Learning Chinese (Primary/Preschool)

[Thetrees123]

mom72:

My P2 is weak in Chinese too. She doesn't hate chinese but she has problem remembering the characters and forgeting it very quickly. She's currently with a tution centre, but I don't see much improvement, just managed to maintain. Thinking if I should pull her out and teach her myself but yet, I'm worried I'm not able to commit to what I plan.

To remember the character, play 字宝宝 with her, both P1 and P2 .
Read more p1 and p2 Compo.
Do more writting, tell her more story, read story books with her.
After that, she will improve.
Check tuition centre doing all the above? or purely doing assessment?
I am a tutor ,everyday with children, I know them very well.
Chinese is simple and fun, depend on how you teach the kids
Thanks

[lifestylelink]

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My hubby and I are really happy with my DS progress in mandrin but sometimes feeling frustrated as he now \"eavedrop\" on all our conversations!! We switched to speaking hokkien and DS will ask \"what mummy? WHAT?\" :whut: LOL....

The first improvement I see in him is he no longer speak with the \"angmoh\" accent after he learned Hanyupinyin.

The second improvement is he is more responsive as he is able to \"think in chinese\" and not \"think in English then translate to chinese\". The straight through processing speed is much faster as he now knows more chinese characters.

And like experts said, a child learns fastest through playing. To him, it is a fun game, so he is just playing. The best part is when he takes a holiday, his progress is tracked.. when he returns to the program, he was asked \"where have you been?\" :scratchhead: He obviously was taken aback.... ops.... I am not pressing him to restart because I want to keep it stress-free for him and keep it child-initiated. Otherwise it may backfire.

Anyway, just introduce the game to your child, then sit back and relax. If they like what they see, they will come after you. I suggest 'play hard to get' so they will appreciate more. It works for my DS, :rahrah: I hope it works for you too. Share your experience here so more parents may benefit.

[Germainxxx]

Hi mummies,

I have a friend whom her DD is under this home tutor. She has trained several students, including Korean and Indian students, and they end up getting an A+ for PSLE. She stays in the east, and requires students to travel to her home. Pm me for more details

Cheers,
Germainxxx

[district98]

Dear All,


If any parents here can recommend a Chinese teacher that does home tutoring 1 to 1? In particular good with Preschool.
can please PM me. Thanks in advance!

[Susan Koh]

My daughter is four this year and I'm starting to get anxious about her Chinese abilities as we intend to send her to a SAP sch as it's the closest to my place.


Recently, she started to receive Chinese homework from her Chinese teacher and I started to converse in Mandarin with her more. We have been reading chinese books all along but now with a greater emphasis on character recognition.

To help understand what she reads, we read these books that are in English and Chinese and I've been making flashcards of certain words for both versions.
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I didn't use to like Chinese but now looks like I have to also pick it up again so that I can coach her at home. But ultimately, what I hope is that she can learn to develop an interest and liking for the language. I shared some thoughts about this on my blog, http://ajugglingmom.com/developing-a-love-for-chinese-in-children/

[yluvly]

Hi,

anyone can advise in which age we should start send our kids to chinese enrichment program ? N1/N2 ?

Thx,

[timtamfan]

kangks:

Hi,


Any good 1-1 chinese tutor for a primary school boy? I am in particularly looking at innovative and fun teaching, like using pictures/drawings to associate chinese words.

I am staying at east.

Thank you

Hi, maybe can check out Children's Art Theatre (opp Kembangan MRT at Kembangan Plaza B1) ? (http://www.childrenartstheatre.com/). I used to send my two kids there when they were at lower primary. Group lessons can be more fun for younger kids I feel.

[rosnyus]

Looking for an experienced tutor to teach my boy the chinese language.


He has been in Pat's school house for two years, so he has been exposed to the language (not completely a newbie). I want to build on this foundation.

We stay at SK (beside buangkok mrt) and prefer tutor to come to our home to teach.

my email is [email protected]

[pj796]

Hi, I’m also in the same boat- we don’t speak any mandarin at home and my son (3 years old) only gets 45 minutes of mandarin a day at school. Does anyone have recommendations for 5-days a week immersion programs that he can attend in the afternoon? We are in the central area. Thank you!

[timtamfan]

TCS8 had a couple of very enjoyable Chinese programs, available on XinMSN Catchup TV


Say It ! (好好说！ 慢慢讲！) - hilarious and bilingual

Laughing Out Loud (笑笑没烦恼）- just as hilarious, and a new way to present current issues

My kids totally enjoyed these, but I’m sure there are others as well. I don’t follow the dramas as they are not so suitable.