Service LearningYe Jiadong 29 (1A1), Lee Weimin (8) (1A1), Xiao Songyuan (28) (1A3)

Group ID: 8-001

1. Team Dynamics

2. Our Beneficiary

3. Information about the children

4. first tuition with the P1 boy.

5. Our Research on Dyslexia

6. The main Issue and our Service Goals

7. Our Target Audience

8. Our Methodology

9. Objectives of our project.

10.Our intended outcome.

11.Group reflections on our first session with the P4 boy.

12.References

Leader – Ye Jiadong Team members – Xiao Songyuan and Lee Wei

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From the left xxx xxx & xxxTaken during our second tuition with a P4 boy.

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Songyuan

March 30- Prelims PowerPoint and Oral Presentation

April 5- Prelims

April 22-Preparing Children for their SA1.

End Of May- Children’s SA1.

June Holidays- tutoring with hands on activities.

June 25- Begin Semi Finals presentation.

July 1- Finalize Semi Finals presentation

July 5-Semi Finals

July 8-Prepare the children for their CA2.

Start of August- Children’s CA2.

August 6-Start on Finals Web Based Report

August 13- Finalize on Finals Presentation

August 17- Finals

Our beneficiary is Beyond Social Services. It is a voluntary organization focused on helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

This organization is based on and has the same aim as our project.

MissionPurposeValuesStrategyStandards

The expectations of the Organization are very focused and we can see that their children will indeed benefit from our project based on the 5 aspects above.

We are tutoring 3 kids, two of whom are brothers. They are P2, P4, and a P5 respectively. All three of them come from either lower families. They have learning difficulties.

The P4 and P5 brothers: Azrizal (P4) : slow in his thinking processes Azridwan (P5) : Weak in his knowledge of the subjects. Conducted on a three-hourly basis every Monday. The two boys are generally weak in English, Math and Science.

The P1 boy: Soliheen: His foundation in Math and English is not strong enough.

Conducted on a two hourly basis every Saturday.

The beneficiaries homes are all located in Jalan Bukit Merah. (Delta Avenue)

The P4 boy lives in the blue flats. He lives in a one room flat.

Working on his homework after our coaching.

Posing with Songyuan and Weimin.

Taking a pose himself……Coacing him in Math. Beyond Social Services Centre

case worker of our mentees students .

Tuition Date: 29/03/2011

This is the home of the P1 boy.

Soliheen is doing his school homework after our coaching.

Weimin is coaching the boy on his school homework.

Weimin Jiadong.Soliheen drawing a model.

Tuition date: 26/03/2011

Azridwan (P5 boy) with Songyuan and Jiadong. Azridwan

Tuition Date: 29/03/2011

Dyslexia affects mainly males.

It is a learning disability, where the brain misinterprets or processes the information it sees or hears.

It is difficult for sufferers to read, write, spell, difficulty with word pronunciation.

Dyslexia does not affect the person IQ, in fact many dyslexics have above average IQ.

Dyslexia is hereditary and unfortunately a life long condition, but

If the sufferer learns how the dyslexia affects them, they can use a number of strategies to help them to learn, and gain a education and qualifications.

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The main issue is financial difficulties. Although the children enjoyed learning, it was due to the lack of money that stopped them from pursuing their dreams as they come from lower income families.

We hope we can ignite their passion for learning and also to encourage them to not give up despite their financial difficulties

Allow them to realize that they have the ability to excel in everything they do. Without our help, these children will be plunging themselves into further darkness and it would be too late to help them in the end.

These Primary youths From “Beyond” at risk of academic failure.

These 3 underprivileged children from low income families whose parents do not even have any levels of education at all.

These 3 children with learning difficulties such as autism and dyslexia.

We will be tutoring the children in a span of 8 Months. First lesson- English Second lesson- Math Third lesson- Science

Printing Worksheets from the internet (Permission Given) Reusing our primary school unfinished assessment books.

Implementing interesting lessons -Hands-on Activities, Outings, Interactive games and weekly discussions.

Start and end of the tuition programme- Giving the children test papers and we will be able to find out if the child has improved.

Help the children achieve their dreams.

Shape these children’s lives today for a better and safer tomorrow.

Help these children become better persons and make a small difference in their lives.

Help these children with learning difficulties or from lower income families in their academics.

These children to believe in themselves and work hard to succeed without giving up.

Ignite a passion in these students by teaching in many interactive and interesting ways such as the use of technology.

After this project, the children’s usually poor grades would improve and they will also be more prepared for their PSLE. (Improve academically)

We hope that after working with those underprivileged students, the team members will be more grateful to be able to enjoy such luxurious privileges.

Show sympathy and care about other children. We want the team members to experience the life of an underprivileged and disadvantaged child.

Most importantly, we hope that we can understand the importance of unity, teamwork and develop important and lasting friendships along the way.

After the first session, we felt that it was a very meaningful experience for us as we got to interact with the boy (Azrizal) and help him to improve on his studies gradually. Before the session, we were nervous on whether we would be good tutors to the child.

Initially, the boy was not very interested in learning English. However, after a short discussion with him, he started to realize the importance of learning and mastering English and began to listen to us attentively and learn with passion. A the end of the lesson, he told us he enjoyed the lesson and was grateful

We bonded with him that day and had so much fun, joy and laughter! We learnt plenty of things that day, on being patient with the boy and by explaining slowly and accurately to make sure the boy understand.

We also learnt the joy of sharing and also how to motivate and encourage the boy to work hard and not give up. Although he was not very good in English, we are determined to help him improve. On that day, we also explained several grammar and vocabulary questions he got wrong. We hope that he would have a deeper understanding on English as a language. We are sure that with his determination and our encouragement, he will taste the fruits of his success!

The values and goals of Beyond Social Services: http://www.beyond.org.sg/mission.html

Research for Dyslexia taken from : http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?

qid=20081110063639AA1beHl and http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/

Other Images used in this PowerPoint are taken from Google.com (19 images)

! Project Passion !

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