Children of average ability

[buds]

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[shylyn]

Hiya Buds

Another busy period in the office thus the slow slow reply from me Hope everything is well with u .

buds:

>The said colleague told everybody she felt it was a demotion for her.
Personally, i prefer the younger kids classes. Children more cute and
innocent. And we can really see their improvement from cannot talk
to can talk non-stop, from cannot hold pencil to can write neatly and
colour inside the lines, etc. Not to mention, nice to huggie wuggie too!

>Guess, boss idea is to stop her from being the \"my pupils are big enuf
to do a lotta things and their own\" and too comfortable directing this
and that and all, to get her on her knees down with actual pre-school
life, where it all began... from the younger classes. And with small
children if she does her tongue lashing, sure they cry non-stop, so i
suppose boss wanna get her to curb her tongue too... and learn to treat
people with more love and care and most important, respect. Respecting
people doesn't mean with those who can already talk and able to have
tongue-wars, but all... including our cute babies. Human.

I'm glad to hear that..cos I hope it is not a norm for the supervisors to put teachers who performed badly in the younger children's class. It will be more worse as the kiddos are unable to say what they want. Honestly, even now, my boy is able to speak fluently, I don't really believe totally what he said..cos he will often tell me :\" Teacher beat me\" I'll take it w a pinch of salt (cos my boy occasionally doesn't say e truth)..just keep my fingers cross that the teacher, if really beat him, is becos of disciplining purpose & not due to rage.

shylyn:

My only worry is that the teacher will bear a grudge against my boy & mistreat him if i complain too much to the supervisor...

I didn;t know my statement will result in a furry of discussion .. :lol:
Actually, before giving feedback (not even complain) I'll make sure that it is worth the feedback..(eg the teacher kept on doing it or something that is serious enough) & I'll do it without any bias or accusation. Else, I'll speak to the teacher directly..but sometimes, with other kiddos around, it is really difficult to talk to the teacher.

[buds]

shylyn:

Hiya Buds. Another busy period in the office thus the slow slow reply from me Hope everything is well with u ...

Heyya shylyn,
I'm well, I'm good... thanks for asking.
Busy's good, busy's good... more people getting the axe now of late.
So keep it busy woman! So, can keep your job... to keep bao-bao in
good school.

shylyn:

I didn;t know my statement will result in a furry of discussion .. :lol: Actually, before giving feedback (not even complain) I'll make sure that it is worth the feedback..(eg the teacher kept on doing it or something that is serious enough) & I'll do it without any bias or accusation. Else, I'll speak to the teacher directly..but sometimes, with other kiddos around, it is really difficult to talk to the teacher.

If you reali need to speak to the teacher privately, do speak to the centre
manager or supervisor, so they can cover the teacher's duties during say
dismissal hours so you cud catch up with the teacher on your issues.

Sometimes, there are stuff to be said which are not enuf just to be written
in the communication book.

How's your boy doing of late?

[shylyn]

Yoz Buds

Heheh...now its e down period..whereby u see me replying to your post at this time of the day..hee..else i'll drag the reply for a few days at least. So where hv u been? Seldom see ur posts on the thread..always on e lookout for your post cos they are always so informative and gd reading.

I enjoyed reading the posts u shared on Maths as I ran out of ideas to introduce Maths to my boy beside using his fave toy (car) to show him the concept of addition and subtraction..so far, he can understand the concept of one..but I wanted to have more variety..else not only boring to the boy but to the mum as well..hee..u got any suggestions?

Its rather diff to speak to my boy's teacher..cos we are always late for class blame it on mummy & dilly dally boy..heheh..even the teacher asked us whether we can be earlier for class However, the only time when I can speak to her f2f is when i popped by during lunch time (rarely though) to 'spot check' on what my boy is doing. Glad to say, the other time when i did so, i saw my boy being properly dressed (in PJ and socks but with his diapers this time, since he cannot hold his urine in sch during naps..he is able to do so at home though ) so at least I'm rest assured that my feedback was taken seriously.

btw, wanna ask u..what is the average age for kids to read & understand instructions on the worksheets and able to follow/do it correctly?

