SzóKiMondóka - the world word by word™
developmental books and toys with words
SzóKiMondóka™ is a methodology that promotes literacy from an early age in a fun and interactive way which also creates opportunities for parents to play with their children using words, songs and rhymes. In today’s picture oriented world we bring the world of words closer to children in a playful way. We introduce the world to them word by word.
Why?
Words fuel imagination, pictures — while they provide examples, ultimately help form a limited belief if left unaccompanied by language.
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How are we different and why?
In each product we introduce a thematic collection of words that we teach to 1-7 years old children. We blend the text with the illustrations. The thematic words are highlighted and next to them their meanings are illustrated. The child says the word as it comes up in the story, based on the illustration. Their visual memory develops as well, while they view the shape of the word. This experience is a building block of reading.
Zozo and the hairjungle by János Lackfi:
Teach Your Child Hungarian
If you are of Hungarian heritage and want to pass on the language and the culture to your kids/grandkids, this is the tool, you have been looking for. Subscribe to our 2-year-long program and you will see results in a week or two.
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campaing that we organized to publish our second kit, but the first one of the kit series, the
Family kit
With our most comprehensive product the SzóKiMondóka™ kit takes the child’s experience of word play to the next level.
The child SEES the word, HEARS the word, SAYS the word, then ACTS OUT the meaning of the word. The words are then connected to a song or a rhyme and put into context in various situations.
The kits feature:
- interactive shortfilm
- storybook by János Lackfi
- parental guide
- word cards
The Family kit achieved the Game of the Country award in developmental category the year after it was published.
The Kit Series
Each kit introduces an element through the corresponding set of words and the six chapter series takes us through the four seasons, all the body parts, colors and more. The kit provides playful learning through an interactive film, which features native songs and rhymes along with a storybook which all highlight the same set of words.
We started the SzóKiMondóka language preservation program a year ago. We love the cards and Isabel started speaking in both languages at the age of 1.5. Today, at the age of 2.5, she communicates in sentences and knows more and more rhymes. We are very grateful for this opportunity.
We “met” at the best moment. My daughter just turned two and her speech has really started to pick up (her dad is American, I’m Hungarian).
I feel like I’m swimming against the current alone, since we live in the US. I read to her a lot, we sing, we do nursery rhymes, but I’m glad that this program will give us a system and structure.
My daughter is 7 and we live abroad. Unfortunately, she answered in English, which is what I wanted to change and keep her Hungarian alive. With the SzóKiMondóka system, it is very easy to improve her Hungarian language every day. She really likes the songs, poems, word card games and the stories. Even after a month and a half, she has improved a lot, she speaks much more confidently!
I can recommend it to everyone with all my heart!
SzóKiMondóka™ books
Check out this intro video about our first kit, the Daycare kit.
Since this video was made, we finished the production of our 6 chapter kit series and also have 3 sets of book series:
- Bodypart stories
- Ecobook stories with word cards
- 5 senses book series with word cards
- Móna’s Christmas
We choose our themes with the focus on how children get to know the world around them, word by word, step by step.
Songs and rhymes are an essential part of SzóKiMondóka™. You can find them in the films of the kits and in the books as well:
- they help language development through musicality
- they provide a bonding and meaningful experience for parent and child
- the rhymes encourage the playfulness of language
- native rhymes teach kids about their culture
- songs and rhymes are fun way to teach new words
We invented the so called „picture editing™”, where the most important words of the story are highlighted, next to them their meaning is illustrated, so the kids can say the word, as it comes up in the story, based on the picture: with that the kid engages in reading:
- builds confidence around it
- understand the nature of reading
- developes visual memory, as they look at the word as well.
In our books we use interactive signs to:
- involve the child in the story
- help the child draw conclusions from the story
- trigger conversations between the parent and child
SzóKiMondóka’s™ books are well suited for the all important “lap time” between parent and child. Because of the interactive nature of our books it creates an ideal “emotional gas station” for the child.
Other products
- Thematic activity booklets: Easter, Christmas
- Rhyme cubes with corresponding rhymes to each featured word
- Word card folder for a bunch of ward games
- Móna doll – the narrator and lead of SzóKiMondóka™ films and books
- Marci doll – Mona’s brother to hold up word cards
- Activity booklets with word cards
- Words, letters, emotions game folder
We have 2 Subsription Services
Online Club with over 300 Activities in 7 Modules:
- Games
- Films
- Songs
- Rhymes
- Activity sheets
- Stories
- Coloring sheets
- a new product for every month
- every day activities to play along with it
Teach Your Child Hungarian
Both subsriptions are now in one package:
Pass on the language and the culture to your kids/grandkids.
Subscribe to our 2-year-long program and you will see results in the coming days. Click here for mor information:
About us
The debut of the proprietary SzóKiMondóka™ methodology is in the Hungarian language and culture. Currently SzóKiMondóka™ is supported and endorsed by:
- Dr. Annamária Kádár (leading child developmental psychologist), Dr. Silvia Harday (leading social psychologist), Tímea Szabó-Zsedely (US based linguist, psychologist, language preservation expert), János Lackfi (best selling, award winning children’s story book writer), Veronaki (reknowned Hungarian band, writing, producing, performing children’s music).
- Facebook, over 25000 followers
- distribution in over 100 stores in Hungary, in the Unites States (expat market) and orders worldwide (Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, etc.)
- outreach: workshops, lectures, events
- Social Media: YouTube channel, Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok, Instagram, Soundcloud, Spotify
- weekly newsletter and blog (over 2000 subscribers)
- website
We are looking for
Now, that SzóKiMondóka™ is available all over in Hungary, our next step is to enter the international market. We are looking for partners to help achieve this.
- International relationships: To extend distribution of the SzóKiMondóka™ methodology into other territories, cultures, languages, where there exists a desire to connect children’s content with their specific world.
- Licensing agreements: In both publishing and distribution.
- Other partners: To distribute our Hungarian products abroad.
Contact us:
viola(at)szokimondoka.hu
Tel: +1 917 969 4936