CompoCoach was featured on the front page of Straits Times Life in an article on how Primary 6 pupils can prepare for the PSLE English composition.
We built CompoCoach in cher.ai to democratise access to high-quality composition feedback: something parents can trust, and something that helps students master a simple writing system under exam conditions.
The piece covers several pedagogical goals behind CompoCoach, modelled on what the strongest educators at Mind Stretcher do in class.
What the article highlights
- Keep the plot simple, and focus on descriptive writing. A short moment, deeply and evocatively fleshed out, is more impactful and easier to execute than a complicated plot. CompoCoach highlights where an essay can be shortened and produces model compositions that can score full marks against PSLE rubrics in about 400 words.
- Avoid common traps, such as negative writing and drifting away from the topic. CompoCoach catches nuanced issues around relevance and development, including abrupt deus ex machina endings, images that are mentioned but do not drive the plot, and ideas that are not developed enough.
- Study model compositions deliberately. The problem is rote memorisation, not memorisation itself. Writers including Benjamin Franklin have used copywork and imitation to improve their craft, so we invested heavily in model compositions that are short, descriptive, vocabulary-rich, accessible, and relatable to primary school students.
That is the heart of CompoCoach: high-quality feedback, clear next steps, and model writing that students can study and imitate until good writing choices become natural.
