2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[sweetbaby]

laughingcat:

sweetbaby:

Hi


Currently I'm already struggling trying to find time to revise for SA2 exams and making sure The Kid has a balance lifestyle.. How hectic is P6? The Kid is extremely weak in compos for both languages. Usually 21and highest 30. Also struggling for Higher paper. When is the latest we can drop the paper? Thinking of letting The Kid to persevere on but doubting my own reasoning. :imdrowning:

Do you plan for your child to go to SAP secondary school? If mainstream Chinese is struggling, I suggest you decide seriously after SA2. Try to bump up the Chinese compo. 21 out of 40 is seriously low for mainstream Chinese. That is my opinion. Not trying to scare you.

Maybe take a serious analysis on the child's 30/40 compo and see where you can further improve from there.

:thankyou: I will take a look that compo piece.

[chenlaoshi]

laughingcat:

My niece is one such person who is weak in Chinese. No problem at P4 but barely make it for P5 SA1. She took my advice to work religiously for 1 component first in paper 2. Managed a 60s in my mini-test that I set for her. Her compo improved from low 20s to high 20s. We celebrated her success which spur her to work harder for the upcoming SA2. My only wish for her is to beat her best score, even 1 mark is an achievement for me.

Indeed, always try to be a \"better version\" of yourself. if a child can show improvement by a couple of points each CA/SA, it'll add up considerably by the time they sit for PSLE - baby steps + slowly but surely.

I always encourage the weaker students that with so many components (and sections) in CL grading, it's actually easy to make improvement - e.g. overall improvement of 10-12 marks is equivalent to +2 to 3 marks in each of Paper 1, Paper 2, LC and Oral, which doesn't seem as difficult/impossible to achieve as compared to 'improve by 5-6 marks in final CL marks'.

Like I told the kids, learn Chinese as a language, not a subject.

[chenlaoshi]

sweetbaby:

laughingcat:

[quote=\"sweetbaby\"]Hi


Currently I'm already struggling trying to find time to revise for SA2 exams and making sure The Kid has a balance lifestyle.. How hectic is P6? The Kid is extremely weak in compos for both languages. Usually 21and highest 30. Also struggling for Higher paper. When is the latest we can drop the paper? Thinking of letting The Kid to persevere on but doubting my own reasoning. :imdrowning:

Do you plan for your child to go to SAP secondary school? If mainstream Chinese is struggling, I suggest you decide seriously after SA2. Try to bump up the Chinese compo. 21 out of 40 is seriously low for mainstream Chinese. That is my opinion. Not trying to scare you.

Maybe take a serious analysis on the child's 30/40 compo and see where you can further improve from there.

thanks. I appreciate your feedback. We been trying to help The Kid improve compo. Doesnt seems interested and unwilling to change the way of writing. Compos too short, content unclear etc. Doesnt \"see\" the AFIs. I'm hoping he matures a little and realises that it drags down his Paper 2 scores which are not too bad. Meanwhile I'll just have to continue to be supportive and pray for the best. :nailbite:[/quote]For compo training, can try to:
1. get your child to verbally articulate his plans and/or jot down the story flow in point form. [Objective is to plot a coherent story line with little/no loopholes - helps with oral too (and through this can identify which words/phrases the child doesn't know how to express using CL)]
2. practice writing out the climax of the story (using pic 2-4 or 3-5) instead of writing the entire comp (i.e. all 6 pics). [Objective is to describe the events vividly (details + appropriate use of adjectives)]

All the above are aimed at increasing the child's amount of practice without being overwhelmed/put off by the writing of full stories + increasingly boost the child's confidence.

[peasants]

My DD1 failed her HCL in P5 and continue to fare poorly in P6. School told us straight in the face to give up HCL because they believe DD1 could not make it.


What they don’t know is DD1 already had a dream secondary school in mind and HCL is a mandatory, so she refuse to give up.

Probably is pure luck or sheer will, DD1 got a merit in HCL and landed in her dream school. We only know later that HCL is not a mandatory, as her classmate got in the same school via t score without HCL. Blur right!

In my case, it is not the value of the HCL itself, but the destination it can lead to. It greatly depends on how hungry the child is. I admit it is rather risky, but then, the child is accountable for her own future, she must be aware of the that.

