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School holidays offer children a welcome break from the classroom, but they can also be an opportunity to strengthen the skills that support everyday learning. Explore Total Communication Singapore’s holiday programmes for children and adolescents, covering language development, literacy, executive functioning, social communication and more. Discover a programme suited to your child’s age, strengths and learning needs.

When reading feels harder than it should, many parents wonder whether their child simply needs more time. The right support at the right stage often changes far more than reading it shapes confidence, learning, and everyday life.

Every child develops at their own pace, yet some children benefit from extra support to build communication, learning, and everyday life skills. This parent-friendly checklist helps you recognise the signs and understand when an early intervention programme could make a meaningful difference.

Many parents wonder whether learning two languages may confuse a child who needs extra support. Research tells a very different story. When bilingual development is supported early and intentionally, children often gain stronger communication, cognitive, academic, and social outcomes that continue well into the future.

Some children need a little more time to find their words. The earlier that support begins, the more opportunities they have to build strong communication, learning, and social skills that last a lifetime.

When a child avoids books, stumbles over words they've read before, or dreads reading aloud in class, most parents assume it's a phase. Sometimes it is. But sometimes, underneath that frustration, there's a specific reason — and knowing the difference between dyslexia and a simple reading delay could be the most important thing you do for your child this year.