2005-2006 > Jan 2005 – SRL News Magazine takes on a new look
    January 14 - WISH graduation at Woodlands NLB graced by our First Lady as GOH
    Ongoing SRL involvement in READ Singapore
    1 & 2 April - Provided judges for the Inter-school Scrabble Competition, Essay Writing & Recital - jointly organised by SGEM & Mattel S.E.A.
    April 28 - New and Old, Read and Told, Chapter 5: public performance by members of Storytellers Circle and Wordwrights.
    20 May & 2 June - Talk on "Selecting books for children of diverse age groups" by Ng Chiew Hong, followed by radio interview on 938 LIVE on the same topic.
    30th May - 8th Jun – Read & Ride sessions on the SMRT by our members
    13 July - Live interview on radio "Living Room" on SRL WISH programme and READ Singapore
    18 July - Press Conference of Speak Good English Movement - represented by VP Ma Kheng Min
    22 July - WISH graduation, R.E.A.D.2 & collaboration with NLB READ! Singapore
at West Coast Park.
    29 July - Talk on "Why is Your Child an Unhappy Reader" by Janet George at Choa Chu Kang Community Library
2004-2005 > Jan 2005 – SRL News Magazine takes on a new look
  > February – 2nd intake of READi course participants
  > SRL engages Izess Pte Ltd to act as new SRL Secretariat – Feb 1st 2005
  > IDAC/ IRA Leadership Workshop in Hong Kong – March 2005
  > Mar 2005 – Tsunami Storytelling Project
15 SRL storytellers and volunteers told stories at community and children’s libraries to collect donated exercise books for children affected by the disaster - an effort coordinated by Asian Storytelling Network (ASN).
  > Chapter 3 – SRL Celebrates 200 Years of Hans Christian Andersen with a selection of Andersen’s tales read and told by SRL members.
  > SRL participates in Carnival Speak! - an event under the Speak Good English Movement (SGEM) 13-15 May , Toa Payoh HDB HUB.
  > SRL Members Book Party - 22 May 2004
  > SRL Reading Picnic at the Botanic Gardens - 28 May 2004 – part of reading marathon activity for the READ! Singapore initiative organised by the NLB and supported by SRL
  > Completion of READi pilot project at Marsiling Primary
  > SRL storytellers participated in SMRT event – Stories on the Train.
  > June 2005 – Workshop by Rosemarie Somaiah as SRL speaker at MPCL
  > WISH Graduation – July 30th First batch of 70 ladies (4 classes) graduating after Module 4, completing 2 years of WISH classes at WRL
  > Chapter 4 – public performance of stories by STC and WW SIGs
  > First READi workshop for volunteer organisation – Heartfriends of SJSM 3 & 10 Sep 2005
  > SRL 20th AGM - Saturday 24th Sep 2005
  > SRL 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner & Performance at The POD (Level 16), National Library Building - 24th Sep 2005
  > SRL Long Service Awards
  > Nov 19 – SRL Presents session at ACF Forum for Parents
  > SRL participates in various events under the Asian Children’s Festival – Nov 2005 (ACS, ACWIC)
2003-2004 > First WISH Mass Graduation Ceremony held at Woodlands Regional Library Auditorium. 252 women received certificates for completing various modules of the revamped WISH modular programme.- 17th Jan 2004
  > First WISH outdoor graduation ceremony for 77 ladies at the Botanic Gardens – 20th March 2004
  > Stories New and Old, Read and Told” - First paid public performance by members of the Storytellers’ Circle and WordWrights members, 30 April 2004
  > Newsradio 93.8 FM Interview of Mrs Soo Kim Bee (President), Dr Alefiya Nomabhoy LD-SIG Leader and Ms Audrey Yip, Chair of READi (SRL special project) by Ms Donna Cheng, host of The Living Room, 20 May 2004
  > Empowering Literacy Conference – Helping children who learn differently, 28th May 2004, Novotel Apollo Hotel
  > Launch of official SRL Website prototype done by SRL member (June 2004)
  > READi Project (July) – launch of the first training programme for reading instructors/ tutors
  > SRL went to Manila for the IRA World Reading Congress – presenting a paper on adult literacy via WISH programme (26-29 July 2004)
  > Born to Read Fiesta – 18 -19 Sep 2004 – SRL mans a booth at this Fiesta sponsored by the NLB to raise public awareness about SRL and promote the sale of “Teaching Tips” book.
  > Chapter 2 – 2nd Public performance by Storytellers Circle and WordWrights – August 2004
  > October 2004 – pilot of READi intervention model project with pupils of Marsiling Primary school
  > SRL represented by Serene Wee, sits on the Book Selection Committee for READ! Singapore initiative.
  > SRL storytellers participated in the MRT READ-and-RIDE event of storytelling on the MRT trains as part of the Asian Children’s Festival. Nov 2004
2002-2003 > Publication and launch of Teaching Tips: for parents and teachers of preschoolers and primary school children at World Book Fair June 2003.
  > Sep 8th 2003 – Celebrated International Literacy Day jointly with NLB
  > Organised Family Reading Carnival 2003 “READUPADIBACA” (i.e. ‘read’ in the four languages – ‘du’ CL, ‘padi’ TL and ‘baca’ ML) – in promoting International Literacy Day for families.
  > Organised Book-a-Race :23 sec school teams ‘race’ through 4 libraries to locate information and complete set physical tasks – in celebration of International Literacy Day 2003 among teens in school.
  > SRL SIG – Storytellers’ Circle participated in the Asian Congress of Storytellers 2003 jointly organised by NBDCS
  > SRL SIG – WordWrights: Writing for Children helped to organise the Asian Children’s Writers and Illustrators Conference 2003 jointly organised by NBDCS
  > SRL storytellers participated in the MRT-READ-and-RIDE event of storytelling on the MRT trains as part of the Asian Children’s Festival. Nov 2003
2001-2002 > SRL SIG – Storytellers’ Circle participated in the Asian Children's Festival's Storytelling Carnival and Asian Congress of Storytellers 2001 jointly organised by NBDCS
  > SRL Special Interest Group on writing for children, “WordWrights: Writing for Children” was launched
  > SRL Special Interest Group Learning Differently launched it’s “srlsigld” Yahoo! Group
  > Publication of “Choice Books for Little Folks – an annotated booklist for parents for 2- 5 year olds” in collaboration with National Library Board
  > SRL SIG – WordWrights: Writing for Children helped to organise the Asian Children’s Writers and Illustrators Conference 2002 jointly organised by NBDCS
  > SRL SIG – Storytellers’ Circle participated in the Asian Congress of Storytellers 2002 jointly organised by NBDCS
2000-2001 > SRL organised a photography competition for school children – “Reading Round the Clock”
  > SRL organised the 2nd Asian Reading Congress – Creative Language Teaching: "Methods and Materials for the New Millennium” held at the RELC
  > Launch of SRL-NLB Monthly Library talks at Queenstown Community Library
  > Launch of SRL Long Service Award and SRL Past President Emeritus
1999-2000 >

