iREAD is a reading mentoring programme for children who have basic reading proficiency but are not reading extensively or for pleasure. Reading mentors will have one- to-one reading sessions with the children twice a week.
Each reading session will last between 30-45min per session. Our reading mentors will engage the children in discussions to extend their vocabulary, comprehension and develop critical thinking skills.
The children will receive subscription boxes, containing a reading activity, every 2 months. C3 will also arrange optional, complimentary holiday activities for the children to ensure that their continual engagement.
If you are a parent who is interested to register your child for iREAD, please email Eunice at eunicetan@calvary.sg to find out more. We will arrange a screening test to assess your child’s suitability for the programme.
We also partner with pre-schools and SSAs to run our iREAD programme for students. Do contact us at 6281 1866 or email care@calvary.sg with the header Partnership Inquiries: iREAD to explore this option with us.
The children who will benefit from iREAD are children who have basic reading skills but are not reading extensively or for pleasure.
Much research has been done to show that reading enjoyment is more critical for a child’s educational success than their family’s socio-economic background.
Many of our students who have basic reading proficiency are often not able to progress beyond that as they are not reading extensively or for pleasure.
iREAD aims to encourage our students to develop a habit of reading by exposing them to a wide variety of books and topics through the sessions.
Sessions are conducted one-on-one to allow for deeper engagement between the student and their reading mentor.
GROW (Gain Reading Oral and Writing skills) is a weekly structured skills-based programme to help struggling readers aged between 5-8 years old acquire reading skills.
If you are a parent who is interested to register your child for GROW, please email Eunice at eunicetan@calvary.sg to find out more. We will arrange a screening test to assess your child’s suitability for the programme.
We also partner with pre-schools and SSAs to run our GROW programme for students. Do contact us at 6281 1866 or email care@calvary.sg with the header Partnership Inquiries: GROW to explore this option with us.
Children respond differently to the standard lessons taught in a class of 20-25 children. Some do not receive adequate home support, especially non-English speaking home environments, while some learn at a slower pace and require more individual attention.
Without a good grasp of English literacy, the child will have difficulty coping with the academic demands of school.
The students who will benefit from GROW are preschool children who lack grade-appropriate reading proficiency to cope with the academic demands as they start primary school as well as children who have started primary school but are still struggling to read.
GROW students show significant progress in their phonics skills, word recognition ability as well as in their reading fluency. They benefit greatly from the close attention they receive in the small group instruction as well as the systematic and differentiated lessons that cater to their learning needs
StoryLAB (Literacy Awareness Builders) aims to bring the experience of “bedtime stories” (shared book reading) into the community.
Through StoryLAB, we hope that children, especially those from non-English speaking homes, can enjoy the experience and its benefits. Children aged 3-9 are welcome to join us in our weekly sessions.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation in Singapore, we have halted StoryLAB at our centre for the time-being. However, we have launched StoryLAB online!
Volunteers will read to your children in small groups of 2-3 children over Zoom video calls on Mondays, either from 7.30-8.00pm or 8.00-8.30pm.
If you are interested, please register below.
Please note that
1) The link will be sent to your email once you submit your registration.
2) The email may be sent to your Junk folder
Pre-registration is not required. You can bring your child to join us at at Story L.A.B., every Monday, from 7.30pm to 8.15pm, at the Potong Pasir Community Club!
We also partner with community organizations and SSAs to run our Story L.A.B. programme for their beneficiaries. Do contact us at 6281 1866 or email care@calvary.sg with the header Partnership Inquiries: Story L.A.B. to explore this option with us.
Studies have shown that reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for reading success in children.
Children with poor literacy foundation struggle to develop reading proficiency and become reluctant readers. This in turn affects their school progress. We aim to eliminate the guarantee of academic failure caused by poor literacy skills.
ALL children will benefit from the experience of being read aloud to. However, this experience is especially beneficial and critical to children from non-English speaking homes.
Being read to reaps a lot of benefits for the children! This includes:
More importantly, reading aloud to children can promote a love for reading in the children.
ENCORE (ENgagement & COmprehension in REading) is a weekly structured programme that is aimed at strengthening reading comprehension abilities in lower Primary students.
Unfortunately, we currently do not run our ENCORE programme for individuals.
We partner with Primary Schools and Student Care Centres to run our ENCORE programme for their students. Do contact us at 6281 1866 or email care@calvary.sg with the header Partnership Inquiries: ENCORE to explore this option with us.
Students need to be able to understand and comprehend what they are reading in order to learn. Even though some students may be able to read, they may lack comprehension skills due to a poor vocabulary and text engagement.
Camp GROW is our annual end-of-year story day-camp for K1 and K2 children to engage them in stories and story-related activities such as crafts, games and song to spark an interest in reading.
Due to COVID-19, we will NOT be running Camp GROW 2020. However, do keep a look out for our Story Fun Holiday Workshops for 5 to 7 year olds, happening in December 2020!
Registration for our Story Fun Holiday Workshops are now OPEN. Click here to register!