“Tannoon” is an initiative to raise a child reader
It was founded by Nermeen Magdy Badr to support families and educators in the Middle East to raise a child reader.
It mixes scientific research with practical experiences and aims to make shared reading essential in every home and school.
The word Tannoon means Hummingbird in Arabic.
These are courses offered free of charge, directed to everyone who deals with children and aim to develop and spread the child’s cognitive awareness of reading from birth.
How do we read aloud stories to our children or students?
A question that may prevent us from speaking and thus not benefiting from the most important methods of communication and raising children. This course will introduce you to 10 various strategies for shared reading, and will train you in them practically.
There are various ways to tell a child from books, including telling the story in the kamishibai theater, which is a wooden theater that displays pictures of the story along with the narration.
It is very suitable for children in the classroom and libraries and can be applied to most comic stories. Contact Tanun for any questions.
How do we discuss books with our children while reading them with them or after they have read them on their own? A comprehensive guide will help you with this task, which may seem difficult, especially in books that we have not read, but the guide will make it easy, useful, and fun.
Tools for the family and the educator, such as activities about books and free written stories ready to be read before bed and at any time, as well as frequently asked questions and their answers.
Mama, tell me a story?
Mama searches her memory for a story but does not find it. Here are some stories in colloquial language that I will add periodically for every mother and child before bedtime.
Poetry, art, history, play, and cooking from books about reading. Easy activities. All papers required for printing are available for free download. Suitable for home and school classes.
Some frequently asked questions from families about books and reading to children. Here I collected what I know and answered briefly. Please email me with your questions so I can answer them here.
