2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)
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sembgal:
The language refered to here, apply to Mother tongue Chinese.2017 revised PSLE MTL examination format will see the modification of some item types to strengthen the learning and assessment of interaction skills.
Short video clips will replace line drawings as stimuli for oral examinations to provide more engaging and realistic contexts for oral conversation.
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(not sure about Malay / Tamil Mother tongue)
That is, Banding of Chinese for students, into either Normal Chinese or Higher Chinese.
as for 2015 primary school CL curriculum, where Hanyu Pinyin must start with a capital letter for the first Chinese character used -
this has no impact to our batch (2007 born), only impact 2008 children born and thereafter.
But doesn't affect English language, from P2 to P4 :
because there is no banding into Normal English nor Higher English
However, come the final, last 2 years in Upper primary : P5 / P6
schools start to introduce Foundation subjects.
There are 4 possible Foundation subjects for some students, to prepare for PSLE.
- Foundation Maths
- Foundation Science
- Foundation Chinese, for language
- Foundation English, for language -
janet88:
for P2 Term 4 Composition Assessment this year (October), most primary schools still using 4 picture format. Can be :-it is difficult to rely on the school to give intensive coaching for composition when there are worksheets and also syllabus to follow. composition is a component which requires lots of time.
the new PSLE format gives 3 pictures...students can use 1, 2 or all 3 to write a composition. my daughter reads a lot, but has problems writing a compo.
- 4 picture in sequence one after another, or
- 3 picture in sequence, plus a question mark at the 4th picture, to let students draw their own conclusion.
can't rely on schools to teach compo :
because 1 Term (10 weeks) inside only write 1 or 2 miserable English compo.
Some schools in P2 Term 1 (last term) did not even kickstart their students on writing any English compo, at all.
as for Chinese 作 文
some schools in P2 Term 1 -
the faster schools request their pupils to write 2 to 3 作 文 (a few paragraphs, passage type), per Term
the slower schools did not even kickstart pupils in writing 作 文,
although some schools did ask pupils to write / construct 1 sentence, beside a given picture. But is more like \"zao ju\", rather than 作 文
however from P3 Term 1 onwards, schools start using the new PSLE format : 3 picture -
Only 2 compo a term? My ds having compo every week, sometimes about 2 compo a week. Take for eg, this long weekend, he had to write 2 compos and 1 booklet. Good for him to practise writing but at times it is too much for him to handle.
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Giggler1:
Only 2 compo a term? My ds having compo every week, sometimes about 2 compo a week. Take for eg, this long weekend, he had to write 2 compos and 1 booklet. Good for him to practise writing but at times it is too much for him to handle.
really ?
Which primary school is this, that make students in school \"write Compo every week, sometimes about 2 Compo a week \" ?
Your child P2, P3 or P4 ? -
My ds P2 this year. It’s not the school, it’s the teacher who makes the difference. Cos my dd in the same school and P5 this year, she has not been writing any compo at all!!! Hahaha
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This is truly the epitome of kiasu-ism.
Really, my parents didn’t even know what the GEP was until I got in (the yellow envelope). Isn’t it just a little bit too early to be worrying about PSLE? I know I’m nowhere near qualified to give parenting advice, and I’m sorry if I come off as rude or nosy, but when I was in P2 I appreciated the fact that I got the chance to live my childhood. -
U are right, P2 is still far away from Psle.
4 more years still a long way away -
Giggler1:
My ds P2 this year. It's not the school, it's the teacher who makes the difference. Cos my dd in the same school and P5 this year, she has not been writing any compo at all!!! Hahaha
Very hard to find good Tr nowadays -
Ya I agree! Luckily it’s my ds got this teacher if it’s my dd who need to face this teacher, then I need to pull my hairs very often. Cos my P5 dd still in lala-land now, not into study mood yet.
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Giggler1:
Only 2 compo a term? My ds having compo every week, sometimes about 2 compo a week. Take for eg, this long weekend, he had to write 2 compos and 1 booklet. Good for him to practise writing but at times it is too much for him to handle.
Hi Giggler1, does your ds teacher guide them to do composition in class or the work is sent back for the child to complete? There is a difference between quality teaching and quantity teaching. I hope your ds teacher guide the class to write composition and make them do re-draft.
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