How to rebuild your child’s Chinese foundation in 30 days

If your child is struggling with reading or comprehension passages, one of the root causes is forgetting many words from previous levels. Many students focus on practising the upcoming spelling or specific chapters they will be tested on, and almost never review words from previous levels. So when kids doing comprehension come across these forgotten […]

Chinese Comprehension Deep-Dive (Upper Primary)

阅读理解 or Chinese comprehension is the minefield where many exam marks are lost. We previously did a case-study of a lower primary comprehension; today we will be analysing an upper primary Chinese comprehension passage and examine common mistakes students make. REFRESHER ON COMPREHENSION GRADING Students can get a maximum score of 200 for PSLE Chinese, […]

Comprehension Deep Dive (Lower Primary)

Ask any primary school parent which Chinese topic gives their child a headache, and the answer is either comprehension or composition. We have previously discussed how to tackle composition and a general approach to acing comprehension, and in this post, we are deep diving into a specific comprehension passage (P2) to show how parents can […]

How to Improve in Chinese Comprehension (Part II): Read Purposefully

This is part 1 of a three part series – check out part 1 and part 3 here. Instilling a habit of reading Chinese books in your child from young is fundamental to doing well in Chinese reading comprehension (阅读理解) later in school. However, not only the types and quantity of materials he/she reads matter, but […]

How to Improve in Chinese Comprehension (Part I): Read Widely

This is part 1 of a three part series – check out part 2 and part 3 here. Does your child struggle with Chinese reading comprehension (阅读理解) in primary school? Reading comprehension not only tests students’ ability in understanding the Chinese language, but also in applying it. Not surprisingly, students often see it as the […]