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Miss Tiny Chef

Book Reviewed by Tabitha Makumi, Enabling Support Foundation Communications and PR.    Can your kids cook? As a teacher or a parent, do you organize cooking competitions at school?    If you have a social account either at Facebook or Instagram, there are many little geniuses in the culinary arts. Consider the famous chefs such as Padma, Gordon or Jamie Olivier who teach authentic cooking right from home with their kids right next to them, and with shows of their own as well.  Miss Tiny Chef is a leadership book for early learners in teaching younglings how they can learn to take such roles with confidence and skill.  Authored by Linda Nabassa, Ruramai Musekiwa and Raymond Diby , Miss Tiny Chef comes with great illustration of Kasini’s world in the kitchen as she self-trains on how to make great dishes.  Come of think of it, children are great at self training and they can teach educators and parents a thing or two about their subject of interest.  Get Miss Tiny Chef at

Let’s Have an Inside Day

  Book Reviewed by Tabitha Makumi, Enabling Support Foundation Communications & PR While Enabling Support Foundation works in strengthening the COVID 19 home curriculum which has been shared with educators within the foundation, there are books and reviews which we’ve been sharing with parents and teachers in Kenya and Uganda. One of the must have, is “Let’s a have an inside day,” a great illustration book authored by Alicia Van Zyl, Lerato Mbangeni, Rendani Nemakhavhani of just how most kids spend their time in doors. As an educator and parent during this time of crisis, you should have fun on coming up with new activities to keep their brain activities engaged. Together, find the activities that they like to engage in, what lessons are they learning from such activities, how can they improve if their puzzles are not as they should be, or the brick game is not as fun as it used to be? With great ideas, “Let’s have an inside day,” will work wonders for children in ear

Anticipation on the Use of Kusoma 2 in Early Reading

By Tabitha Makumi, Enabling Support Foundation Communications and PR. Parents and Teachers using Kusoma, an Enabling Support Foundation App which enables students in early reading learn to read and write at an early age can now anticipate to utilize Kusoma 2 while at home and once schools re-open.  The App, Kusoma 2 which has been in development has 50+New words with the sole aim of developing and enhancing vocabulary in early child development.  Currently in clinical trials, the app will enable students in early reading develop sentences using the 50+new words.   With a detailed background in computer network orientation, Enabling Support Foundation CEO has done ground breaking work in the education sector in teaching meaning of words at an early age.  “In 1980 I published a paper showing that you can know the meaning of a word even if you cannot say it.  It was aimed at curing dyslexia.  In 1990 I published a paper on Education for the 21st Century.  You can see that paper

The Fish That Couldn't Swim

Book Reviewed by Tabitha Makumi, Enabling Support Foundation Communications and PR How are kids in early child development able to develop top notch skills in extracurricular activities? The Fish That Couldn't Swim is a fun oriented book which will help teachers, leaders in education and parents in home schooling identify their kids talents at an early age. Authored by Sarah Gaylard, Thulisizwe Mamba and Gisela Strydom , The Fish That Coudn't Swim is a well illustrated book to drive the point home on just how fulfilling life can be when kids learn to focus on their skills. With the guidance of educators and parents, readers of The Fish That Could Not Swim can hopefully be on a journey of self-discovery. Engage in Enabling Support Foundation's Discussion on TES Global on the usage of "spirit" animals in early reading creative books. Don't forget to donate to Enabling Support Foundation through a GoFund Me Fundraising Campaign to support equal

How To Ensure Your Child's Online Safety in E-Learning

  By Tabitha Makumi, Enabling Support Foundation Communications and PR With schools closed and with a lot of time to play with, the most common thing most households are engaged in during the COVID 19 is gathering one’s gadget, locking themselves up, getting their favourite blankie and browsing away.  Reports of online bullying, spying software's are nothing new and should never be ignored. If anything, lack of education around online safety should be labelled as a pandemic of its own. If you’ve got a malicious software or suspect to have one, online predators and hackers could be lurking on your personal data, safety and well-being.  With free creative books which are readily available at Book Dash, Enabling Support Foundation would like to ensure kids in early child development are protected and their e-learning is safe.  For starters, get a credible antivirus to protect your data, information and your online safety and if for anything, your piece of mind. Most of the tr

Why is Nita Upside Down?

Book Reviewed by Tabitha Makumi, Enabling Support Foundation Communications & PR. Staring at the book cover which is a work of art and you will think... Is She Now?  But let’s get in to the nitty gritties of “Why is Nita Upside Down?” You’ll agree there’s still a lot that needs to be done in the world of shaping girl’s mentality.  While the world is playing catch up with who can play where and when, extra-curricular activities in early child development in most schools are diverse thanks to gender neutral games. This enables students to different from the norm and enhances kids in early learning the sense of self but also encourages a whole generation to just be.  Why is Nita Upside Down? is a great book for early reading which enables the character to see the world as her oyster. In reality, Nita is what young girls are and are growing up to be.  Authored by Roxanna Bouwer, Sara Bouwer and Emma Hearne, Why is Nita Upside Down? can guide parents and educators on the ki