All About English Creative Writing

[bearybeary2000]

mumspaceout:

bearybeary2000:

Keen to sign up my child at this centre set up by ex-teachers. Serena Greenhouse. Any feedback? Think parents' and pupils' feedback is good website so want to know more about their approach.

Hi bearybeary2000

Did you sign up in the end? I went to the centre today and was lucky to see a parent waiting outside the centre. Managed to chat with the parent and found out more about the teachers and the approach. The parent told me that the weekend classes for all subjects are always full. The parent shared that the teachers spend time to prepare their own resources and do not want to have many classes. Only hope is weekday classes which are not many. Wanted to sign up for the current P5 writing class but no vacancy so have to wait for them to start registration and open up another P6 writing class. Keeping my fingers crossed. If no vacancy, have to look for alternative cos next year psle!

I hope this post is not too late. My girl managed to get into the new p6 writing class with Teacher Hayeti. Teacher Serena's class had no more vacancies when I wanted to sign my gal up for the class. Teacher hayeti was an ex English hod who joined Serena greenhouse after resigning.
My gal enjoyed the writing lessons. Said that she learnt a lot of stuff such as foreshadowing, slowing down motion, personification. She improved a lot in writing and her school teacher commented on the improvement. That made my gal very happy, But I think I am most thankful that she now likes writing.

[Alicia_Q]

yhsg:

Hi

Can anyone recommend good English creative writing classes in Jurong East or Jurong West?

Hi there,

You can try The Write Connection's creating writing course.
My daughter has been there for a few months and her grade is really improving.
Their teachers and front desks are also very helpful.

[xueyan]

Hi


Anybody try the online creative writing tuition from Writing Sumurai?

Care to feedback.

Thanks.

[Little Ink Pot]

Hi parents!


You can check out Little Ink Pot, which is a creative writing centre at Commonwealth. It is offering a series of workshops from July to Sept and small group classes throughout the year. http://www.littleinkpot.com/

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[Mama123]

xueyan:

Hi


Anybody try the online creative writing tuition from Writing Sumurai?

Care to feedback.

Thanks.

Keen to know about this tuition centre too. Now they opened another centre at Bugis and keen to know any feedback.

[helloteachermel]

Oops! Deleting duplicate post!

[helloteachermel]

Hello everyone


I'm a full-time educator running group classes (my centre is in Jurong West) and private classes in River Valley/CCK/Bugis (groups), etc. Just joined Kiasuparents! Quite a few parents have called me over the past 6-7 years saying that they'd been referred by someone through forums on KiasuParents so I finally created an account!

(I'm Miss Er - give me a shoutout if you're a parent I know!)

My two cents on the topic of \"how to help my child become a better writer\"... Writing must be developed over time and can be painless with close guidance. Does it require reading book after book or memorising \"model compositions\"? Nope! A voracious reader might not make a good writer. A good writer is always observant and sensitive to his world. He should also pay attention to the nuances of language -- why choose one word over another? Every word has a specific meaning. (Something they will realise going into Secondary/JC levels.) As for \"bombastic\" words as mentioned by a previous reply to this thread, I feel that we should be economical with our words. Going into higher levels, using long words and stock phrases just sounds awkward. We should work on building language that is useful for life!

My approach also includes introducing children to storytelling techniques in literature. I have mini literary appreciation sessions during my P1-P3 group classes and we discuss the way the story has been told -- the use of literary devices, building of suspense, an effective ending, etc. You can try doing this with your child, especially if they are in lower levels. Children love being read to -- and don't put down picture books, those are some of my favourites -- you can see some of my picks at @helloteachermel (instagram)

Teacher Mel (Miss Er)

[Mama123]

helloteachermel:

Hello everyone


I'm a full-time educator running group classes (my centre is in Jurong West) and private classes in River Valley/CCK/Bugis (groups), etc. Just joined Kiasuparents! Quite a few parents have called me over the past 6-7 years saying that they'd been referred by someone through forums on KiasuParents so I finally created an account!

(I'm Miss Er - give me a shoutout if you're a parent I know!)

My two cents on the topic of \"how to help my child become a better writer\"... Writing must be developed over time and can be painless with close guidance. Does it require reading book after book or memorising \"model compositions\"? Nope! A voracious reader might not make a good writer. A good writer is always observant and sensitive to his world. He should also pay attention to the nuances of language -- why choose one word over another? Every word has a specific meaning. (Something they will realise going into Secondary/JC levels.) As for \"bombastic\" words as mentioned by a previous reply to this thread, I feel that we should be economical with our words. Going into higher levels, using long words and stock phrases just sounds awkward. We should work on building language that is useful for life!

My approach also includes introducing children to storytelling techniques in literature. I have mini literary appreciation sessions during my P1-P3 group classes and we discuss the way the story has been told -- the use of literary devices, building of suspense, an effective ending, etc. You can try doing this with your child, especially if they are in lower levels. Children love being read to -- and don't put down picture books, those are some of my favourites -- you can see some of my picks at @helloteachermel (instagram)

Teacher Mel (Miss Er)

Which part of Bugis are you teaching in?

[helloteachermel]

Mama123:

Which part of Bugis are you teaching in?

Bugis Village area, PM me or call for more info

[helloteachermel]

S.o.s. I've received some private messages but my replies are stuck in my outbox! Anyone know how to get them sent?