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Sharing Session cum Prize Presentation Ceremony of “Reading Battle”
Stories of the Seven 300s

24 Jun 2016

Funded by the Quality Education Fund since 2013, the project “Reading Battle” aims to strengthen reading comprehension ability of primary school students through engaging them in an interactive e-quiz cloud service, Reading Battle, as post-reading activities.

Reading comprehension questions on a collection of quality children’s literature were developed with scaffolding support on Reading Battle. Then after reading the respective children’s literature, students attempt a quiz with questions which are well-tailored and designed for primary school students. With instant feedback, students can self-check if they have successfully grasped the meaning of the literature. It also enables teachers to have a good understanding of their students’ reading habit and progress. Reading Battle is accessible via web browsers, or available on iOS or Android.

Reading Battle has proven to be very successful in motivating students to read and to enhance their reading ability. Up to now, around 50 institutions have joined the scheme. A Sharing Session cum Prize Presentation Ceremony will be held and members of the media are welcome to cover the event. Details and programme are as follows:

Date:   July 4, 2016 (Monday)
Time:   2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Venue:   T2, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Emily Cheung, Senior Manager (Development and Communications) (Tel.: 2219 4270 / E-mail: emchy@hku.hk); or Ms Wendy Wu (Tel: 3917 0380 / E-mail: wendywu@hku.hk).