My son got Cs in Japanese. He doesn't like to read stories- never see him read one in Japanese (not much better in English). He doesn't know for instance hitori, futori and days of the month. It would be nice to get teaching of words in context. School teaching is boring and his Japanese family arent interested.
How can I help my son who is first year elementary school learn Japanese words?
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Is he of an age that might use some type of video game or watch some type of anime/cartoon that is interesting and teaches at the same time? Maybe a Manga for his age group that would help him learn? I learned to read from comic books when I was very young with my mom helping me with the hard words.
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Maybe get some Dr. Seuss books in Japanese? Especially helpful if he already knows the English versions.
Or, it used to be hard to obtain in Japan, but if you can get movies like Totoro or even Pokemon in Japanese (but with English subtitles) it may help get his ears accustomed to Japanese rhythms while still allowing him to follow the story.
Or, how about some puzzles for kids that have common objects and their Japanese names on them?
Or, it used to be hard to obtain in Japan, but if you can get movies like Totoro or even Pokemon in Japanese (but with English subtitles) it may help get his ears accustomed to Japanese rhythms while still allowing him to follow the story.
Or, how about some puzzles for kids that have common objects and their Japanese names on them?
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Look them up on Amazon?
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I think that you should let you go to local child building and play with a friend of the same age.
When a friend of the same generation can read and write, and oneself cannot do it, a sense of shame arises.
I think that I can get the spirit of self-advancement by knowing own scholastic ability level.
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When a friend of the same generation can read and write, and oneself cannot do it, a sense of shame arises.
I think that I can get the spirit of self-advancement by knowing own scholastic ability level.
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He can read and so can I and good deal in Kanji- for me many grades of . It is really remembering the irregular Kanji compounds and correct use of Katakana and actually remembering to write the katakana instead of hiragana that concerns me and for me it is better to include context (rather than the often abstract use in worksheets and tests)
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Are you in or near Tokyo? Have you been to the large bookstore named Kinokunia in Shinjuku, Tokyo? If I remember correctly, the entire top floor was devoted to English books. Please feel free to ask for directions to the store.
Can you give us some examples of katakana usage that are difficult?
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He has lots of English books that only reads when strongly incentivized. His teacher got he to write out the katakana syllabary and he wrote five of them in hiragana- his Japanese mother throws away all test papers.
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The idea is to choose an English book he likes, find the Japanese version of the book, read it to him, then eventually have him read it to you. Which English books does he especially like? This could even be expanded into choosing phrases in the Japanese-version of the book, discussing the difficult/fascinating/intriguing ways some English words and phrases are translated into katakana Japanese. (One of my favorites is "open car" to mean a car that is a convertible.)
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You didn't acknowledge my response and example but to be clear, I looked up Hungry Caterpillar on Japanese Amazon and it automatically figured out the Japanese title はらぺこあおむし. That should work for most popular books.
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If mom is not heavily involved in a good way , his wish to please her will have a negative effect I think. As a child , the driving factor to do well is often just to please the parents and get praise from them.(strong peer pressure can also sometimes work)
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There are also hiragana practice books like these, which you may already know about.
Amazon product ASIN 4039212002
Amazon product ASIN 4039212002
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I was looking A big ball of String by Marion Holland as far as I can tell never been translated.
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He doesn't really like reading period.
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I can only wonder if he would enjoy getting the attention you could give him while you read a book to him every night just before he goes to bed. This would help build emotional bonding and emotional teamwork between the two of you, and prepare him for the day you start reading books to him in Japanese every night just before he goes to bed. In addition, this would help instill in him a love of reading.
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The child of Japan learns "a hiragana letter" by wordplay.
しりとり(shiri tori)
ひらがなかるた(Hiragana Karuta)
百人一首(Hyakunin Isshu)
しりとり(shiri tori)
ひらがなかるた(Hiragana Karuta)
百人一首(Hyakunin Isshu)
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Find some katakana puzzles that you can do together.
