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7 Questions To Ask To Get More Out Of Your Kid’s Chinese Tuition Lessons
When it comes to primary school Chinese tuition lessons, we expect (almost instant) positive results out of them. We’re looking for a huge jump [...]
Superb Chinese Learning Habits That Every Student Should Master
Your child learns all the time. For the most part, learning is a discovery process to figure out what works, how it should be [...]
Discovering The Real Struggle Of Learning Chinese: Hanyu Pinyin
Takeaways: There are 6 vowels in Chinese: a, o, e, iu, ui A and e always take the tone mark. If the first vowel [...]
8 Secondary School Chinese Compo Mistakes That Cost Marks
Chinese composition mistakes can make kids want to pull their hair out. To ensure nothing is done wrong to avoid being slapped with unexpected point [...]
Higher Sec Chinese Compo: What You Need To Know
Higher secondary level Chinese composition doesn’t have to be synonymous with stress. We still do hear a lot of true stories about students who [...]
The 8 Misconceptions About Tuition in Singapore
Tuition in Singapore is prone to a lot of misconceptions. This is likely because people’s mindset about education has been overrun by the emphasis on [...]
How To Make Chinese Lessons More Interesting
It’s 3 pm. You hear the rustling of pages from a distance, and you take a peek through the open door of your child’s [...]
A List of Incredibly Useful Tips To Ace the PSLE Chinese Oral Conversation
Ever since the change of PSLE Chinese oral conversation format in 2017, we at Connected Learning believe that we can expect more remodelling in [...]
The Simplest Strategy To Study (& Master) Chinese Language
He blew minds when he made a speech in Chinese at Tsinghua University. Mark Zuckerberg pulled no punches ever since and has been reportedly [...]
7 Expert-Approved Primary School Chinese Composition Writing Examples
Writing Chinese composition may feel like an insurmountable task, let alone writing a great piece. Composition writing just can’t be simply learned, no matter [...]
The 10 Most Versatile (Also Interesting) Chinese Composition Phrases & Idioms
The beauty of Chinese phrases and idioms lies in their simplicity and the strong ability to spice up a composition article instantly. For the [...]
5 Common Reasons Why Your Child Loses Marks In The Chinese Papers
The primary and secondary school examination schedule is just right around the corner. As expected, this is the period of anxiety in the minds [...]
How to improve on Chinese Comprehension
Chinese comprehension is a test of vocabulary, language sense, and writing. This is very challenging for many students. Therefore, most parents who enquire about [...]
The P1 Checklist: Preparing Your K2 Child For P1 Chinese
Transitioning to P1 is a thrilling and scary time for students. So, the right preparation is important to build your child’s confidence and decrease [...]
3 Months to PSLE: Game Plan For Chinese
With less than 3 months to go to PSLE, many students may feel at a lost for languages like Chinese. Long-term planning and short-term [...]
How Online Chinese Tuition Can Benefit Your Primary School Child
Online learning, also known as distance learning or remote learning, is becoming more popular in Singapore. Even NUS and NTU have introduced distance learning [...]
5 Reasons Why Singaporean Kids Struggle To Learn Chinese
It’s no secret that Chinese has become more important in today’s economic situation. However, our children’s attitudes have not changed much! Chinese is still [...]
7 ways to inspire your child to learn Chinese in Singapore
It’s a new year and time for new ways to learn the dreaded PSLE subject - Chinese. If you’re always testing your child, forcing [...]
8 Tips To Improve Chinese Composition In Primary School
Chinese composition holds 20% of the total grade for PSLE in Singapore. Unlike comprehension, this component relies entirely on the primary school child’s ability to [...]
How to help your child learn Chinese Characters
Do your primary school children find learning Chinese characters difficult? I did. I can vividly remember my frustrations when I had to study for [...]
Book Review from a Primary 4 perspective
Often times, we read about bloggers who have bought and read Chinese books with their children, and who recommend these books on their blogs. [...]
6 fun ways to learn Chinese digitally
We know that children learn best when they are having fun. Here are 6 fun and cool ways that you can keep them learning [...]
DinoMama – A Singapore Mom Blogger’s review
Reposting from DinoMama (an energetic, active and involved Singaporean Mom Blogger), on her impressions of Connected Learning's lessons. Stay tuned as she details DinoBoy's [...]
Preparing your child for the NEW PSLE Chinese oral
Earlier this year, MOE has announced the rollout of e-Oral or Video Conversation that will replace Picture Description starting from the 2017 PSLE Exams. [...]
