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About the Author

Benita Fong has been an educator for more than 12 years and she enjoys teaching tertiary students in Singapore. She holds a Bachelor ‘s degree in English Language and Literature from the National University of Singapore (NUS) as well as a Masters in Communication Studies (Macquarie University, Australia) and Masters in Education (Durham University, UK). She is a trained Audiblox provider and holds a certificate in dyslexic studies and has special interest in children with learning needs. She returns to her first love in English literature, in this her first children’s book.

In her career as an educator, she interacts with undergraduates from all cultural and social backgrounds. She enjoys imparting knowledge to her students and at same time learning from them. She believes strongly in lifelong learning.

She has an adventurous and positive spirit. She loves traveling, choral singing, attending musicals and doing sports. She has lived abroad in Australia and on the East & West Coast of America. She plays an active role in her children’s activities particularly as a parent volunteer, Sunday school teacher and “taxi mum”.

She enjoys spending time with her husband and 4 children and endeavors to further her understanding in dyslexic studies.

As a parent and as an educator, I can understand the many challenges faced from these two perspectives. We are in the privileged position to shape and develop young lives. My special interest in children with learning needs, (dyslexia) was the impetus for my book. I strongly believe that children with learning needs should be assessed and have early childhood intervention and this process starts with a visit to the eye doctor.

Firstly, his book aims to alleviate the fear of a child’s visits to the eye doctor, teach more about what happens at an eye screening and to remove the stigma of wearing glasses and eye patches ie being different or “special” and promote regular eye care. Love for reading is dependent on good vision care and corrective clear vision can be so easily achieved.

Little Johnny is a character that brings us back to our childhood experience where we had the first experience of wonderment and anticipation. Remember the first time you visited the zoo or tasted your favourite chocolate or saw the first snow flake fall onto your hand. It must have been filled with excitement and a vivid fresh imagination of innocence.

Secondly, I am using rhyme and short 4 line stanzas to introduce the music in rhyming beat and play with words. The vocabulary is something that you need to introduce to your child (refer to glossary) and the technical terms need to be interactive. English language is a beautiful language and it is not forcefully taught formally, it has to be caught playfully. Encourage your child to ask questions and

Take care of your vision.
Go for regular eye health screening.
Do more sports & outdoor activities
With a little bit of imagination you can achieve anything you want.

In the words of Francis William Bourdillon:

“The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of the bright world dies With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one: Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done.”


		About the Author Benita Fong has been an educator for more than 12 years and she enjoys teaching tertiary students in Singapore. She holds a Bachelor ‘s degree in English Language and Literature from the National University of Singapore (NUS) as well as a Masters in Communication Studies (Macquarie University, Australia) and Masters in Education (Durham University, UK). She is a trained Audiblox provider and holds a certificate in dyslexic studies and has special interest in children with learning needs. She returns to her first love in English literature, in this her first children’s book. In her career as an educator, she interacts with undergraduates from all cultural and social backgrounds. She enjoys imparting knowledge to her students and at same time learning from them. She believes strongly in lifelong learning. She has an adventurous and positive spirit. She loves traveling, choral singing, attending musicals and doing sports. She has lived abroad in Australia and on the East & West Coast of America. She plays an active role in her children’s activities particularly as a parent volunteer, Sunday school teacher and “taxi mum”. She enjoys spending time with her husband and 4 children and endeavors to further her understanding in dyslexic studies. As a parent and as an educator, I can understand the many challenges faced from these two perspectives. We are in the privileged position to shape and develop young lives. My special interest in children with learning needs, (dyslexia) was the impetus for my book. I strongly believe that children with learning needs should be assessed and have early childhood intervention and this process starts with a visit to the eye doctor. Firstly, his book aims to alleviate the fear of a child’s visits to the eye doctor, teach more about what happens at an eye screening and to remove the stigma of wearing glasses and eye patches ie being different or “special” and promote regular eye care. Love for reading is dependent on good vision care and corrective clear vision can be so easily achieved. Little Johnny is a character that brings us back to our childhood experience where we had the first experience of wonderment and anticipation. Remember the first time you visited the zoo or tasted your favourite chocolate or saw the first snow flake fall onto your hand. It must have been filled with excitement and a vivid fresh imagination of innocence. Secondly, I am using rhyme and short 4 line stanzas to introduce the music in rhyming beat and play with words. The vocabulary is something that you need to introduce to your child (refer to glossary) and the technical terms need to be interactive. English language is a beautiful language and it is not forcefully taught formally, it has to be caught playfully. Encourage your child to ask questions and Take care of your vision. Go for regular eye health screening. Do more sports & outdoor activities With a little bit of imagination you can achieve anything you want. In the words of Francis William Bourdillon: “The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of the bright world dies With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one: Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done.”