun Ya Publications (HK) Ltd., Director--Chinese & Bilingual Publishing, Longman Group (Far East) Ltd., Founder of Greenfield Educational Centre, Education Consultant of Greenfield Educational Fund Ltd.(NGO). Interest in research of children reading and writing in Chinese and English. 2001-2007 conducted and participated in an action research Greenfield Sunshine Balanced Literacy Programme in a local primary school. Publications include Basic Phonics Series、Ready to Go English Grammar in Context Series, Ready to Go English Text Types Activity Book Series、Greenfield’s Dialogue Board Games、《少就是多 淺入深出--青田陽光英語綜合教學法實踐與反思》、《學好拼音---拼讀、串字、默書》、《學習中文三部曲教師手冊(co-author)》等。
Ms. Percie Wong (Hong Kong)
Reading education trainer, Bring Me a Book
Speech: The power of picture books - a magical journey of learning, learning can be fun!
BMABHK: Enhancing Parent-Child Communication through stories
Percie Wong specializes in reading education. She is a degree holder major in Psychology (BSc. Hons) and a member of the Hong Kong Psychological Society. She is a qualified Trainer for Bring Me A Book Hong Kong (BMABHK) where she has extensive experience in conducting BMABHK First Teacher’s Training to parents and Train-the-Trainer Workshop to teachers and social workers. Miss Wong is passionate to motivate parents about reading aloud, English teachers and students to enhance English learning through picture books.
Since 2012, she assisted BMABHK to take charge the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) English Alliance 2012/13 and 2014/15 projects. The aim is to create fun English language experience to Hong Kong primary and secondary students making use of picture books to promote literacy as well as enhancing English learning.
From July 2013, Percie assisted Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation (CYSFF) to conduct training workshops in Hefei, China to primary level English teachers – “Scaffolding Children’s English Learning through Picture Books”. Its focus on the classroom based reading aloud techniques and how it could help English teaching and expose students to interesting literature, as well as fun learning.
She conducts English Storytelling sessions at Hong Kong Public Libraries and community centres regularly using interactive read-alouds with the systematic approach to develop children’s understanding of vocabulary as well as the phonological awareness in boosting their oral English.