Comparing Pre-school English Reading and Phonics Enrichment
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Hi
As we were working in China and my elder son (6 yrs old this yr) studied 2 yrs kindergarden in China. Now we are back to Singapore trying to get him prepare 1 year in advance for his Primary school education (will be enrol to Primary school in 2014).
And lucky that we come back earlier, his English is very poor. After 5 months in childcare, he still did not pick up his English although he do understand very simple English.
My friend recommend I Can Read enrichment course.
Anyone can share with me about this I Can Read?
Also my younger son is 3 yrs old, I understand there is a Baby Bear Club in ICR, is it useful? -
Hi linakua,
I can read and Lcentral is very popular in Singapore.
My two kids have been in Lcentral and it was good.
Aside of sending them to English enrichment, perhaps you would want to spend more times reading and playing games in english with them. Otherwise, improvement would be very slow.
Do prepare your elder child well as the child must be able to read independently in P1 as my eldest is in P1 now. So i knew it.
End of term1, my child was exposed to Math in problem sum, English - show & tell, recite poems, spelling &lots of homework and chinese - han yu pin yin and spelling. -
Hi,
I’m looking for a English enrichment class for my N2 girl. Can anyone give some comments on I Can Read, LCentral, Lorna Whiston & Icreative? Which one is good in terms of their teaching method, materials etc? Hope to hear some feedback. Thanks! -
My child is 3.5 yo and went thru the assessment at ICR and they recommend Little Bears Club for her first. They will upgrade her level if she improve after a few lessons. Any comments on ICR is appreciated. TIA
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anyone can share what is the foundation course fee for LCentral per term?
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Hi
any good school to recommend? :evil: -
Hi,
I am one of the KS mom. I hope i can share the phonics enrichment school which my 4yrs old DD are attending since Jan. It is called Kidz Literacy Cove at Serangoon Gdn.
Like many parents here, i was considering a few established phonics schools until by chance, someone recommended me to this small set up phonics school in Serangoon Gdn.
The class size is very small. 1:4 max. and they do conduct 1:1 for kids with learning issue. They are using Jolly Phonics and Ms Victoria Carlton do work with the school somehow.
The thing i like about the school is that teachers are Jolly Phonics trained, degree in Early Childhood & ex-preschool teachers. Thus they are able to engage kids well & also detect some learning issue. For instance, both the prinicpal & teacher told me one of my DD is a perfectionist from the way she does her thing & react. Frankly, it is not the teachers from CC which they used to attend nor the teachers from current kiddy, instead it is from this once a week phonics class that i am been told. All i know is 1 of my DD has attitude issue & a challenge to teach.
Anyway, coming back to this school, they actually customise the lesson plan to suit your kids learning pace. The lesson plan is very engaging. The principal is also very hands-on & she also teaches some classes herself. On of the feedback from the principal is that my DD can do more beside learning the phonics sound & she even discussed with me, suggest to ‘challenge’ my girls into blending & forming simple word sentence eg. say & write a sentence with using ‘of’ & ‘the’, in which blending normally introduce in K1. Of course, i am all for it! If they are able to cope why not?
The principal also observed that my DDs love to do crafts work so all the lessons will have 1 simple craft work to reinforce what they have learned for that particular lesson. Beside that, the principal herself is very approachable and open to views & feedback of parents.
Pls do not mistaken, I do not gain anything by introducing this phonics school. But i just feel that sometime certain school are overrated while some are underrated. This school may not be the best but at least it is able to captivate my DD interest in English language. -
Twinsmum:
Thanks for sharing, Twinsmum.Hi,
I am one of the KS mom. I hope i can share the phonics enrichment school which my 4yrs old DD are attending since Jan. It is called Kidz Literacy Cove at Serangoon Gdn.
Like many parents here, i was considering a few established phonics schools until by chance, someone recommended me to this small set up phonics school in Serangoon Gdn.
The class size is very small. 1:4 max. and they do conduct 1:1 for kids with learning issue. They are using Jolly Phonics and Ms Victoria Carlton do work with the school somehow.
The thing i like about the school is that teachers are Jolly Phonics trained, degree in Early Childhood & ex-preschool teachers. Thus they are able to engage kids well & also detect some learning issue. For instance, both the prinicpal & teacher told me one of my DD is a perfectionist from the way she does her thing & react. Frankly, it is not the teachers from CC which they used to attend nor the teachers from current kiddy, instead it is from this once a week phonics class that i am been told. All i know is 1 of my DD has attitude issue & a challenge to teach.
Anyway, coming back to this school, they actually customise the lesson plan to suit your kids learning pace. The lesson plan is very engaging. The principal is also very hands-on & she also teaches some classes herself. On of the feedback from the principal is that my DD can do more beside learning the phonics sound & she even discussed with me, suggest to 'challenge' my girls into blending & forming simple word sentence eg. say & write a sentence with using 'of' & 'the', in which blending normally introduce in K1. Of course, i am all for it! If they are able to cope why not?
The principal also observed that my DDs love to do crafts work so all the lessons will have 1 simple craft work to reinforce what they have learned for that particular lesson. Beside that, the principal herself is very approachable and open to views & feedback of parents.
Pls do not mistaken, I do not gain anything by introducing this phonics school. But i just feel that sometime certain school are overrated while some are underrated. This school may not be the best but at least it is able to captivate my DD interest in English language.
There has been too much talk on the established/popular centres.. it is always refreshing to know abt/explore new centres and their teaching methodology. I still believe teacher is the most important element in cultivating interest and passion in the kids... next comes relevant materials that suit your kids...Small class size is also v crucial esp for slower kids / kids who needed more attention. -
Thanks for sharing, Twinsmum. The centre sounds great! Unfortunately, I’m staying at West.
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Hi All,
I had placed my child with the above mention Kidz Literacy Enrichment last June 2012 till March 2013. I had decided to withdraw both of my glas from this centre as I felt the lesson plans are too slow for the current pace of schooling. After 8 months there, my children are still not able to read independently. Hence
, we left and proceeded to I creative learner, it was an indeed wise move as after a term with ICL my both children are able to read independently.
KLC $60/lesson (no worksheets to bring home to practice, one sound per session and no story book to lend home
ICL$32/lesson (with materials to revise, 4 to 5 sounds per session, grammar, comprehension and story book to bring home.
I was really pleased with my gals improvement results and credit has to go to ICL AMK teacher Elanie.
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