Speak Up. Speak Out. Speak Well. - the theme for Speak Good English Movement 2005/06 aimed to get Singaporeans to speak standard English all the time, instead of switching to proper English only for formal occasions.

Teachers and parents were encouraged to be good role models by not speaking Singlish, as well as making language lessons fun and lively, or reading aloud to their children more often.

• We offered partial scholarships to volunteers involved in reading programmes or literacy volunteer work to attend a READi Course for Reading Facilitators.

• The 8th Plain English Speaking Awards (PESA) saw some 140 students compete via story telling sessions as well as planned and impromptu oratorical speeches on various topics of interest.