From hearing to understanding

Compare learning activities · A guide for adultsFrom hearing to understandingListening for a detail, remembering words and combining clues are different tasks. Compare the information each Japanese listening activity asks…

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Reading a clock, understanding time

Compare learning activities · A guide for adultsReading a clock, understanding time“What time?” and “How long?” ask different questions. Compare clock reading, elapsed time and time units before choosing an…

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Beyond recognizing hiragana

Compare learning activities · A guide for adultsBeyond recognizing hiraganaListening, finding a missing character and making an animal name use different clues. Choose a Japanese-learning activity by the connection you…

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When Japanese sounds and spelling differ

Compare learning activities · A guide for adultsWhen Japanese sounds and spelling differCompare the particles は・を・へ and long-vowel spellings: two challenges that arise after children begin to read hiragana.See levels,…

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Choosing words beyond “great”

Compare learning activities · A guide for adultsChoosing words beyond “great”Compare describing a situation, changing a sentence and connecting an idiom. Each asks learners to notice a different relationship between…

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What can we learn to read in a graph?

Compare learning activities · A guide for adultsWhat can we learn to read in a graph?Counting objects, comparing quantities and reading change ask different questions. Compare four activities before choosing…

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