📖 The Reading Engine
Read at your own level, one small step at a time: from “I see a cat.” all the way to stories about Singapore, science and adventure.
🌱 Level 1 — first sentences
🔴 Tom and the Red Ball
Tom has a red ball. He plays with the ball in the park. He throws the ball up high. The ball comes…
🐱 Biscuit the Cat
Biscuit is a cat. Biscuit is brown and white. Biscuit likes to sleep. She sleeps on the chair. She…
🚇 The MRT Ride
I take the MRT with Mum. We tap our cards at the gate. We wait behind the yellow line. The train co…
🌿 Level 2 — short stories
🌧️ A Rainy Day at the Hawker Centre
It was raining heavily on Saturday morning. Mum and I ran to the hawker centre with our umbrellas.…
🌻 Mr Lim's Garden
Mr Lim loves his garden. Every morning he waters his plants. He grows tomatoes, chillies and sweet…
🥤 The Lost Water Bottle
Aisha could not find her water bottle. It was not in her bag. It was not on her desk. "Think," said…
🌳 Level 3 — longer stories
🪁 The Kite at Marina Barrage
On a windy Sunday, my family went to Marina Barrage. The sky was full of kites — dragons, birds and…
🥟 Grandma's Curry Puffs
Every Chinese New Year, Grandma makes curry puffs. She wakes up at five in the morning to prepare.…
♻️ The Recycling Detective
Mei Lin noticed something strange. The blue recycling bin near her block was full of food waste. Ba…
🤖 The Helpful Robot
Milo the robot lived in a small workshop. Every morning, Milo tidied the tools and swept the floor.…
🫥 The Invisible Superpower
Zara believed everyone else had superpowers. Her friend could whistle with two fingers. Her cousin…
🌲 Level 4 — story time
🦁 A Visit to the Zoo
The bus rumbled to a stop outside the zoo gates. My class poured out, buzzing with excitement. Our…
🏕️ Camping at East Coast Park
Dad zipped up our tent as the sky turned orange. It was our first night camping at East Coast Park.…
🦉 The Night Safari
When the sun sets, the Night Safari wakes up. My family boarded the tram and rolled into the darkne…
🌫️ The Foggy Morning
One December morning, Singapore woke up wrapped in fog. It was so thick that the blocks across the…
🏛️ The Library of Stories
Deep in the heart of the city stood a library that was older than the MRT, older than the airport,…
🏔️ Level 5 — reading to learn
🌧️ The Science of Rain
Have you ever wondered where rain comes from? It begins when the sun heats the sea and turns water…
🦎 The Mystery of the Monitor Lizard
During our kayak trip at MacRitchie Reservoir, a long dark shape slid into the water. "Monitor liza…
⛰️ The Tale of Bukit Timah Hill
At 163 metres, Bukit Timah Hill is Singapore\'s highest point. It may sound small beside great moun…
🏝️ The Island of Second Chances
There is an island where every mistake becomes a seed. You cannot see it on any map, but the ferry…
🧠 Comprehension grows too
Questions start easy — who, what, where — then grow into why, main idea, details, inference and vocabulary in context.