[jedamum]

shylyn,

[quote]what is the average age for kids to read & understand instructions on the worksheets and able to follow/do it correctly?[/quote]'average age for kids to read' or 'age for average kids to read'?
my ds1 read and understood the instructions on worksheets only when he is in K2.
in K1 he can read, but doesn't know what the instructions meant. - that was a trying period for us.

[buds]

shylyn:

Yoz Buds. Heheh...now its e down period..whereby u see me replying to your post at this time of the day..hee..else i'll drag the reply for a few days at least. So where hv u been? Seldom see ur posts on the thread..always on e lookout for your post cos they are always so informative and gd reading.

I've been great. Enjoying the sleep-ins after the girls go to school.
Both AM session. Sorry hor. Not to make you jealous or anything.
Hehee!

Where got no posts?
I lor so one, sure got a lot of things to say. :lol:
I'm everywhere loh.. Mebbe some people sick of me liao. :siam:

Niwae, you can visit the threads with this topics. (On Education)
>How to teach pre-school Maths
>All abt pre-school Maths enrichment
>Fun Phonics Materials
>P1 Maths
>P1 Workload

(On ranting..)
>In law problems? Hahaa! :lol:
>If you could, would you decide on 3rd child?

(On the general and the funnies...)
>Birth control methods
>What did you say to your child on the 1st day of school?
>Kids say the darnest things..
>Do you believe in Chinese Zodiac?

shylyn:

I enjoyed reading the posts u shared on Maths as I ran out of ideas to introduce Maths to my boy beside using his fave toy (car) to show him the concept of addition and subtraction.. so far, he can understand the concept of one.. but I wanted to have more variety..else not only boring to the boy but to the mum as well..hee.. u got any suggestions?

If he's understood one concept (in this case i think you meant addition),
just zoom in on that first oso can... Spread the addition out to - Number
Bonds. Eh, your boy in N2 only right?

Variety... no problem.
I'm queen of variety.
Kehkehkeh.. :lol:

Suggestions? I got A LOT!
You shud know me by now!

Glad you enjoyed the posts.
I enjoy putting them up for sharing.
And happy when others contribute too.
Add on the fun!
:celebrate:

shylyn:

Its rather diff to speak to my boy's teacher..cos we are always late for class blame it on mummy & dilly dally boy..heheh..even the teacher asked us whether we can be earlier for class However, the only time when I can speak to her f2f is when i popped by during lunch time (rarely though) to 'spot check' on what my boy is doing. Glad to say, the other time when i did so, i saw my boy being properly dressed (in PJ and socks but with his diapers this time, since he cannot hold his urine in sch during naps..he is able to do so at home though ) so at least I'm rest assured that my feedback was taken seriously.

Good. Am happy for you and boy-boy!

shylyn:

Btw, wanna ask u..what is the average age for kids to read & understand instructions on the worksheets and able to follow/do it correctly?

When they can read sometimes they just read but dun quite get whats
being asked. Practise make perfect. The more assessments you do with
him, the more exposed he is to different natures of instructions,
understand and slowly will do it correctly.. Usually by end N2 or K1,
when they can read or starting to read nicely, can start to get fun activity
books to do together. I'll put up some pictures of nice activity books you
can get from the regular bookstores ok. Playing educational CD-rom
games can also divert the learning thru play to ease the boredom of
sitting-down-pencil activities.

Here are some great titles.. for boys.
>Fun & Skills Pack (Toddler). 4 CD's in one set. There's Bob the Builder
(Bob Builds A Park), Jay Jay Earns His Wings, The Wiggles Wiggly Party, Crayola's Amazing Animals.
>Clifford's Thinking Adventures
>Blues Pre-School
>Blues Kindergarten

Catch up again soon. Ta ta! Take care and have a great week ahead!

[tamarind]

jedamum:

shylyn,

[quote]what is the average age for kids to read & understand instructions on the worksheets and able to follow/do it correctly?

'average age for kids to read' or 'age for average kids to read'?
my ds1 read and understood the instructions on worksheets only when he is in K2.
in K1 he can read, but doesn't know what the instructions meant. - that was a trying period for us.[/quote]My average boy can read and understand the instructions at 4 years 3 months old Thanks to his kiasu mommy teaching him phonics and making him read the Ladybird Key Word reading scheme since he was 3 years old.

