My First English Adventure

Everything your child needs is right there on the page.Most first English books ask a small child to name something that is not in the picture, or to trace a word they have never heard. This one was built the other way around. Your child sees it, hears it, says it, traces it - and only then uses it.

Four steps, the same every time

LOOK - a big, warm illustration opens every unit. Find it and point to it.

SAY - say the word, then let your child say it back.

TRACE - real dotted letters on proper handwriting lines, with a start dot and an arrow.

PLAY - draw it, circle it, count it, act it out.

Inside the book

All 26 letters, one full page each, with genuine tracing guides

15 everyday themes: hello, colours, numbers, my body, family, home, toys, school, food, animals, clothes and weather, feelings, around town and a final celebration

Over 120 first words, and every one is traced before it is asked for

A drawing, game or movement activity in every unit

Parent notes, an answer key, a progress chart and a certificate to sign

Written for ages 4 to 6, at home or in class. No reading ability is needed on page one, and it works just as well for children who hear English at home as for children who do not.

Zahir Hasan holds a doctorate in education and teaches at university level in Tokyo, Japan.