[sweetbaby]

peasants:

My DD1 failed her HCL in P5 and continue to fare poorly in P6. School told us straight in the face to give up HCL because they believe DD1 could not make it.


What they don't know is DD1 already had a dream secondary school in mind and HCL is a mandatory, so she refuse to give up.

Probably is pure luck or sheer will, DD1 got a merit in HCL and landed in her dream school. We only know later that HCL is not a mandatory, as her classmate got in the same school via t score without HCL. Blur right!

In my case, it is not the value of the HCL itself, but the destination it can lead to. It greatly depends on how hungry the child is. I admit it is rather risky, but then, the child is accountable for her own future, she must be aware of the that.

Thanks for sharing!

[laughingcat]

peasants:

..... only know later that HCL is not a mandatory, as her classmate got in the same school via t score without HCL. Blur right!

er....actually the HCL carries some weight to entry to SAP school. When applying to SAP schools, students who have taken Higher Chinese Language (HCL) will receive an advantage. Among students who obtain the same PSLE score and are competing for the same spot in an SAP school, those who have better HCL scores will be given priority over those with poorer HCL scores or did not take HCL.

Just happen that your child's classmate T-Score is good enough to go in without the HCL. Not much competition.

[peasants]

laughingcat:

peasants:

..... only know later that HCL is not a mandatory, as her classmate got in the same school via t score without HCL. Blur right!

er....actually the HCL carries some weight to entry to SAP school. When applying to SAP schools, students who have taken Higher Chinese Language (HCL) will receive an advantage. Among students who obtain the same PSLE score and are competing for the same spot in an SAP school, those who have better HCL scores will be given priority over those with poorer HCL scores or did not take HCL.

Just happen that your child's classmate T-Score is good enough to go in without the HCL. Not much competition.

Oic! Thanks! Didn't know about further complication of HCL till you said it. DD2 just finished HCL too, this time round is just to topup 1 or even 2 marks if possible.

[phtthp]

for Science mcq :

when practise Top schools’ past year papers, some of the MCQ questions are being either :-

- repeated across different schools (eg. some Rosyth MCQs asked are similar to Nan Hwa MCQs, or same as Nanyang MCQs),

OR

- repeated within the same school, but across different years. ie.
testing similar concept, again.
eg. on Topic "Electrical circuit ", "Water Cycle".


student asked, "Can we skip similar questions that were asked before, or still need to practise all over again, because too much ? "

[nms1]

peasants:

laughingcat:

[quote=\"peasants\"]..... only know later that HCL is not a mandatory, as her classmate got in the same school via t score without HCL. Blur right!

er....actually the HCL carries some weight to entry to SAP school. When applying to SAP schools, students who have taken Higher Chinese Language (HCL) will receive an advantage. Among students who obtain the same PSLE score and are competing for the same spot in an SAP school, those who have better HCL scores will be given priority over those with poorer HCL scores or did not take HCL.

Just happen that your child's classmate T-Score is good enough to go in without the HCL. Not much competition.

Oic! Thanks! Didn't know about further complication of HCL till you said it. DD2 just finished HCL too, this time round is just to topup 1 or even 2 marks if possible.[/quote]Higher Chinese gives a points advantage but if the child is only going to pass (no merit or distinction) then its only 1 point so if you are that close to the COP, it's a risky strategy anyway. And by giving up Higher, he/she may have been able to increase another subject by more than that.

[Dino]

peasants:

My DD1 failed her HCL in P5 and continue to fare poorly in P6. School told us straight in the face to give up HCL because they believe DD1 could not make it.


What they don't know is DD1 already had a dream secondary school in mind and HCL is a mandatory, so she refuse to give up.

Probably is pure luck or sheer will, DD1 got a merit in HCL and landed in her dream school. We only know later that HCL is not a mandatory, as her classmate got in the same school via t score without HCL. Blur right!

In my case, it is not the value of the HCL itself, but the destination it can lead to. It greatly depends on how hungry the child is. I admit it is rather risky, but then, the child is accountable for her own future, she must be aware of the that.

Good job to ur DD1..... i also hope my girl can be as good too!!!!