The year 2020 is destined to be an extraordinary year, a year worth remembering for everyone. The coronavirus epidemic has swept almost the whole world with the passage of time. While thanking the health care workers who bet their lives and work day and night on the frontline, I believe that everyone would like to contribute their own small part in this war against the epidemic.

I was an ordinary Chinese education therapist at the Dyslexia Association of Singapore. That day, I shut down my laptop, cleared my desktop, packed up the teaching materials that I usually needed for my classes, and then said goodbye to my colleagues, hoping to take care of each other. In order to prevent the epidemic, we had to suspend classes, but it was the common wish of parents, students and teachers to ensure that all our lovely children could continue to receive relevant teaching support. Under the leadership of the association’s management, we began to create the students’ home study lessons plan. As the saying goes, “All hands make light work”, during this period of school closure in Singapore, teachers encouraged and supported each other to design new lessons, learn new teaching software, and consult on distance learning methods, and now we can hear the sound of students reading aloud and see their happy smiles on the online platform.

Online classes bring new challenges and a lot of fun to every teacher. I have a primary 3 boy who is usually the most active boy in the class, but the other day he was not only silent, but also lying in bed with his mother, no matter how I tried to motivate him. Later, after talking to his mother, I realized that he was not feeling well today. I had to raise the pitch of my voice or call his name from time to time, just in case these two fell asleep accidentally. I don’t want to think about the effect of learning, but I’m touched by such an attitude towards learning, and children who work hard are the cutest!

Another time, I was explaining the words online when a student on the other side of the network forgot to turn off the microphone, and then a “wah-wah-wah” song made me and the other students laugh. Well, let’s take the opportunity to relax together! Let’s start the Chinese song now! The boring online class needed a little something to spice it up, didn’t it?

Through the teachers’ continuous efforts, the online teaching at DAS now ensures the quality of teaching while keeping the children’s confidence in learning during this unusual period. I remember a teacher forwarded a text of parental thanks in the whatsapp group, instantly, the whole group was touched and my eyes were moistened, I believe this warmth can be experienced by all educators. The virus has no mercy but human we share warm feelings in spite of it, let’s look forward to the day we return to that small classroom where we know so well with our students!

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一个普通教育治疗师的心得 | 刘海峰

2020年注定是不平凡的一年，值得每个人铭记的一年。冠状病毒疫情随着时间的推移，几乎席卷了全球，在感谢用生命做赌注，夜以继日工作在一线的医护人员的同时，相信每个人都希望能在这场抗疫的战争中献上自己的微薄之力。

我是新加坡读写障碍协会的一名普通的华文教育治疗师，那天我关上电脑，清理桌面，打包平时上课需要的教学资料，然后和同事们告别，希望彼此保重。为了防疫，我们停课了，但是为了保障我们所有可爱的孩子能够继续得到相关的教学支持，停课不停学是家长、学生和老师的共同心愿。在协会管理层的带领下，我们开始制作学生家庭学习的课件，每一节课，从构思到制作活动纸和录制教学视频，大家集思广益，最终在把整理好的家庭学习资料发给学生和家长的那一刻，每个人的脸上都露出了欣喜的笑容。俗话说，“众人拾柴火焰高”，在新加坡居家停学这段日子，老师们互相鼓励，相互扶持，设计新课程，学习新的教学软件，切磋远程教学方法，如今在网络平台上也能听到学生们郎朗的读书声，看到学生们开心的笑容。

网课给每位老师都带来了新的挑战的同时也伴随着很多乐趣。我有一个小学三年级的男孩子，平时上课他是班里的小调皮，可是那天他不但不说话，而且还躺在床上，无论我怎样调动，他都无动于衷。后来和他的妈妈沟通后我才知道，原来小调皮今天有点不舒服。不过躺在床上也可以上课，而且还有妈妈搂着，于是这对儿母子就这样一起躺在床上听我上课，我必须时不时的提高我说话的音调，或者叫他的名字，就怕这俩人一个不小心就睡着了。先不去想学习效果如何，这样的学习态度就让我很感动，努力的孩子最可爱！

还有一次，我正在网上投入的讲解词语，网络另一头的一个学生忘记了关掉麦克风，接着一阵“叽哩哇啦”的歌声把我和其他学生逗得捧腹大笑。好吧，借机一起轻松一下！华文大家唱现在开始！随后你一句他一言，枯燥的网课也需要这种小插曲来点缀不是吗？

经过老师们的不断钻研，如今DAS的网络教学在保证教学质量的同时，也让孩子们在这段非常时期保持了学习信心。记得有位老师在群里转发了一条家长感谢的文字，瞬间，整个群都被感动了，我的眼睛也湿润了，相信这种温暖，所有的教育工作者都能够体会到。病毒无情人有情，让我们期待和学生们一起回到那个我们熟悉的小课室的那一天！