Shylyn,
I have just sent you an email about the singaporemotherhood forum.

jedamum, buds,
Nice to see both of you

[shylyn]

jedamum:

shylyn,

[quote]what is the average age for kids to read & understand instructions on the worksheets and able to follow/do it correctly?

'average age for kids to read' or 'age for average kids to read'?
my ds1 read and understood the instructions on worksheets only when he is in K2.
in K1 he can read, but doesn't know what the instructions meant. - that was a trying period for us.[/quote]Yoz Jedamum
thks for your reply. Honestly, I couldn't tell the diff between the two ..hahah..so definitely, I'm no average kid.. worse than one i guess..hahaha..

Hmm..guess what i meant was around how old, a kid is able to read & understand instructions on a worksheet and able to do it correctly according to the instructions given?

My boy is able to read & understand the instructions but when it comes to following it, he chose to do it his way. He can be really stubborn at times and indeed tirring for us as well..cos we are always making him see the point that when it comes to following instructions, u hv to do so, else no point if u understand or know the answers. Do u face this prob with your kiddos? Btw..pardon me, cos I don't know how many kiddo(s) u hv.

[ryankwek]

I'm starting to worry when I read this forum. My girl is in K1 and she can't read. she can't even master her phonics well...


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[shylyn]

Allo


another prompt reply from moi...btw, only occasionally this free hor..hee..

buds:

I've been great. Enjoying the sleep-ins after the girls go to school.
Both AM session. Sorry hor. Not to make you jealous or anything.
Hehee!

Oii...heheh..its ok..though i do miss sleeping in..i hv never slept passed 8.30am ever since i hv my boy, who is an early riser..he cant sleep past 8.30am one..& he has to be in bed by 10pm as well..so gd habit lah..
btw, do u need to send ur girls to sch? Also hv to wake up really early right??

buds:

Where got no posts?
I lor so one, sure got a lot of things to say. :lol:
I'm everywhere loh.. Mebbe some people sick of me liao. :siam:

I didn't realise u were everywhere! ok..will read up whenever i got the time..for me, cant really afford to post everywhere..kinda worried I will get tracked..hee...
btw, i read somewhere u also stay in the West? Which part? Dun mind sharing?

buds:

Spread the addition out to - Number
Bonds. Eh, your boy in N2 only right?

My boy is in N1..turning 3 yrs old in another 2 mths time. What's Number Bonds?? Trying to teach him to use his fingers to count but think he has yet to do so..though he will count my fingers instead.

buds:

Variety... no problem.
I'm queen of variety.

And happy when others contribute too.

Yaloh..i'm always wondering where on earth u got sooo many ideas?? Hehehe...think got to do with ur job as well as creativity lah..me huh..think i used to be creative but as time goes by...it started to get rusty. I love to contribute as well..but i still believe nothing speaks better than a picture & i can be sooo lazy when it comes to taking pictures..so usually, I will just type out my 'contributions' instead.

buds:

When they can read sometimes they just read but dun quite get whats
being asked. Practise make perfect. The more assessments you do with
him, the more exposed he is to different natures of instructions,
understand and slowly will do it correctly.. Usually by end N2 or K1,
when they can read or starting to read nicely, can start to get fun activity
books to do together. I'll put up some pictures of nice activity books you
can get from the regular bookstores ok. Playing educational CD-rom
games can also divert the learning thru play to ease the boredom of
sitting-down-pencil activities.

Yep..initially,my hub & I tot my boy only knows how to read w/o understanding but he proves us wrong in this case..we have been doing simple worksheets since a yr ago..so i guess u r right to say that with practise, he might more or less understood what the instruction is. As I mentioned to Jedamum..my boy will want to do things his way rather than follow instructions accordingly..he will circle instead of colour. Thinking of ways to make him listen to instructions rather than doing things his way. Hv yet to expose him to CD rom..cos lazy Mummy & daddy..don't like to switch on e Laptop..though i observed he's rather keen to explore the laptop. I still prefer the gd o PC..pity I don't hv one at home.

buds:

Here are some great titles.. for boys.

Thks Buds..u r such a gem! Thk u!