The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Faculty of Education
Centre for Language Education and Multiliteracies Research (CLEMR)
QUALITY EDUCATION FUND 2025/26 (KS2)
Fostering positive values through AI-supported self-regulated reading
in English in primary schools (QEF No.: 2024/0078)
OBJECTIVES
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To promote students’ positive values and attitudes through developing school-based values-rich English reading materials.
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To enhance students’ self-regulated learning skills for English reading and language proficiency.
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To equip English teachers with skills and strategies to integrate useful self-regulated reading strategies into English lessons with the use of AI technologies.
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To empower English teachers to apply the strategies learnt and develop school-based teaching and learning materials that foster students’ values education and self-regulated reading with the use of AI technologies.
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To strengthen parents’ involvement in supporting self-regulated learning and reinforcing positive values at home.
EXPECTED NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES
A total of 120 teachers including 20 PSMCDs, 20 English panel heads, 80 English teachers, 2,400 students and 1,200–2,000 parents of 20 local primary schools are involved in developing 40 sets of school-based teaching and learning materials integrated with positive values, self-regulated reading strategies, and AI.
ACTIVITIES
AUGUST 2025
OCTOBER 2025
NOVEMBER 2025
Briefing Session
Date: Friday, 22 August 2025
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Zoom
Speakers: Prof. Barry Bai and Project Team
Professional Development Workshop 1
Topic: Teaching English Language with AI
Dates: Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Thursday, 23 October 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Venue: B5, Ho Tim Building, CUHK
Speakers: Prof. Barry Bai and Project Team
Professional Development Workshop 2
Topic: Leveraging AI to foster positive values and promote self-regulated reading
Dates: Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Thursday, 6 November 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Venue: M1, Ho Tim Building, CUHK
Speakers: Prof. Barry Bai and Project Team
FEBRUARY 2026
Parents' Talks (Topic 1)
Topic: 如何平衡人工智能在學生成長的利弊 (Supporting parents in understanding AI for children's learning)
Date: Saturday, 28 February 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Session 1)
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Session 2)
Venue: Zoom
Language: Cantonese
Speaker: Prof. Chiu Kin Fung, Thomas,
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, CUHK
APRIL 2026
MARCH 2026
Parents' Talks (Topic 2)
Topic: 引領孩子培養自主閱讀能力
(Supporting self-regulated reading)
Date: Saturday, 21 March 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Session 1)
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Session 2)
Venue: Zoom
Language: Cantonese
Speaker: Dr. Chan So Yee, Zoe,
Principal of Heep Yunn Primary School
JULY 2026
Lesson Demonstration
Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Time: 11:25 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
School: Ching Chung Hau Po Woon Primary School
Dissemination Seminar
Date: Saturday, 11 July 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Zoom