2025 Ministry of Education Lifelong Learning Circle - Reading Education Circle
Let Reading Light the Way for Children
• Drawing English to Life: English Picture Book Reading & Activities
Reading picture books is one of the best ways for children to learn English. Through our activities that combine stories, games, and songs, this program opens the door for children to step into the world of English in a fun and engaging way.
We hope to provide children with a relaxed and enjoyable English-learning environment, nurture their motivation to learn English while strengthening their speaking skills.
Date: April 19(Kaohsiung City) & April 26(Taipei City)
Family Participants: 94 parent-child pairs
Target Audience: Children ages 3-7
Instructor: Teacher Chi Chen
Theme:
① Alan’s Big Scary Teeth
② Gruffalo
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Event Hightlights
Taipei City: Alan’s Big Scary Teeth / Gruffalo
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Taipei City: Alan’s Big Scary Teeth / Gruffalo
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Taipei City: Alan’s Big Scary Teeth / Gruffalo
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Event Hightlights
Kaohsiung City: Alan’s Big Scary Teeth -
Kaohsiung City: Alan’s Big Scary Teeth
• Drawing English to Life II: English Picture Book Reading & Activities
English picture books are used to help children naturally engage with the language in a relaxed and enjoyable environment, building positive feelings and confidence toward learning English.
By connecting stories with visual images, children not only develop a stronger sense of English but also enhance their imagination and concentration, making English learning both meaningful and fun.
Date: August 30, September 27 & December 13
Family Participants: 50 parent-child pairs
Target Audience: Children ages 2-6
Instructor: Teacher Fenny
Theme:
① Octopus English Party
② Zoom! Zoom! Let’s Fly to the Moon!
③ Hello! Snowman
④ Merry Christmas
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《Octopus English Party》
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《Zoom! Zoom! Let’s Fly to the Moon!》
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《Hello! Snowman》
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《Merry Christmas!》
• Intelligence Lecture: Learning Parenting Through Stories
By using picture books as a medium to engage parents, educators, and interested members of the public in discussions about more appropriate parenting practices, strengthening parent–child relationships, and supporting children’s healthy personality development and positive character traits.
Through this lecture, we hope to foster children’s reading literacy through picture books while making parenting topics more relatable and impactful.
Guiding Childrento Face Mistakes with Courage
Date & Time: June 12, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Participants: 172 attendees
Speaker:
Lo Yi-Chun (Parenting Communication Author and Lecturer)
Outline：
‧ Discussion inspired by the picture book "I Don't Dare Say It, I'm Afraid I'll Get Scolded”
‧ How we can respond and talk with children when they make mistakes
‧ The relationship between mistakes, failure, setbacks, and psychological resilience
‧ Advanced topic: Is this really a mistake? How to cultivate independent thinking
‧ Q&A
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Guiding Children to Face Mistakes with Courage
Lo Yi-Chun (Parenting Communication Author and Lecturer)
Be Your Child’s Talent Scout: Gaining Positive Parenting Energy from Picture Books
Date & Time: November 5, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Participants: 193 attendees
Speaker:
Li Chen-Hui (Distinguished English Teacher, Houjing Junior High School, Kaohsiung City)
Outline：
‧ The beginning of seeing: how you view your child
‧ Key mindsets for becoming a “talent scout” for children
‧ Using picture book stories to initiate dialogue between parents and children, as well as teachers and students
‧ Q&A
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Be Your Child’s Talent Scout: Gaining Positive Parenting Energy from Picture Books
Li Chen-Hui (Distinguished English Teacher, Houjing Junior High School, Kaohsiung City)
• 2025 SDGs Picture Book Tour
Focusing on interactive storytelling, this event incorporates engaging activities inspired by picture books. Conducted in KUMON Learning Centers nationwide, the event features newly written stories by the Mandarin AII curriculum authors, providing a shared reading experience for parents and children. The goal is to cultivate a love for reading and establish a lifelong reading habit among children.
Schedule: July–October
Number of Sessions: 79 sessions nationwide
Participants: A total of 1,208 parent–child pairs
