Is your child still doing lots of Chinese comprehension worksheets?

But when faced with a new passage…

they still don’t know how to answer the questions?

As a Chinese teacher, I’ve seen this happen over and over again.

Many students don’t actually struggle with the questions.

They struggle because they never fully understood the passage in the first place.

Doing more worksheets doesn’t always solve that problem.

That’s one of the reasons I built SmartRead — an AI-assisted Chinese reading platform that helps students work through a passage step by step before moving on to comprehension questions.

We’re currently looking for a small number of P3–S4 families in Singapore to join our free pilot programme.

If your child:

finds Chinese reading comprehension difficult

needs more support after school

comes from an English-speaking family and lacks confidence in Chinese reading

I’d love to hear from you.

https://smartread.sg

Feel free to leave a comment or send me a PM if you’d like to know more.

But when faced with a new passage…

they still don’t know how to answer the questions?

As a Chinese teacher, I’ve seen this happen over and over again.

Many students don’t actually struggle with the questions.

They struggle because they never fully understood the passage in the first place.

Doing more worksheets doesn’t always solve that problem.

That’s one of the reasons I built SmartRead — an AI-assisted Chinese reading platform that helps students work through a passage step by step before moving on to comprehension questions.

We’re currently looking for a small number of P3–S4 families in Singapore to join our free pilot programme.

If your child:

finds Chinese reading comprehension difficult

needs more support after school

comes from an English-speaking family and lacks confidence in Chinese reading

I’d love to hear from you.

https://smartread.sg

Feel free to leave a comment or send me a PM if you’d like to know more.

As a Chinese teacher, I’ve noticed something interesting.

Some students have done countless comprehension exercises.

Yet when they’re given a completely new passage, they still struggle.

It made me wonder…

Maybe the problem isn’t that they’re not practising enough.

Maybe they never truly understood the passage in the first place.

That’s why I started building SmartRead, an AI-assisted platform that helps students understand a Chinese passage first, before tackling comprehension questions.

I’m currently looking for a small number of Singapore families (P3–S4) to try it for free and share their feedback.

If this sounds relevant to your child, I’d be happy to chat.

https://smartread.sg

Thanks for your interest!

You can find more information at https://smartread.sg.

If you’re interested in joining our free pilot programme, please feel free to PM me. I’d be happy to answer any questions.

@jojoberry Thank you so much for sharing this. Your comment really resonated with me. As both a parent and someone working in Chinese education, I’ve seen the exact same struggle in many families. A lot of children are not unwilling to learn Chinese — they’re simply overwhelmed when faced with a full page of Chinese text without enough support.

I particularly loved what you said about “getting them past that first hurdle”. That idea actually inspired me to think more deeply about the role of English scaffolding in Chinese learning.

I’m currently building an AI-powered Chinese reading companion for Singapore students, and after reading experiences like yours, I decided to include different support levels, including a High English Support mode. The goal is not to replace Chinese with English, but to provide enough scaffolding for children to build confidence and gradually become more independent readers.

And honestly, I completely agree with you — if a little English support can help children engage instead of shutting down, that’s already a huge win.

Also, the fact that your daughter no longer complains about practising Chinese is definitely a win worth celebrating!

Thank you again for sharing your experience. It’s incredibly valuable for parents and educators who are trying to help children enjoy learning Chinese. If you’d like to try our tool, let me know. I’d love to hear real feedback.

qqtang0526 said:

Hi parents,

I’m a fellow parent in Singapore, and over the past few months, I’ve been developing an AI-powered Chinese Reading Companion called SmartRead.

The idea came from a challenge that many English-speaking families may be familiar with:

Your child looks at a full page of Chinese text and immediately feels overwhelmed.

They may know some words, but struggle to understand the passage as a whole. Very often, they don’t know where to start, lose confidence quickly, and eventually become dependent on parents or tuition teachers.

As both a parent and a Chinese educator, I’ve increasingly felt that many children are actually capable of learning Chinese — they simply need more support, guidance, and successful learning experiences.

SmartRead is designed to help children move step by step from:

“Chinese is too difficult for me.”

to

“I can understand this on my own.”

One feature that may be especially helpful for English-speaking families is our High English Support Mode.

This mode provides:

English explanations for key ideas and vocabulary

Step-by-step reading guidance

Bilingual support when needed

Gradual transition towards more Chinese exposure

The goal is not to translate everything, but to help children build enough confidence and understanding so that they can eventually read independently.

The system currently supports students from Primary 3 to Secondary 4.

I’m looking for 5–10 families to participate in the first round of testing. Participation is completely free, and I will personally follow up with each family to gather feedback and improve the product.

If you think this might benefit your child, or if you’d simply like to learn more, please feel free to PM me.

Thank you!

WhatsApp Audio 2026-07-01 at 15.24.04.mp4 Here is a short audio sample based on Racing Against Time (和时间赛跑), a Chinese language textbook passage commonly studied by P5 students in schools. This is the kind of introduction children will hear before they begin the close reading activity.

Hi parents,

I’m a fellow parent in Singapore, and over the past few months, I’ve been developing an AI-powered Chinese Reading Companion called SmartRead.

The idea came from a challenge that many English-speaking families may be familiar with:

Your child looks at a full page of Chinese text and immediately feels overwhelmed.

They may know some words, but struggle to understand the passage as a whole. Very often, they don’t know where to start, lose confidence quickly, and eventually become dependent on parents or tuition teachers.

As both a parent and a Chinese educator, I’ve increasingly felt that many children are actually capable of learning Chinese — they simply need more support, guidance, and successful learning experiences.

SmartRead is designed to help children move step by step from:

“Chinese is too difficult for me.”

to

“I can understand this on my own.”

One feature that may be especially helpful for English-speaking families is our High English Support Mode.

This mode provides:

English explanations for key ideas and vocabulary

Step-by-step reading guidance

Bilingual support when needed

Gradual transition towards more Chinese exposure

The goal is not to translate everything, but to help children build enough confidence and understanding so that they can eventually read independently.

The system currently supports students from Primary 3 to Secondary 4.

I’m looking for 5–10 families to participate in the first round of testing. Participation is completely free, and I will personally follow up with each family to gather feedback and improve the product.

If you think this might benefit your child, or if you’d simply like to learn more, please feel free to PM me.

Thank you!

Got the CO from Nygh, sports domain.