Mainstream MOE schools, and many private learning centres, rely on the traditional approach of rote learning or teacher-led classrooms for Chinese. Students with learning disorders will find it challenging to learn in such an environment, which may cause them to be inattentive or disrupt the lesson with challenging behaviours.
At MandarinStars, our programmes are developed specifically for children with ADHD, dyslexia, or other learning disorders. Based on proven interventions and educational research, our programmes are developed by our in-house curriculum team and child psychologist. All MandarinStars teachers are experienced Chinese language educators who have undergone in-house training on our MandarinStars teaching methodology.
Kindergarten 2
Oracy Skills
Students will develop their competency in expressing and communicating through exposure to oracy themes related to their daily life. They will learn both vocabulary and sentence structures which they will apply in various interactive and scaffolded activities such as Show and Tell, modifying simple stories and rhymes, role- plays and picture descriptions.
Listening Comprehension
Students will learn to understand question words such as “who”, “what”, “where” and “how many”, texts at the sentence level and short stories. Storytelling with curated picture books is used to enhance their listening skills.
Hanyu Pinyin
Students will learn how to differentiate the four tones, consonants and vowels systematically through visual aids, stories, songs and games.
Vocabulary and Language Use
Students will learn Chinese Character Strokes, basic stroke orders and word recognition methods such as the Picture, Semantic Radical and Breaking Down Words into Parts methods that will help them build a firm foundation in reading and vocabulary.
Writing
Students will learn how to use the correct strole order to write and learn how to write basic sentence structures.
Primary 1 to Primary 6
Vocabulary and Language Use
Students will learn word recognition methods such as the Picture, Semantic Radical, Breaking Down Words into Parts, and Story Method that will help them to build a strong foundation in reading and vocabulary.
Reading Comprehension
Students are taught explicitly how to tackle the different types of reading comprehension questions found in Primary 3 and 4 curriculum.
Students are taught specific techniques in answering corresponding questions in notes, advertisements, and notices.
Writing
Students are explicitly taught how to write a 4-picture composition such as story structure planning, good phrases, transitional phrases and descriptive phrases.
Oral Skills
Students will develop confidence in answering video-based conversational practices and taught anwering techniques using MandarinStars structured and scaffolded materials.
Composition and Comprehension (C&C) – For Primary 3 to 5
Our C&C Chinese Programme for students from P3 to P5, closely follow the themes outlined in the MOE Chinese syllabus. This program uses themes from the textbook to enrich vocabulary, improve writing techniques, and cover topics highly relevant for school exams.
Each theme progresses through a structured four-session format, taking students from vocabulary acquisition to structured writing, independently writing composition and comprehension excercises. In addition, comprehension exercises are designed to reflect the same themes as the compositions, helping students learn effective strategies for solving comprehension questions. This thematic alignment not only reinforces vocabulary and concepts but also deepens understanding and retention of the material.
Primary 6 Foundation Class
Programme focuses on the specific exam-based skills required for Primary 6 Foundation Level.
Listening Comprehension and Oracy Skills
Students will build their confidence in expressing themselves, communicating and listening comprehension skills through practices based on PSLE Foundation Level Oral Examination format.
Vocabulary and Language Use
Students will learn word recognition methods such as the Picture, Semantic Radical, Breaking Down Words into Parts, and Story Method that will help them to build a strong foundation in reading and vocabulary.
Reading Comprehension
Students are taught explicit reading strategies for narrative and visual texts and the answering techniques of various question types.
Writing
Students will learn sentence structures so that students use the correct expressions.