📚 Herts Mandarin Level 3
Graded Chinese Reading Programme (Ages 6+)
Herts Mandarin Level 3 is a graded reading programme that helps children move from basic reading to real understanding and expression.
After Level 2, children aged 6+ begin a new stage focused on reading comprehension and communication. They move from reading words to understanding stories and sharing their ideas.
The course focuses on reading, reading skills, speaking, and light writing.
Children learn simple reading strategies such as predicting, thinking, and summarising. This helps them become more confident and independent readers.
In speaking, children practise retelling stories, group discussion, and role play. They learn to use full sentences to express their ideas.
Each picture book is taught over two lessons:
Lesson A focuses on understanding the story through shared reading and prediction.
Lesson B focuses on speaking and expression through role play, creative activities, and simple writing.
At home, children continue learning through reading practice and the App, helping them build regular reading habits and language confidence.
👉 After Level 3, children move on to Herts Mandarin Level 4 (Reading and Writing Course).
中文分级阅读课程体系（6岁+）
Herts Mandarin Level 3 以分级阅读体系为核心，通过科学阅读路径引导孩子从基础识字能力走向真正的阅读理解与表达能力。在完成 Level 2 后，6岁以上学生将进入以“阅读理解与语言表达”为核心的学习阶段，从“会读字词”过渡到“能够理解故事并表达想法”。
课程围绕阅读理解、阅读策略、口语表达与轻量读写展开。学生将学习预测、推理与总结等基础阅读策略，逐步形成主动阅读能力。在表达方面，通过复述、讨论与角色表演，用完整句子表达观点，并在阅读过程中积累词汇与句型，逐步发展书写与造句能力。
课程采用“每本绘本两课完成”的结构：A课以理解故事为核心，通过预测与共读建立理解能力；B课以表达输出为核心，通过角色扮演与创作活动将语言转化为表达，并结合简单书写练习强化语言输出。
课后通过家庭阅读与App支持形成完整闭环，使阅读成为持续输入与表达的过程。
👉 完成 Level 3 后，孩子将进入 Herts Mandarin Level 4（中文阅读与写作成长课程）。
Herts Mandarin Level 3 FAQs
1. Level 3 适合什么样的孩子？What kind of students is Level 3 suitable for?
Level 3 适合6岁及以上、已完成基础汉字学习或具备简单阅读能力的孩子。本阶段重点是从识字过渡到阅读理解与表达，适合希望提升中文阅读与口语表达能力的学生。
Level 3 is suitable for children aged 6+ who have completed basic character learning or can already read simple texts. The focus is on moving from character recognition to reading comprehension and expression.
2. Level 3 的核心学习目标是什么？What is the main learning goal of Level 3?
Level 3 的核心目标是帮助孩子建立阅读理解能力，包括理解故事情节、人物情感与逻辑关系，同时培养复述与表达能力，让孩子从“会读字”走向“会理解与表达”。
The main goal of Level 3 is to develop reading comprehension skills, including understanding story plots, emotions, and logic, while building the ability to retell and express ideas in Chinese.
3. Level 3 会学习哪些内容？What do students learn in Level 3?
课程包含分级阅读故事、阅读策略训练（预测、推理、总结）、角色扮演、口语表达以及基础书写练习，让孩子在阅读中不断积累词汇并提升语言运用能力。
Lessons include graded readers, reading strategies (prediction, inference, summarising), role play, speaking activities, and basic writing practice, helping children build vocabulary and language use through reading.
4. 课堂是如何安排的？How are the lessons structured?
Level 3 每本绘本分两节课完成。A课侧重理解与阅读输入，B课侧重表达与输出，包括角色扮演、复述与简单书写练习，形成完整学习闭环。
Each book is covered over two lessons. Lesson A focuses on understanding and input, while Lesson B focuses on speaking and output, including role play, retelling, and simple writing.
5. Level 3 如何提升阅读能力？How is reading ability improved?
通过分级阅读体系与重复阅读训练，孩子逐步掌握阅读策略，如预测内容与理解因果关系，从被动阅读转为主动理解，提高阅读流畅度与理解深度。
Through graded readers and repeated reading practice, children learn strategies such as prediction and understanding cause and effect, improving fluency and deeper comprehension.
6. 孩子会不会开始写作？Will students start writing in Level 3?
会的，但以轻量写作为主。孩子会进行词语抄写、句子拼写与简单表达练习，重点是建立“读到写”的连接，而不是复杂作文训练。
Yes, but writing is light and supportive. Children practice copying words, forming sentences, and simple expression, focusing on connecting reading to writing rather than full essays.
7. 家庭学习需要做什么？What is expected for home learning?
建议每周进行约1小时家庭学习，包括阅读、书写与复习活动。其中包括约30分钟亲子共读、故事复述与简单书写练习，以及约30分钟App音频跟读与扩展中文学习资源，让孩子在轻松的家庭环境中巩固课堂所学内容。
Around 1 hour of home learning per week is recommended, including reading, writing, and review activities. This includes around 30 minutes of shared reading, story retelling, and simple writing practice, plus 30 minutes of App-based audio practice and extended Chinese learning resources, helping children reinforce what they learn in class in a relaxed home environment.
8. Level 3 班级费用与师资如何安排？How are Level 3 classes structured and priced?
每班约12–14名学生，配备两位老师共同授课。老师会引导阅读与表达活动，并根据孩子水平提供不同支持，确保每位学生都能参与与成长。
Each class has around 12–14 students with 2 teachers. Teachers guide reading and speaking activities and provide differentiated support to ensure every child can participate and progress.
每节课£15。一学期约11节课，一学年约33节课。
The fee is £15 per lesson, with around 11 lessons per term and 33 lessons per year.
9. 完成 Level 3 后孩子能达到什么水平？What level will students achieve after Level 3?
孩子能够理解分级故事内容，用中文复述情节与表达想法，掌握基础阅读策略，并具备初步书写能力，整体达到入门阅读向独立阅读过渡阶段，大致相当于国内小学一年级的阅读水平。
Children can understand graded stories, retell events in Chinese, express ideas, use basic reading strategies, and write simple sentences, moving from beginner to more independent reading, roughly equivalent to Year 1 primary school reading level in China.
10. Level 3 如何衔接下一个阶段？How does Level 3 lead into the next stage?
Level 3 完成后，孩子将自然进入 Level 4 写作与逻辑表达课程，在此基础上进一步发展段落写作能力，并为系统写作训练与更高阶段学习做准备。
After Level 3, children move naturally into Level 4 Writing & Expression, where they develop paragraph writing skills and prepare for more structured academic Chinese learning.