2017 PSLE Discussions and Strategies

[Joy of Learning 111]

berrymom:

I'm worried too but luckily sch is giving some remedial for the weaker students. I guess most schools do that for P5/P6 students.

Other than sch's remedial, not sure if sending our P5 for enrichment now, shd the focus be on learning/revision ( which still can do in sch/home), or more on picking up exam smart skills (to ace it).

With regard to English, if you are chasing exam success, then learning/revision and exam-smart skills are intertwined. It takes several months to acquire the necessary skills in languages, so if I were you I would start the enrichment sooner rather than later, especially if your child is one of the weaker students. It is important to think about the possibility of testing in DSA applications next year as well as the PSLE.

[sunshine2005]

Sorry my dd not ds. Yes she is very bad with grammar cloze n comprehension

[Joy of Learning 111]

sunshine2005:

Sorry my dd not ds. Yes she is very bad with grammar cloze n comprehension

Then it is not enrichment you want but remedial. There are no quick fixes: your daughter will probably require sustained personalised attention and hard work for the next several months.

In my experience, grammar cloze problems often reflect vocabulary issues rather than grammar per se; for example, some students are weak on prepositions, especially in terms of which prepositions go with what verbs to make phrasal verbs.

Comprehension is a broad area. If you are talking about OE, then there are several types of questions and each type requires, to a greater or lesser degree, different skills.

You can also look at what type of learner your daughter is. Visual learners tend to learn well from books such as 'Grammar Smart' by Rosalind Fergusson (Learners/Scholastic) which has excellent illustrations. In my own tutoring, I use animation videos I have created.

[sunshine2005]

Thanks. Will try addresing the grammar.

comprehension i agree need to address remedially. Seems like inferencing n logical thinking is not getting thru

[Champion]

http://www.thinking-factory.com/


P5 Commonly Misspelled Words
1) athlete
2) athletics
3) aggressive
4) authorize
5) accumulate
6) ascend
7) amateur
ageing
9) acquaintance
10) conscience
11) convenient
12) conscious
13) unconscious
14) cigarette
15) diarrhoea
16) dissatisfied
17) disastrous
18) dining
19) desperate
20) dilemma
21) excitement
22) embarrass
23) especially
24) environment
25) exaggerate
26) exhilarate
27) enclosure
28) familiar
29) foreigner
30) government
31) horrified
32) interview
33) inevitable
34) irresistible
35) maintenance
36) manoeuvre
37) noticeable
38) nausea
39) opponents
40) occasion
41) occurrence
42) panicked
43) perseverance
44) pronunciation
45) pastime
46) paralyze
47) possession
48) profession
49) perspiration
50) receive
51) schedule
52) separate
53) sympathise
54) sincerely
55) scene
56) sufficient
57) severely
58) unanimous
59) victorious
60) villain
61) whether
62) wrinkly

[yippee]

Hi, my DD is weak in her Comprehension close & comprehension OE. Any advise on how to improve?

[TWU]

Hi yippee,


You may consider to let your child reads newspaper (parent must select right type of articles for child to read) and National Geographic magazine in order to develop her vocabulary and knowledge - such may help to improve her answering skills.

[LanglitEnglish]

TWU:

Hi yippee,


You may consider to let your child reads newspaper (parent must select right type of articles for child to read) and National Geographic magazine in order to develop her vocabulary and knowledge - such may help to improve her answering skills.

I have to add that you should get your child to read storybooks as well. It's advisable to read for at least 20 - 30 minutes a day. The more he/she reads, the more exposure he/she will get to written English. This will not only help with comprehension but also grammar, vocabulary and sentence structures.

[kitty2]

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[lee_yl]

Well-written piece of work, coherent, with smooth transition from scene to scene and good use of descriptive words by the P6 boy. However, it is a tad too flowery and resembles a model essay (or suggested response) from TLL English class. One sentence with 3-4 bombastic words, is not a natural way of writing.

I observe that many schools nowadays prefer their students’ essays to be original, with simple language usage (not too flowery) to convey the emotions and creativity of their pupils.