August 27, 2009; Rowland Heights, Calif., USA – A learn-Chinese bookstore for children is pleased to offer the public Champion Chinese, a program that claims to have students learn the 37 sounds of Bo Po Mo in 2-6 hours, instead of the usual 55 hours.

Champion Chinese is an interesting teaching and learning system of the Chinese language. It is an interactive learning program based on the principles of “Multiple Intelligences” and “Whole Language”. This learning Chinese system is especially suited for those who want to start learning Bo Po Mo. It can also be used by those who already know some Bo Po Mo but also want to learn Hanyu Pinyin.

The Champion Chinese System was devised by a concerned parent, Ms. Pei-Pei Champion. Ms Champion took her then 3-year old daughter to Chinese class and was horrified at how the children were uninterested in learning Chinese. This motivated her to study the Bo Po Mo characters, until she found connections in the sounds and the images of characters. Later she developed simple mnemonic devices that let the children easily understand and connect the characters to the pronunciation.

ChildBook.com is now carrying the starter books of the “Champion Chinese Sounding Systems & Pronunciation.” The starter books include the Student’s Edition and the Teacher’s Manual. Audio CDs are also included for the Pronunciation Guide and drills.
Ray Ritchey of ChildBook says, “We are pleased to go into partnership with Ms. Pei Pei Champion, the founder of Champion Chinese. Like Ms. Champion, it is ChildBook’s goal to share the beauty of the Chinese language and culture to the young generation.”

The Champion Chinese Student’s Edition includes tables of Bo Po Mo to Pinyin and activity based study of Bo Po Mo. Students will be able to color and do activities to reinforce the Bo Po Mo and Pinyin learned. Meanwhile, the Champion Chinese Teacher’s Manual guides parents and teachers how to teach Bo Po Mo and Pinyin with creative activities, such as writing, conversing in basic common conversation, singing and playing games.

Towards the end of the lessons, students are expected to recognize and write basic Bo Po Mo and Pinyin words. They will also be able to converse in basic, useful Chinese. Vocabulary is built up with the lessons so the students are expected to know the basics Chinese colors, numbers, shapes, animals, units of measurement, plus more. It is also expected that students will be able to follow the Chinese songs provided.

Ms. Pei Pei Champion is currently teaching at the Champion Chinese Language Institute, The Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School and the West Hartford Continuing Education, all in Connecticut. She also speaks to people in different places to share the wonder of learning Chinese using her method. She was awarded “Chinese Teacher of the Year 2001 by the East Coast Association of Chinese Schools. Ms . Champion graduated from University of Hartford with a major in Early Childhood Education.

For more premium Learn-Chinese materials, visit ChildBook.com.

22 June 2009, Rowland Heights, Calif., USA – A children’s Chinese bookstore is reminding high school student that Chinese SATs are only held during November and therefore should take steps to prepare as early as now.

ChildBook.com reminds high school students that the Chinese SAT II this year will only be held on November 9, 2009.  To assist the young people to review and get exemplary scores for the test, ChildBook is making available to the public the reviewer entitled “Chinese SAT II”.

ChildBook is accommodating the demand for reviewers this summer break as the long vacation is the perfect time for young people to review. At this time, school work load is much lighter compared to when simultaneously studying and reviewing during the academic year.

The SAT Subject Test in Chinese is an 85-item multiple choice test that measure a student’s knowledge of the Chinese language.  Students who have 2 to 4 years of Chinese instruction and practice are encouraged to take the test.

The “Chinese SAT II” reviewer is compiled by the Association of Northern California of Chinese Schools.  Practice tests for reading, listening and usage are included.  The reviewer set contains 2 books and 2 audio CDs.  It also contains tips on how to score high in the SAT II.

The SATs measure the proficiency of high school students in different subject areas.  Almost all colleges and universities in the US consider SAT scores in the admission process.

Deadline of registration for taking the SAT Subject Test in Chinese is on October 9, 2009.  Contact your local College Board office for more details.

Contact:
Ray Ritchey
ray@childbook.com,
Tel. 909-595-8882

About ChildBook
http://www.childbook.com is an online Learn-Chinese bookstore for children.  Since 1997, ChildBook has been helping kids and their families get the Chinese advantage with its bilingual English-Chinese books, videos, songs and other educational materials.  ChildBook also offers free learning resources for kids and teaching guides for parents and teachers.

June 11, 2009; Rowland Heights, Calif. USA – As high school kids are taking the SATs nationwide this June, A Learn-Chinese bookstore for kids is offering Chinese SAT II reviewer tests in time for the SAT Subject Testing on November.

Childbook.com is offering the public “Chinese SAT II,” a reviewer compiled by the Association of Northern California of Chinese Schools.

Students with at least 2 to 4 years of Chinese courses in high school or equivalent, and continuous gradual practice of the language are encouraged to take the test.  The SAT Subject Test in Chinese exam is an 85-item multiple choice test with questions to test knowledge of spoken and written Mandarin Chinese in the context of contemporary Chinese culture.

ChildBook is encouraging high school juniors and seniors to further sharpen their Chinese proficiency during this summer break with “Chinese SAT II” Reviewer.

The “Chinese SAT II” Reviewer contains practice tests for Reading and Listening Comprehension, and Usage in Chinese.  The “Chinese SAT II” Review Set contains two books and 2 audio CDs.  The Usage portion is  presented in four different writing systems: Traditional Characters, Simplified Characters, Pinyin Romanization, and Chinese Phonetic Alphabet (Bo Po Mo Fo).  The Reading Comprehension portion is presented in two writing systems:  Traditional Characters and Simplified Characters.  The Listening Comprehension portion is in Mandarin Chinese.  This study guide also has tips on how to score high on the SAT II Subject Test in Chinese.

The SAT (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a test that measures the proficiency of high school students in different subject areas.

Almost all colleges in the US accept the SAT in the admission process of freshmen. The test is also a good indicator for colleges to flag what areas a student will thrive in, and what career options are viable for the student.  The SAT contains tests in reading, writing and mathematics; while the SAT II or SAT subject tests measure knowledge in specific subject areas, such as sciences and languages.  SAT II is the basis of colleges for course placement of students.

The Chinese SAT II test is on November 7, 2009.  Deadline of registration is October 9, 2009.

Contact:
Ray Ritchey
ray@childbook.com,
Tel. 909-595-8882

About ChildBook
http://www.childbook.com is an online Learn-Chinese bookstore for children.  Since 1997, ChildBook has been helping kids and their families get the Chinese advantage with its bilingual English-Chinese books, videos, songs and other educational materials.  ChildBook also offers free learning resources for kids and teaching guides for parents and teachers.