Guan Jiaqi's Reading Lessons

Name: Guan Jiaqi's Reading Lessons
ISBN: 9787516831113

管家琪Taihai Publishing House · ChinaJul 2022

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Word count: 49K words
Chapters: 46
ISBN: 9787516831113

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Summary

Want to foster a reading habit in your child but aren't sure how to guide them? Want to tell your child stories but don't know how? What if your child only does fragmented reading on a phone? With so many books out there, how do you choose, how do you read, and how do you balance quality against quantity? You want to improve your child's Chinese but don't know where to start.

Hailed as the "Queen of Taiwanese Children's Literature," Guan Jiaqi distills more than 30 years of experience writing for children to answer parents' questions. Divided into five chapters and written in a question-and-answer format, the book addresses the issues parents care about most: how to cultivate a child's reading habits, how to tell children stories, how to make parent-child reading more rewarding, why we should read the classics, and how reading can improve a child's Chinese.

Grounded in everyday life, the book offers practical answers to parents' concerns, helping them choose books with confidence, build a richer repertoire of stories, create better parent-child reading time, make good use of fragmented reading, and improve their child's Chinese—a rare and valuable guide.

Editor's review

Guan Jiaqi's Reading Lessons is not a conventional reading-method manual but a sincere sharing of the journey of a veteran children's author and reading advocate over more than thirty years. With her unique dual identity—as both creator and reader—Guan Jiaqi unravels the deeper value of reading. The book's most valuable quality is that it steps away from utilitarian lists of "how to read" techniques and instead explores the inner questions of "why read" and "what to read for." Through numerous personal reading stories, cases of interaction with children, and reflections on her own creative journey, the author vividly illustrates how reading shapes character, nourishes imagination, and provides emotional comfort. Her insights on children's reading are especially refined, emphasizing the importance of respecting children's reading pace and interests, which offers direct inspiration for parents and educators. The overall style is warm and plain, like a friend speaking earnestly, yet the core is filled with serious thinking about the nature of reading. It is more like a gentle "catalyst," aimed at awakening or reinforcing our original love for and trust in reading—especially precious in this age of fragmented information.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Parents and teachers concerned with children's early reading and growth
Educators or volunteers interested in reading promotion
Adult readers hoping to rediscover the joy of reading and reflect on its meaning
Children's book creators, editors, and those interested in children's literature

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking specific quick-reading techniques and booklist tools
Literary research-oriented readers expecting a rigorous academic system and theoretical framework

Reading tips

It is recommended as a bedside or leisure read; there is no need to finish it in one sitting—savor it chapter by chapter.
While reading, compare and reflect on your own or your child's reading experiences for more direct gains.
The many children's books mentioned can serve as leads for further reading, building a more three-dimensional understanding.

About the publisher

Taihai Publishing House China · Founded in 1997

Founded in 1997 and based in Beijing, Taihai Publishing House takes “building cultural bridges and promoting cross-strait unity” as its mission, focusing on Taiwan-related studies, social sciences and humanities, Chinese and foreign history, and literature. Judging from the 709 titles in the database, its publishing centers on foreign literature and classic works, with attention to Eastern philosophy, architecture, and social culture. Representative books include Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha and Steppenwolf and the four-volume Hesse literary series, Liang Sicheng’s A History of Chinese Architecture, Lao She’s Teahouse (unabridged classic edition), Sun Wu’s The Art of War, and collections by W. Somerset Maugham, Yasunari Kawabata, and Yukio Mishima. Its authors include major foreign writers such as Hesse, Maugham, Kawabata, and Mishima, as well as Liang Sicheng, Lao She, and Sun Wu. Its publishing features complete presentation of classic texts and series-based organization of foreign literature; public information on its Taiwan-related studies titles and authors is limited.

版权信息
怎样养成孩子的阅读习惯
1 及早养成阅读习惯对学习有多重要？
2 学龄前为什么是孩子养成阅读习惯的关键期？
3 阅读应该从几岁开始？
4 阅读的性质有哪些？
5 浏览网络文章算不算阅读？
6 什么是多元化阅读？
7 多元化阅读的基础是什么？
8 能否善用碎片化阅读？
怎么给孩子讲故事
9 为孩子念故事、讲故事到底有多重要？
10 念故事和讲故事的差异在哪里？
11 讲故事对于培养阅读习惯的价值在哪里？
12 讲故事需要搭配道具吗？
13 为孩子讲故事需要经过专业训练吗？
14 讲故事要注意固定时段吗？
15 讲故事最需要注意的是什么？
16 如何建立自己的故事库？
怎样实现更好的亲子阅读
17 如何看待“适读年龄”的概念？
18 亲子阅读时如何选书？
19 亲子阅读的时候，需要勤于向孩子发问吗？
20 朗读和默读的重要性是什么？
21 大人看童书会有收获吗？
22 为什么绘本比较贵？
23 绘本对于幼儿成长有多重要？
24 绘本和游戏书的差异在哪里？
25 欣赏绘本，最该注意的是什么？
为什么要阅读经典
26 阅读儿歌和童谣会有哪些方面的收获？
27 为什么说“孩子都是天生的诗人”？
28 阅读神话的收获是什么？
29 阅读民间故事的收获是什么？
30 为什么“想象力比知识更重要”？
31 为什么要着重读经典？
32 为什么经典文学总是“很难看”？
如何通过阅读提高孩子的语文水平
33 如何引导孩子发表读书心得？
34 什么是主题式阅读？
35 什么叫作延伸阅读？
36 阅读的质与量该如何把握？
37 如果一个孩子不爱看书，但想象力很丰富，可能吗？
38 孩子阅读太“偏食”怎么办？
39 看作文范文算不算阅读？
40 为什么背诵的好词好句很难用得上？

FAQ

What is the main difference between this book and other reading-method books on the market?

The core difference is its strong personal narrative and experience-sharing character. It does not offer standardized steps but presents, through the author's life experience and professional observations, how reading naturally occurs and influences life. The focus is on inspiring ideas rather than teaching skills.

Is this book suitable to give directly to children?

The book is mainly for adult readers, especially adults who read with children. Its content helps adults understand children's reading psychology and guide them more effectively. Some chapters or stories could be shared with upper-elementary or middle school students, but overall it is not written for children.

Does the book include a recommended reading list?

The book does mention many classic children's books and literary works from China and abroad, but they appear as case examples or narrative evidence serving the author's arguments rather than as a systematic recommended reading list. Readers can discover many worthwhile works through it.

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About the author

管家琪 Author

Guan Jiaqi is a Chinese-language author known for her guidance on children's literature reading and writing. Public information about her is limited, and her nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not clearly recorded. Judging from the six titles held in the collection, her writing centers on two areas: fairy-tale composition and reading methods. The volumes of Guan Jiaqi's Fairy-Tale Composition Lessons focus respectively on imagination, association, and expression, and there is also a boxed set and a volume titled Guan Jiaqi's Reading Lessons. These works are often grouped under exam preparation, language and literacy, and inspirational growth, suggesting that they are mainly intended for students seeking to improve their reading and writing skills, along with their parents and teachers. Her approach tends to use fairy-tale situations to explain techniques of planning and expression, turning abstract writing methods into practical, imitable exercises. The language is plain and friendly, emphasizing inspiration rather than rote instruction, which makes the books suitable as supplementary material for reading and writing practice in and out of class.