Fix It Tipsie! - Cofreros, Felipe

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Résumé :
FIX IT TIPSIEis an eye-catching book that contains a story and more. This book is geared for pre-school children ages three and up. With the simple story and powerful comprehension questions, FIX IT TIPSIE engages the child by focusing concentration, improving comprehension, stimulating thought and galvanizing imagination. This book is intended for use in the pre-school classroom. The students can answer questions, generate their own questions, act out the story or continue the story. It can be read to two and three year old students, while the older students can relate to the higher level activities. Although the book is designed for classroom use, it can be used in the home, and setup in the book gives children a chance to relate to their parents while discussing the story.

Biographie:
Felipe Cofreros spent twenty five years of aggregate experience in teaching literacy, adult education, pre-school, elementary, high school, college and the administration of instructional English as a Second language [ESL] services among Indo-Chinese refugees [Vietnamese, Lao, Khmer and Hmong] in the International Catholic Migration Commission [ICMC], Philippine Refugee Processing Center [PRPC] in Sabang, Morong, Bata-an, Philippines for a decade. Felipe also taught English as a Second Language [ESL] in different countries in Asia and North America: Saint Mary College in Nagoya City, Japan for two years; Regent College and Pannasastra University of Cambodia in Samdech Pann, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia for two years; The United Nations [UN] Language Center in Dili City and Manufahi district in East Timor for two years; Zoni Language Centers in Manhattan and Queens, New York City, New York, United States of America [USA] for seven years and Effective Tutoring Systems in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America for three years. Felipe's vast experience as a curriculum developer in Arts and Crafts program in the International Catholic Migration Commission [ICMC], Preparation for the American Secondary School [PASS] Program in the Philippine Refugee Processing Center in Sabang, Morong, Bata-an, Philippines; Saint Mary College in Nagoya City, Japan; University of Saint La Salle in Bacolod City, Philippines; La Consolacion College in Bacolod City, Philippines and Assumption Convent School in Iloilo City, Philippines greatly contributed to the creation of the following books that he wrote: A Handbook of Basic Art, Part 1 [Painting Processes in Playing with Colors, Different Crayon Techniques]; A Handbook of Basic Art, Part II [Basic Drawing, Painting and Making Crafts] and Let's Weave [An Ancient Hand Art of Interlacing Two Groups of Threads]. He has also written more than a dozen of Children's Picture Books with illustrations and comprehension questions: A Pre-school Math Workbook Let's Build Our Math Skills Workbook For children ages three years old and up; Inside Japan: Its People and Culture and Effective Ways To Assess English Language Learners [For Intermediate and Advanced Levels]. Felipe graduated as scholar or its equivalent to cum laude from the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City, Philippines with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with specialization in Social Studies and Art Education. He got his Latin, Spanish and Theology courses at the Seminary of San Agustin in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines and a Master of Arts credits in Language and Literature Program, Teaching English as a Second Language [ESL] in De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. He got his Master's Degree in TESOL and Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology from an on-line university in the U.S.A. Felipe obtained quite a number of certificates in different disciplines such as: TESOL Teaching Certificate Course, Lingua Edge, LCC, TESOL Teacher Training Systems at West Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA; Managing People for Maximum Performance in John F. Kennedy School of Management, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; The Roots of Learning: Society for Effective Affective Learning in Brighton, England, United Kingdom; Basic Japanese Language and Japanese Sumie Art in Saint Mary College, Nagoya City, Japan and the New Role of Art in Education in the University of the Philippines in Iloilo City, Philippines.