Comparing Pre-school English Reading and Phonics Enrichment

[pinkapple]

sounds good. will check it out. thanx!

[Charmaine_chong]

Dear MommyNg,


Thank you for sharing.

I got the whole set too. I thought short vowel should be the first book?

May i know how do you teach? You focus on the 'b' sound when you taught consonant b?

Dear Parents,
My 4yo was attended MMI one to one weekly lesson since Jan 2010 and had stopped after a term. The lesson was taught in very fast speed using worksheets and large arcylic movable alphabet . No explanation or pictures were being showed. He needs to pick the correct alphabet when teacher says the words. Sometimes, my child need to learn short vowel o in a lesson. He didn't like it and always cried out.

In the past i found it very hard to teach at home as i didn't know phonics at all and also not aware what book is good. I knew the existence of Leapfrog dvd and starfall, very popular in many forums. However, not much help to me, just a brief introduction. I was stucked and didn't know where to start till BUDS recommended My Preschooler World Series that comes with VCD. The sounds is very clear and the books are simple and good.

The FUN with Phonics is equally good that comes with CD too. More wordy.

Should you need more free readers or idea for activites to work with your child, you may find the sites in this thread.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9275

[mejj]

Hi Chrismei,


Will be signing up for the weekend (sat) class as we could not suit the weekday schedule.

Have you collected any materials during the orientation?

So I presume teacher Soo Chin will be coaching our children eh?

Regards.

[chrismei]

mejj:

Hi Chrismei,


Will be signing up for the weekend (sat) class as we could not suit the weekday schedule.

Have you collected any materials during the orientation?

So I presume teacher Soo Chin will be coaching our children eh?

Regards.

Hi Mejj

When did you register for the sat's class? just curious ...We did not collect any materials during our orientation. I am not sure who will be teaching on sat's class...

regards

[titank]

Confirm have sat class slot? Maybe I need to check it out from ICL again!

[mejj]

chrismei:

Hi Mejj


When did you register for the sat's class? just curious ...We did not collect any materials during our orientation. I am not sure who will be teaching on sat's class...

regards

Hi Chrismei,

I called ICL in mid Jan and was told that there are no vacancies left but still left my name with them. I received a call after CNY and asking if i'm interested to place my son in ICL. Think the lady actually mentioned that they created some new classes that's probably why I'm able to register my son.
I had called earlier to enquire about who's gonna to teach during the sat slot and Teacher Soo Chin is the one.

Hi titank,
You may call and ask. They may still have slots left.

Regards.

[mommyNg]

Charmaine_chong:

Dear MommyNg,


Thank you for sharing.

I got the whole set too. I thought short vowel should be the first book?

May i know how do you teach? You focus on the 'b' sound when you taught consonant b?

Hi Charmaine_chong,

Ha ha, perhaps there really isn't a Book 1 or 2. I treated the consonants as book 1 because consonants sounds are easier to learn and more salient during blending.

For example, I would emphasize the 'b' sound when teaching consonant b, i.e. say it longer and louder. So, \"bus\" could sound like \"B....B.. Bus\"

I didn't use everything in the book, for example, the poems. I gauged her interest level, if she looked bored, I would skip (parts of) the poem. But I went through almost every single exercise/activity in the book. It's really not that much, as I've said earlier, you can choose to just do one section or two. Usually I try to \"see good and withdraw\" (见好就收).

Oh, another (personalized) trick, there is one type of exercises that asked the child to identify the sounds either at the beginning, middle or end of the word. Initially she had a hard time understanding the task requirement, so what I did was to use my finger to represent each sound. For example, if the word has 3 sounds,, b-u-s, then I'll point to index finger and say \"b\", middle finger and say \"u\", and then fourth finger and say \"s\", and ask her which finger has the sound \"b\" (or \"s\"). I did that because I thought the task may be too abstract for her and thus wanted to concretize it for her. And I believe it would also strengthen her phonetic awareness. And it worked.... for her. After a few times, I didn't need to do it anymore and she could easily answer those types of questions without the \"fingers\". I have learnt that a lot of young children seemed to \"fail\" in certain verbal tasks not because they do not have the ability to do it, but rather that they do not fully understand what the task is really all about.

[HappyAvon]

Hello,


I find that for any enrichment centre, it really depends on the teacher and the children…My girl joined ICR when she just turned exactly 4 last year. At that time, the ICR teacher assessed her and found her to be suitable in their PRP class (pre reading programme). She is now K1 and is reading confidently. She was a daily student at Zoophonics Nursery and when she went for ICR assessment, the teacher complimented she knew all her 1st sound very well and can start at PRP…She is still with ICR and is now on Volume 4 learning on dipthongs UR, IR, EAR etc…She will finish Volume 5 in Apr and will then proceed to the last Volume- 6 which introduces basic grammar, written comprehension, advanced spelling and creative writing.
I am very pleased with Zoophonics and ICR although each has their own methodology.

[chrismei]

titank:

Confirm have sat class slot? Maybe I need to check it out from ICL again!

Hi titank

Just heard from colleague that sat's class is full. Have sent u a private message.

[chrismei]

mejj:

chrismei:

Hi Mejj


When did you register for the sat's class? just curious ...We did not collect any materials during our orientation. I am not sure who will be teaching on sat's class...

regards

Hi Chrismei,

I called ICL in mid Jan and was told that there are no vacancies left but still left my name with them. I received a call after CNY and asking if i'm interested to place my son in ICL. Think the lady actually mentioned that they created some new classes that's probably why I'm able to register my son.
I had called earlier to enquire about who's gonna to teach during the sat slot and Teacher Soo Chin is the one.

Hi titank,
You may call and ask. They may still have slots left.

Regards.

Hi HappyAvon

Yes, I do agreed with you. I have also met parents that ICR is a proven program and it take time for the child to learn how to read .i.e by K1? Same as ICL..by K1…though ICL's programme is more comprehensive...
Maybe will switch her to creative writing after complete ICR