To begin with
The sixth year of elementary school: a sensitive period for literacy development.
For moms and kids who are tired of reading lists

Chapter 1.
Developing elementary literacy through mom-led book clubs
The Secret to Improving Literacy in 5th and 6th Grade Elementary School Students
Reading Nonfiction for Debate and Argumentation | Debating to Develop Thinking and Expressive Skills |
Developing Reading Motivation | Using the Elementary School Library | Teaching Vocabulary |
Laying the Foundation for Argumentative Writing | Manuscript Writing and Editing Instructions

Why Mom's Book Club?
Is private reading tutoring really necessary? | The Benefits of Book Clubs: Moms Grow Together Through Conversation |
The secret to being able to run a book club for 6 years

Mom's Book Club: What should we do and how?
Starting a Book Club: Who Should We Join? | Choosing Books: What Should We Read? |
Mom Reads First: What's the Point of This Book? | Create an Activity Sheet: What Questions Should I Ask? |
Leading a Book Club: What Do We Do Together? | The Role of a Book Club Leader Mom: How Do We Proceed?

Chapter 2.
Mom's Book Club Activities to Develop Elementary Literacy
How to Use Reading Activity Sheets and Manuscript Notebooks

Book Club Activities for 5th Graders
Broker's Time | Samguk Yusa | Friend of the Classics | The Two Faces of Energy, Nuclear Energy |
The Story of Dr. Doolittle | Stowe's Human Rights Class | The Special Secret of the Mips Family |
Great Heroes of a Stolen Country | A Wrinkle in Time | Big History for Elementary School Students |
Secret Forest of Terabithia | Social Networks, How Should We View Them? & Someone's Watching Me |
Text Strike Starting Today | Historical Debate | Libraries Double | Unification: Is Unification Really Necessary?
Claudia's Secret | My Asian Friends | The Wind in the Willows | The Flowering Boy Goes Out

Book Club Activities for 6th Graders
What Happened to Miranda One Day | Refugees Outside Us, Refugees Within Us | Cucumber King |
Our Science Hidden in the Holidays | The Spring of Treegap | The Joseon King is Abducted | Daddy-Long-Legs |
Advertising: Can You Trust It? | The Pit | The Bioethics Debate | Hello, Universe |
Failure Lessons for Teens: Social Studies, Politics, and Sports | The Memory Giver |
Western Art History for Children 100 | Wild Robot | My First World History Journey: China and Japan |
Momo | The Story of the Boy Magistrate Songbo's Conquest of the Shepherd's Heart | Lemoncello Library Escape Game |
Professor Lee Dae-yeol talks about brain science and artificial intelligence, and the big-eyed algorithm that reads the world.

The foundation for lifelong learning is established during elementary school!
My mother is a professor at Seoul National University and my mother has been an elementary school librarian for 20 years.
The long-awaited completion of the 6th grade elementary school reading project!

Literacy experts consider the first six years of elementary school to be the best time to develop literacy skills.
Of course, literacy is something that needs to be honed throughout one's life, and it can be developed even after entering middle school.
However, the six years of elementary school, when children learn to read and write through learning, after the early childhood years, when they naturally build the foundation for literacy, are an invaluable time to solidify literacy skills for academic and work-related purposes.
However, unfortunately, the reality is that school classes alone are insufficient to provide the absolute amount of education, and many parents question whether they should rely on private tutoring for reading education.
For these parents, Professor Choi Na-ya of the Department of Child and Family Studies at Seoul National University, an expert in children's literacy, and a mother who has 20 years of experience as a librarian at an elementary school library have stepped forward.
The series “Mom’s Secret to Developing Elementary Literacy” is just that.


This series is based on the reading education that Professor Choi Na-ya of the Department of Child and Family Studies at Seoul National University, a mother of one child and expert in child literacy, personally practiced for six years in elementary school to develop her children's literacy skills.
Professor Choi Na-ya, who has been teaching her children to read using her own hand-made reading activity sheets for nine years, from when they were in first grade of elementary school until now when they are in third grade of middle school, says that parents can sufficiently develop their children's literacy skills simply by reading books with their children and having conversations with them, instead of expensive private reading and writing tutoring.

With the publication of this book, "A Mother's Secret 3 Steps to Developing Elementary Literacy," children from elementary school to middle school can now choose from levels 1 to 3 according to their interests, hobbies, and literacy levels.
If you want to improve your elementary school child's literacy, why not start by holding your child's hand and standing at the starting line with "A Mother's Secret to Developing Elementary Literacy"?

