Past Courses
Mar ’08
15
15
Language Learning Strategies
Language Learning Strategies for Emerging Readers/Writers with Autism and/or Language Processing Difficulties Details
Mar ’08
8
8
Creative Writing
In this one day creative writing workshop, we will focus on developing skills through theme based activities which help boost writer’s confidence in their ability to write and express themselves in words. Details
Nov ’07
30
30
Writing Memorable Memoirs
This workshop aims to help you write good and readable memoirs. It will give you the feel of good memoir and guide you from idea organizing and initial planning, through some actual writing, and ends with some practical tips on getting your memoirs published. Details
Sep ’07
26-28
26-28
Effective Merchandise Management in the Book Business
Participants will learn how well and how fast they can turn merchandise into profit. They will be taught to acquire an assortment of merchandise that achieves customer’s demand, and at same time takes into consideration sales volume, costs and expenses in order to promote growth and profit. Details
Jul ’07
14
14
Co-creating Stories with Your Autistic Child
Many often struggle to interest autistic children (particularly those with poor language skills) in conventional storybooks. In this interac- tive workshop, participants will learn how to integrate their language learning objectives and their children’s interests and routines to co-create storybooks. Details
Jun ’07
9
9
Helping Children Write Their Own Simple Books
By helping children create their own books, we enhance children’s reading and writing skills, build their knowledge of the world, and increase their love for books and other reading materials Details
May ’07
8-10
8-10
The Business of Magazine Publishing
This workshop will provide all those with an interest in magazine publishing and production an understanding of the processes involved. They will learn both the overview and details of what makes a magazine successful. Details
Mar ’07
12
12
Writing Reviews
The trainer will share the general principles and theoretical framework of review writing, highlight and discuss elements that make up a review, and discuss how to develop an angle for a review and introduction to different perspectives for a review. Details
Sep ’06
5
5
Personal and Professional Development Through Storytelling
To demonstrate the scope of stories and storytelling as a spring board for teaching personal and professional development to teachers other professionals and parents. Details
Aug ’06
16-17
16-17
Romancing Singapore: From Tropic to Global
This introductory workshop will focus on Singapore through poems, stories, novels, and plays as a tropical island, exotic locale, romantic East, social struggle, dystopic settlement, as city, home and globe. Details
Jun ’06
10
10
Writing & Illustrating for Children’s Books
The workshop leader will focus on the actual writing of picture books and how illustrators and writers work – or more often do not work – together; the mechanics of manuscript preparation; and the essential literary and emotional qualities which turn books into classics. Details
May ’06
29-30
29-30
Asian Children’s Literature in the Classroom: Selection and Use
The workshop will introduce the Asian Children’s Literature in English to participants through translating, discussing and analysing original works in English in order to show case the rich variety that is available. Details
May ’06
3-5
3-5