2. ISSUE ON LITERACY
Definition : Literacy is the ability to read & write
- It is a challenge for low-income families in Singapore to get their children to
attend pre-school regularly → Higher rate of absenteeism even though there are
available financial supports.
- Lack of exposure to English at home → children faces handicapped in learning,
hence facing literacy issues in learning.
- Additionally, Learning Disabilities is another major problem faced in SG, in
mainstream schools. A total of 13000 students, 2.7% of student population, with
dyslexia forming the largest group.
3. ORGANIZATION - ReadAble
Since January 2014, ReadAble has been running
weekly reading and language arts classes for
children ages 2 to 15 in a neighbourhood in the
Chin Swee area.
ReadAble has built a community library of over a
thousand books for kids to freely access books at
every reading level throughout the week.
4. READABLE
EXPLORERS
For preschoolers, 2- to 6-year-olds. Early
intervention is essential to closing the learning gap.
We work with our Young Explorers on language
acquisition, introducing them to phonics through
the School of Concepts curriculum. Our preschool
classes mix a play-based, child-directed approach
with some academic structure to help prepare our
students for primary school.
5. Donating books
ReadAble is entirely volunteer-led and run, thus , we can
contribute by volunteering there to help to teach the children
during our free time.
→ There are also other other Charity Organizations to help out
children facing Literacy Problems.
How -
1. Some websites have forms to fill up in order to make a donation of
reading books
2. There are places where donations can be made in SG
For example: The Salvation Army, Blessings in a bag
6. Community service is applicable to helping
children/ elderlies/ adults who faces illiteracy. These
activities involve in offering administrative and
professional skills in helping the people through
educational excursions or sponsorships of resources
to the community
How-
1. Applying through a form in your community or online in order
to volunteer.
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