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Sharing Session cum Prize Presentation Ceremony of “Reading Battle”
Helping students to excel as 21st Century learners: Excel in reading, writing, digital skills and creativity

27 Jun 2018

 

Funded by the Quality Education Fund since 2013, the “Reading Battle” project, which is one of the projects under the Centre for Information Technology in Education of the Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), 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.

Among the participated students, 14 students who have performed well in Reading Battle attended a series of young author workshop to learn about writing stories appropriate for kindergarteners and primary school students. They also learned about designing e-books on StoryJumper. Two of the students will share about their e-books at this seminar.

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 are as follows:

Date:   June 29, 2018 (Friday)
Time:   2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue:  Theatre P2, Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building, HKU
Language: Cantonese

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