Club 2009 Kiddo

[tanshellin]

welcome! I have a son in 2009 too!

[madmom]

Hi everyone,

i have a son in 2009 too ^^

i think my son have delay in speech problem…
Until now his vocalbury words are quite limited.

Teachers in school complained he has very short attention, yells and runs around.
The school also advise me to withdraw him & enroll him in a smaller class.

so sad T_T

[tanshellin]

madmom:

Hi everyone,

i have a son in 2009 too ^^

i think my son have delay in speech problem..
Until now his vocalbury words are quite limited.

Teachers in school complained he has very short attention, yells and runs around.
The school also advise me to withdraw him & enroll him in a smaller class.

so sad T_T

Did the doctor any wrong with him? Maybe it is the diet that cause him to be short attention. Sugary food example sweets, chocolate, cakes, ice cream, cookies ect are bad for children and will cause them to be hyperactive and have low attention in class and thus cannot learn well. Also , is he eating alot of meat? and watching alot of TV before 3 years old? example more than 1 hour per day of TV is bad for kids and they cannot concentrate well in class

[cherrygal]

Hi madmom,

It’s not a bad idea to change the preschool for your kid to a less crowded one. With more attention from the teachers, your kid may be able to behave and learn better.

What made you think he has a speech delay problem? It’s too early to judge based on the vocabulary he knows. Does he have problems for both English and Chinese?

There are many factors that can cause a 3+ kid to speak with a lesser range of words. It could be the lack of a speaking environment, lack of exposure, resistance to the language etc.

In fact, to improve his vocab, I encourage some TV watching (educational shows only) especially if he is a visual learner and that’s the only thing he can sit down and focus on.

I agree however that too much sugar will cause hyperactivity.

An over active kid also requires a strong authority figure for discipline and guidance.

[stressed_up mum]

Hi , Im a newbie here. My daughter was born in Nov’09 and currently full day at PCF. I was not very concerned abt her intellectual developmt until recently when her sch taught writing and I realized that she is getting the strokes for some alphabets wrong constantly. She also cannot read words given her age…not sure if this is considered late. So thinking of enrolling her in some enrichment classes but there are just too many avail and some at such high rates. Anyone has recommendation for good and affordable courses?

[cherrygal]

Most 2009 kids still haven’t been taught to read words yet. Now still at phonics phase. Learning to blend sounds later half of this year. As your gal is end 2009 (so only 3+), she might be a bit slower than those born in earlier half of 2009 who are already 4yo. Not to worry as long as she can remember the alphabet, the letter sounds, write the letters and numbers. It’s normal for very young kids to do mirror images of letters such as S, N, Z and also numbers 3, 7 etc. Dun worry.


Most kids learn to read words by themselves in K1/K2. Of course no harm in sending her for enrichment classes such as I Can Read, Julia Gabriel etc…

[stressed_up mum]

thanks cherrygal…i am trying to teach my gal writing alphabets at home, but i find it difficult when i need to do housework and takecare of the younger one who has just turned 1 yr old. i havent actively look for enrichment classes yet…my coll was telling me that "I can read" is not bad but depends on which branch too.

[happyhappygirl]

Hi, would like to join in this club 09 too with my gal!

[happyhappygirl]

Hi,


Can anyone share if your child is starting any enrichment at this age? Is it too late? My gal finally ready for enrichment & only started on art class.

[longmao.029846irene]

Hi All,

I hv a 2009 DD as well. My elder is in P1.
Hmmm abt enrichment, just enrolled her into Yamaha JMC starting Jul…
She is soooooo excited!
Reading n acamdemic wise… Nothing for her, tho I hv started coaching her on sight words fr "Peter & Jane" series