Our Primary 4 Comprehensive English Curriculum: Connecting Language Mastery with Examination Skills
Primary 4 marks the first year of focused PSLE preparation, and the bar is higher: examinations begin to test for sharper thinking, stronger writing structure and more articulate expression than at lower primary. Students step up from the Primary 3 composition format of three interconnected pictures with helping words to the PSLE format of three distinct pictures without helping words, which calls for deliberation in the choosing process and thoughtful, articulate descriptions.
The 2025 update to the PSLE Oral examination reflected this same shift in expectations, now comprising 40 marks up from the original 30.
WRITERS AT WORK prepares students with a comprehensive tuition programme focusing on:
For the full curriculum details:
Our curriculum offers a balanced approach based on the current PSLE components. It is designed to develop both writing and comprehension skills, empowering students to tackle diverse exam formats with confidence.
The programme includes:
Paper 2 demands precision across multiple components. Students develop accuracy and articulation at the Primary 4 level, preparing for exam formats such as Vocabulary Cloze, Editing, Synthesis and Transformation, and Comprehension.
Oral Communications carries more weight under the PSLE 2025 changes. Primary 4 students prepare using stimulus-based conversations, real picture stimulus (replacing traditional posters and advertisements) , and reading-aloud fluency drills. The result is a child who speaks with clarity, confidence and purpose.
Our Primary 4 English curriculum is designed to build essential skills for both creative expression and language accuracy. These skills are reinforced throughout the programme, allowing students to grow and refine their abilities.
Jemmies Siew
Managing Director
Jemmies Siew, co-founder of WRITERS AT WORK, is an NUS graduate and a visionary edu-preneur with 25+ years of education experience. She has co-authored over 50 assessment books and strategically expanded the brand to nine thriving branches, while building a digital community of over 57,000 followers within a single year.
Agnes Ng
Teaching & Curriculum Director
Agnes Ng, co-founder and Teaching & Curriculum Director of WRITERS AT WORK, is an NUS Honours graduate with 30+ years of education experience. Since 2012, she has led curriculum development and teacher training, creating student-centric programs that empower hundreds of students to achieve outstanding results across the brand’s expanding branches.
Hear directly from our students as they share how WRITERS AT WORK shaped them into confident writers, sharper communicators and AL1 achievers.
Priscilla Tay & Hui Cheng Jun
Cedar Girls’ Secondary School & Raffles Institution
Shi Pei
Qifa Primary School
Zoie Tan
CHIJ Toa Payoh
Our Primary 4 English Programme covers three PSLE English components:
Our fees start from $392.40 for 4 lessons with each lesson lasting 2 hours. For the latest Primary 4 Comprehensive English Programme fees, please contact us and the team will respond within 1-3 working days.
Ideally, your child should start as early as Primary 1 English tuition, to build a strong foundation in the language. For Primary 4 students, the start of the academic year is ideal, as it allows your child to settle in with structured support before the school workload peaks.
If your child is particularly weak in composition writing, you can opt for our specialised Primary 4 English Composition Programme alongside the comprehensive curriculum for targeted help.
Trusted by thousands of Singaporean families, WRITERS AT WORK welcomes new students at any point during the year.
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