The First Secret to Improving Literacy in Upper Elementary School Students
Additional reading materials such as newspapers and magazines

The Mom's Book Club helps older children, who are increasingly detached from reading, to read at least a minimum amount of books.
Professor Choi Na-ya, the author of this book, created a book club book list to encourage children to read with interesting storybooks, while also expanding their interests and helping them build background knowledge of the subject matter.
For 5th and 6th graders, it is emphasized that they should not stop here, but should be exposed to additional reading materials such as newspapers and magazines and discuss them.
Interactions using newspapers increase children's motivation to read, which has a positive effect on improving grades in all subjects.

Newspapers, in particular, are effective in improving reading comprehension because they are concise, and they are also different from the books you usually read, making them easy to compare.
Reading questions that compare different styles of writing on the same topic are a common feature of many exams, and upper elementary school students need to gradually become accustomed to this format.
『Mom's Secret 3 Steps to Developing Elementary Literacy』 introduces a reading activity method using newspaper articles.
Let's take a look at how Professor Choi Na-ya used newspapers to improve her children's literacy skills and follow her example.
As you interact with your child using books and newspapers, you will be amazed at how much their literacy skills develop.

The Second Secret to Improving Literacy in Upper Elementary School Students
Discussion and debate practice to develop critical thinking and expressive skills

It may still seem like a distant story, but college entrance exams and job exams often involve essays, interviews, and discussions.
The critical thinking, verbal expression, and discussion skills required at this time are never developed overnight, so from a young age, we must cultivate the ability to speak logically and encounter diverse perspectives through conversation and debate.
It's difficult to experience frequent discussions and debates in school classes, but moms' book clubs with their children's friends can provide ample opportunities for such discussions.

Therefore, this '3rd stage' actively utilizes discussion and debate as reading activities, and also recommends holding a 'reading discussion contest'.
We also provide indirect debate experience by asking questions such as how they would have argued or who they think debated best.
Meanwhile, for parents who need to mediate discussions, the role of a discussion mediator, as well as the discussion procedures and guidance methods, are thoroughly introduced.
With "A Mother's Secret 3 Steps to Developing Elementary Literacy," let's develop a sophisticated debate attitude that allows children to logically express their opinions while respecting others and accepting diverse perspectives.

The Third Secret to Improving Literacy in Upper Elementary School Students
Outlining for a Strong, Purpose-Oriented Writing

Literacy is not simply about reading and understanding the content, but also encompasses the ability to organize and express one's own thoughts based on that understanding.
If you focused on building your writing confidence through "one-paragraph writing" exercises in middle school, you should now be able to write at least two or three paragraphs.
Just as you need to think ahead about the order in which you will speak to effectively convey what you want to say, the same goes for writing.
So, it's a good idea to start with an "outlining" exercise, which involves planning what to write in each paragraph.

Of course, it is difficult for a child to be able to outline well from the beginning.
What is needed at this time is a question from the mother.
Assuming you are writing an essay consisting of three paragraphs: introduction, body, and conclusion, you can ask questions related to the content covered in each section.
There are specific tips throughout the book on what questions to ask, so follow them.
A simple summary of the mother's questions becomes an outline, and the child can easily complete an essay by simply adding flesh to the outline and writing paragraph by paragraph.


With the reading activity sheet from "Mom's Secret 3 Steps to Developing Elementary Literacy," you can practice outlining the purpose of the text, as well as drawing an outline from the completed text.
Through these exercises, you will realize the importance and necessity of outlines, become familiar with outlining, and gradually gain confidence in writing.

The literacy skills you acquire in elementary school will be the foundation for your secondary education!
"Mom's Book Club": Building the Foundation for Lifelong Learning

Upper elementary school.
Just as a solid foundation is essential for building a tower that won't easily collapse, the final stage of elementary school has arrived, when students must solidify their literacy skills in preparation for the learning they will soon advance to in middle school.
Instead of sending your child to a reading and writing academy, thinking, "Now that they're all grown up, they'll figure it out on their own," why not try forming a "book club" with your child's friends? Unlike math or English, reading education has no right answers, so mothers can guide them with peace of mind. Furthermore, you can assess your child's current progress, allowing you to more accurately address any gaps.

This book, "Mom's Secret to Developing Elementary Literacy in 3 Steps," also includes 40 reading activity sheets, 20 for each grade level, created and used by Professor Choi Na-ya herself, just like steps 1 and 2.
Even though parents have read numerous books on reading education, they have had difficulty applying them in practice. This book is immediately applicable and is a great help in teaching literacy.

Literacy skills developed solidly during elementary school will serve as the foundation for learning not only in middle and high school, but also for college entrance and lifelong learning, and will support children.
The power to correctly recognize and solve the countless problems that arise in life depends on literacy.
Let's help your child finish the six years of elementary school meaningfully with "A Mom's Secret to Developing Elementary Literacy."
This fruit will soon become the foundation and seed for learning in middle and high school, and will bloom beautifully into a flower of lifelong literacy.