We are back with another fun-filled event exploring the world of children’s reading! This time, the Brain-NORM team hosted an afternoon of informative talks by expert researchers and exciting activities at the Central Public Library on 14 December 2024 for members of the public.

Prof. Annabel Chen kicking off the event and welcoming parents, caregivers, children and educators in attendance!   

The day began with a sharing session by language, numeracy and child development researchers. During the talk, our panel of speakers shared about the current research on reading including its importance, the brain’s role in reading and numeracy learning, and key developmental milestones for children.

Dr. Beth O’Brien sharing useful reading practices to help children learn literacy skills

Asst. Prof. Darren Yeo demonstrating how numeracy concepts can be taught with picture books

Dr. Wu Chiao-Yi presenting on how the brain is involved in language learning

We also shared about our ongoing project titled Brain-NORM and how parents and their children can contribute to research to uncover how reading and numeracy skills develop in early childhood.

The talks ending off with Prof. Annabel Chen sharing about the Brain-NORM project

If you are a parent and are keen to find out more about the Brain-NORM project, click here to learn more and sign up!

After the talks, families with children were invited to explore different game booths featuring hands-on reading- and numeracy-themed activities. They even got to bring home prizes for their enthusiastic participation in completing all the activities!

These books are great choices to read with children! (Psst…looking to borrow books for your little ones? Discover our curated list of book recommendations here 😉 )

Share this reading experience with your children too! Check out our post on Shared Book Reading

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A parent and child testing their memory and language abilities (which card was it again?)

And that’s a wrap! We hope everyone had a wonderful afternoon with us in exploring the science of reading and numeracy learning and took away helpful tips to inspire and motivate your child to read more! Subscribe to our blog by clicking the button on the bottom right corner to keep up to date on our blog posts and events. Until then, see you at our next event 😀

 

Written by: Adam

Photos by: Adam, Yixi

Edited by: Lynette