Reading
Library & Reading Curriculum
Objectives
- Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits: To foster students' interest and habits in extracurricular reading, thereby enhancing their self-directed learning capabilities and laying a solid foundation for lifelong learning.
- Broadening Horizons Through Diversity: To encourage students to read across diverse genres, exposing them to a wide spectrum of knowledge and expanding their worldview.
- Fostering Literacy and Culture: To promote a school-wide reading culture through varied reading strategies, allowing students to experience the joy of reading while advancing their language proficiency.
- Inspiring Creative and Critical Thinking: To motivate students to engage in creative expression and critical reflection through reading, unleashing their creative thinking and analytical abilities.
- Empowering Information Literacy: To equip students with the skills to effectively utilize library resources and information, fostering their ability to "learn to learn."
Key Features
- Catering to Student Diversity
Online reading platforms are integrated into the curriculum to accommodate diverse learning styles, guiding students to enjoy learning and explore new knowledge through digital and print media.
- Flexible Curriculum Framework
The reading curriculum is structured around three core domains: Library Skills, Reading Literacy, and Information Literacy. Designed with high adaptability, the curriculum allows the Teacher-Librarian to adjust and tailor teaching topics according to students' evolving needs.
- Immersive Reading Environment
The school fosters an environment where reading can take place anywhere on campus. Beyond the main Library, rich reading resources are made accessible throughout the school, including the Parent-Child Reading Corner, classroom bookshelves, and Self-Directed Learning Corners.
Reading Activities & Schedule
Activity | Period / Frequency |
Morning Reading Session (Every Monday) | Year-round |
Reading Leaderboards (Star of the Month & Class Monthly Borrowing Rankings) | Year-round |
Teachers' Book Recommendations & Storytelling Stage | Year-round |
School-based Reading Scheme | Year-round |