SRL Special Interest Groups were launched

  • Storytellers’ Circle
  • Dyslexia and other Learning Difficulties
  > SRL became a Friend of the Library (National Library Board)
  > VAP arranged for Eric Kimmel to come to Singapore
  > SRL organised the Conference – “Beginning Reading Instruction” Plaza Hotel, Beach Road
1998-1999 > SRL organised a nationwide Favourite Book Contest
  > VAP arranged for Jack Gantos to come to Singapore
  > SRL organised a Reading Carnival at the Botanic Gardens in conjunction with the National Reading Month
1997-1998 > SRL jointly published the Proceedings of the ITELL Conference with the English and Applied Linguistics Department of the National Institute of Education
  > SRL Literacy Award was presented to Mrs. Hedwig Anuar
  > Commendation Award was presented to Mrs. Julia Quek
  > VAP arranged for Paula Danzinger, Alice Schertle & Cathy Spagnoli to come to Singapore
  > WISH programme became an SRL-CCSS jointly organised project whereby CCSS handled scheduling of classes and rostering of WISH tutors for two years.
1996-1997 > SRL organised the Conference – “Information Technology in English Language Learning (ITELL)” jointly organised with the English and Applied Linguistics Department of the National Institute of Education
1995-1996 >

Launch of the Visiting Authors Programme

  • VAP arranged for Virginia Stroud to come to Singapore
  > Selected papers from SRL’s 1995 Asian Reading Congress were published in a special edition volume of Singapore Book World by the National Development Council of Singapore in association with SRL
1994-1995 >

SRL celebrated its 10th Anniversary

  • Organised the Asian Reading Congress - Literacy and Biliteracy in Asia: Problems and Issues in the Next Decade (in collaboration with IDAC)
  • Establishment of the SRL Literacy Award – conferred to Dr. Ng Seok Moi
  • Second reprint of “Tips for Parents” brochure series
  • Launch of SRL video – “Reading with Children”
  >

WISH was honoured with the Association of Women for Action and Research’s (AWARE) “Friend of Women Award”
  > A/P Koh Tai Ann became patron of the SRL
  > Talks by the SRL Parents’ Interest Group were increased to quarterly sessions
  > Launch of SRL’s “Read and You Will Score” poster featuring Fandi Ahmad
1989-1990 > Establishment of the Women Learning English (WISH) programme
1985-1986 > Establishment of The Society for Reading and Literacy
 
   
 

    The Society for Reading and Literacy.


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