Ma’ua Books, Learning through Bathtime

Deborah and Oka Sanerivi / Ministry for Pacific Peoples

Overview

Features:
  • Swipe-to-Read™
  • Touch-to-Hear™
  • Touch-to-Spell™
  • Record your narration
  • Multiple languages

In collaboration with Ma’au Books, this app is designed for families to learn basic Samoan, Tongan and Fijian language through bath time.

It includes the basics of vowel pronunciation, simple sentences for easy learning and child-friendly user interface!

We hope this app will support your family in celebrating Pacific languages in your home – wherever home may be.

The App features unique functions to support engagement and understanding including reading aloud, colouring-in, and simple animation.

Watch this interview to learn more about the founders of Ma’au Books.

“We believe in celebrating our children’s rich Pacific heritage in any way we can. We do this by creating quality learning resources and experiences that incorporate the languages, patterns and motifs of our Pacific homelands. By surrounding our babies with strong and positive cultural learning interactions, we enable them to carry their ‘home’ into the future.”

Deborah and Oka Sanerivi, Authors

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