The Finals of the CEFL Reading Competition: READING ROCKS! was held on 12 August 2012 at Sunway Pyramid. Twenty finalists competed in two age groups and Sonia Marie Alfred (7-9 age group) and Syafiqah Zahari (10-12 age group) emerged as the grand prize winners. Each took home a laptop computer and a one year English language study scholarship as well as lots of other attractive prizes. The runners-up were :
7-9 Age Group
| Ranking | Name of Winner | School |
| Grand Prize Winner | Sonia Marie Alfred | SK Bukit Rimau |
| 1st Runner Up | Zoe Tay Shiao Shuen | Sri KDU Primary School |
| 2nd Runner Up | Irina Fatima bt Shamsuddin | Sri KDU Primary School |
| 3rd Runner Up | Ryan Pua Wei Jer | SJK(C) Hin Hua |
| 4th Runner Up | Kapil Govind Kanagasabai | SK Sri Petaling |
| 5th Runner Up | Tanushka Rachel Varughese | Sri KL Primary School |
| Consolation | Elizabeth Lim Tze Li | SK Taman Megah |
| Consolation | Aditya Ram Kumar | Sri KDU Primary School |
| Consolation | Nur Almas bt Norazman | SK USJ 2 |
| Consolation | Inaya Taqiyah binti Mohd Yuzaidi | Sri KDU Primary School |
10-12 Age Group
| Ranking | Name of Winner | School |
| Grand Prize Winner | Syafiqah Zahari | SK Subang Jaya |
| 1st Runner Up | Low Su Yi | Sri KDU Primary School |
| 2nd Runner Up | Joanna Marie Tan Mei Yin | SK Methodist |
| 3rd Runner Up | Jade Lou Jie | Sri KL Primary School |
| 4th Runner Up | Lee Xiao Qing | Sapura Smart School |
| 5th Runner Up | Prisha Mercy Ponraj | SK Assunta Dua |
| Consolation | Priyangaa a/p Rajendran | SK Assunta Satu |
| Consolation | Natashya Manasa a/p Sehar | SK Assunta Dua |
| Consolation | Dhibasri d/o Chandrakumar | SK Assunta Dua |
| Consolation | Gina Nicole Fernandez | SK Methodist |
Congratulations to our grand prize winners and well done everybody!
About the CEFL Reading Competition 2012, “READING ROCKS!”
This was CEFL’s inaugural Reading Competition and a CSR project aiming to encourage children to devote more time to English language books. The competition provided an opportunity for the contestants to read aloud a passage they had chosen. The benefits and the joy of reading are at the centre of the competition. It also aimed to help children improve their vocabulary and their listening, speaking and, of course, reading skills. The theme, “READING ROCKS!”, conveys the idea that reading is cool and exciting – and worthwhile – and was designed to appeal to today’s generation.
The Competition was open to children aged 7-12 and was divided into 2 age groups, 7-9 and 10-12. There were 2 rounds – Preliminaries and the Finals. Two hundred children registered for this inaugural event and twenty were selected for the Finals. Contestants were assessed based on the following criteria: choice of story and passage, understanding of the story, voice projection, delivery, pronunciation and overall impression.
CEFL wish to thank all our sponsors for making this event a success!
