Use one book you legally own or borrow, ten gentle minutes at a time. The prompts support shared conversation without copying book text or grading a child.
This kit supplies only original prompts and a blank reading log. It does not host, reproduce or link to unauthorized copies of picture books. The CC BY 4.0 license covers this original kit—not any book, dictionary or linked source.
Repeat a favorite book or choose a different legal copy each week. Ten minutes is a gentle structure, not a target to force.
Keep the relationship first: let the child choose the book, page or picture.
Look at the cover and pictures. Ask, “Which page should we visit first?”
Point out one Zhuyin annotation without testing: “I notice ㄇ beside this character.”
Let the child choose one favorite picture and connect it to family life.
Close while interest is still positive; rereading the same page is welcome.
Model one familiar annotated word and leave several seconds for any response.
Choose up to three words from your legal copy. Do not enter or upload the book text here.
Read naturally. The child may echo, point, make an action or simply listen.
Use one chosen word in a real family sentence instead of asking for a definition.
Write only the next word to revisit on your private paper copy—never a score.
The child controls the page turn, pace and one question for the adult.
Offer two choices: reread a familiar page or explore one new page.
Pause after a picture or sentence. If a character is unfamiliar, check one entry together in the MOE Mini Dictionary.
Ask, “What should we show someone else from this page?” Accept words, gestures or drawings.
Stop before the exchange becomes a quiz or speed-reading task.
Use pictures, props and family memories to retell—not to test exact recall.
Invite the child to choose three pictures or moments from the book.
Take turns telling what happened. Recast a word naturally without saying “wrong.”
Draw, act out or photograph a family object connected to the story; do not upload it here.
Celebrate one specific interaction and let the child choose the next legal book.
Circle anything that happened; blank spaces are not failures. Keep the printed sheet at home. Nothing is submitted or saved by this page.
| Week | Circle any moments you noticed | One idea for next time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ○ child chose ○ noticed a picture ○ asked or answered | ________________ |
| 2 | ○ listened ○ joined a word ○ pointed or acted | ________________ |
| 3 | ○ led a page ○ waited and talked ○ checked one word | ________________ |
| 4 | ○ retold ○ connected to family ○ chose another book | ________________ |
There is no account, title field, form submission, camera, microphone, upload, analytics input, local storage or saved child profile. Print handwriting stays with your family.
Families, libraries and heritage schools may print or adapt this original kit under CC BY 4.0 with credit to iOS App Guide and a link to this page.
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0A 2020 systematic review and meta-analysis covered 19 randomized trials with 2,594 children; mean child ages across studies ranged from 1 to 6 years. Book-sharing interventions showed small average effects on expressive language (d = 0.41) and receptive language (d = 0.26), and a larger effect on caregiver book-sharing competence (d = 1.01). The review did not test Zhuyin, this exact four-week or ten-minute routine, independent reading, or this tool. We use it only to inform shared adult-child interaction—not to promise a learning result.
No. Use a book you legally own, borrow or access through an authorized service. This page provides original prompts only.
No. Listening, pointing, choosing a picture, acting or joining one familiar word are all valid participation.
No. Research supports the promise of shared book-reading interventions for language outcomes, but did not test Zhuyin, this schedule or this tool.
No. There is no title field, account, form submission, upload or saved result. A printed handwritten log remains with your family.