2020 PSLE Discussions and Strategies(for those born in 2008)
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zav_zay\" post_id=\"1964885\" time=\"1582640647\" user_id=\"103461:
Depends on what you’re looking for yr child to achieve in English tuition & whether you’re looking for 1-1 tutor or yr child will be motivated by group based learning. Also whether yr child needs help with English structure or Compo writing
Anyone has any good recommendations for English tuition?
I have tried a few and nothing is good so far.
Which level is yr child st now? Which part of Spore are you located?
If yr child fits well in competitive learning, here are 2 suggestions :-
1) Composition Writing - Writers @ Work
2) Academia
You can google for contact & address. -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"1964641\" time=\"1582532133\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1964641 time=1582532133 user_id=53606]
Most people are combination learners. However, there will definitely be a dominant trait / learning style. Just have to spend time “studying” and understanding the person.
Some people are combination learners. Eg I personally know of a visual-kinesthetic & an auditory-kinesthetic learner.
But even in the combination, one preference is more dominant than the other.[/quote] -
Fun test: ask someone to memorize an 8-digit phone number. Observe how they do it. For younger kids, u may need to ask them to try all 3 methods and see which is most effective.
Visual people: close their eyes and visualize the numbers floating in front of them.
Auditory people: close their eyes and keep repeating the chain of numbers (saying out or singing them out or grouping them in a rhythm that flows).
Kinesthetic people: write down the numbers over and over again. Yes, like the old “punishment” method. But it really does work for kinesthetics. Either write on paper or write with right finger on left palm. -
pslemum2020\" post_id=\"1964829\" time=\"1582619416\" user_id=\"181399:
pslemum2020, if the COVID-19 situation allows for it, I will.
Thanks Laoshi. Are you doing any Jun holiday revision oral or compo classes this year ? 😂
Meanwhile, I have updated the PSLE past year oral themes (历届口试课题 2008-2019) . It's accessible via the last pdf icon https://chenlaoshi.wixsite.com/psleprepclass/scope-of-curriculum.
Most school's Pri 6 SA1 oral is in Term 2 Week 4 (wk beginning 13 Apr) or 5 (wk beginning 20 Apr). 不要临时抱佛脚哦！
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Estéema\" post_id=\"1964887\" time=\"1582643430\" user_id=\"66413:
Hi, my DS is good with compo. His challenge is \"Comprehension\", Vocabulary cloze and grammar cloze. Any recommendation? He is currently with MindStretch. My experience is not good, as they cover only worksheets in exam format. NO explanation or whatsoever. I checked with his form teachers, tuition teachers etc., Everybody repeat same feedback that he should read magazines, news papers etc., And these poor kids have no time to even do their homework
Depends on what you’re looking for yr child to achieve in English tuition & whether you’re looking for 1-1 tutor or yr child will be motivated by group based learning. Also whether yr child needs help with English structure or Compo writingzav_zay\" post_id=\"1964885\" time=\"1582640647\" user_id=\"103461:
Anyone has any good recommendations for English tuition?
I have tried a few and nothing is good so far.
Which level is yr child st now? Which part of Spore are you located?
If yr child fits well in competitive learning, here are 2 suggestions :-
1) Composition Writing - Writers @ Work
2) Academia
You can google for contact & address.
So, I am wondering any tuition centers or 1-1 who can teach some smart ways to answer comprehension / voc. cloze? -
chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"1964942\" time=\"1582688279\" user_id=\"162894:
Thanks! 好的！
pslemum2020, if the COVID-19 situation allows for it, I will.pslemum2020\" post_id=\"1964829\" time=\"1582619416\" user_id=\"181399:
Thanks Laoshi. Are you doing any Jun holiday revision oral or compo classes this year ? 😂
Meanwhile, I have updated the PSLE past year oral themes (历届口试课题 2008-2019) . It's accessible via the last pdf icon https://chenlaoshi.wixsite.com/psleprepclass/scope-of-curriculum.
Most school's Pri 6 SA1 oral is in Term 2 Week 4 (wk beginning 13 Apr) or 5 (wk beginning 20 Apr). 不要临时抱佛脚哦！
Look forward to seeing your June class schedule! 😝 -
calvinchua\" post_id=\"1965124\" time=\"1582768086\" user_id=\"169999:
Hi, my DS is good with compo. His challenge is \"Comprehension\", Vocabulary cloze and grammar cloze. Any recommendation? He is currently with MindStretch. My experience is not good, as they cover only worksheets in exam format. NO explanation or whatsoever. I checked with his form teachers, tuition teachers etc., Everybody repeat same feedback that he should read magazines, news papers etc., And these poor kids have no time to even do their homework
Depends on what you’re looking for yr child to achieve in English tuition & whether you’re looking for 1-1 tutor or yr child will be motivated by group based learning. Also whether yr child needs help with English structure or Compo writingEstéema\" post_id=\"1964887\" time=\"1582643430\" user_id=\"66413:
[quote=zav_zay post_id=1964885 time=1582640647 user_id=103461]Anyone has any good recommendations for English tuition?
I have tried a few and nothing is good so far.
Which level is yr child st now? Which part of Spore are you located?
If yr child fits well in competitive learning, here are 2 suggestions :-
1) Composition Writing - Writers @ Work
2) Academia
You can google for contact & address.
So, I am wondering any tuition centers or 1-1 who can teach some smart ways to answer comprehension / voc. cloze?[/quote]If u hv the time to guide him with comprehension, it’s not difficult to help him improve with some basic techniques. But if he needs more marks to help him pull in grades, then you might wanna try Academia’s Mr Sherman Tseng. We went to him bcoz it was then difficult to teach/correct my chil’s weakness in Synthesis & Transformation & the complex way how the use of verb, bounce, adverbs, tenses, etc changes when one transform & synthesize sentences. My kids can’t consistently do well so I suspect sth is missing in my guidance to help them see abv the S&T requirements.
We went to him bcoz he explained & taught techniques in a very detail & simplified manner that our child grasps well. He was a former English HOD with Ai Tong & promotes as VP before his aged parents sudden medical needs called for his almost full-time attention. We don’t hv experience with other teachers in the centre, so cant comment.
You might try guiding your child for a while to give some personal attention. Even then, it is true that the Comprehension portion requires a suite of skills which requires one to hv read widely to hv the vocabulary to ustand some words used in passages, the style of different author’s writings in delivering meanings & messages, etc.
1. Get him to read a Comprehension passage once, highlighting any ‘difficult’ words.
2. Then get him to read all the questions once
3. Re-read the passage again & try do annotations & highlight or underline where he thinks the answers to each question lies.
4. I used to get my kids do this (& also with Chinese 理解问答 and when they stumble, ask them what they think the word cld mean or what author is saying).
5. For those str-fwd easy questions yr child is able to put his answers in, get him to write it str-away (as a practice with time mgt) as this will give him confidence to tackle the rest with remaining time.
6. Let him practice searching his dictionary (for Chinese, I insists my kids use the hardcopy dict as it ‘forces’ them to check the relevant strokes & thereby commit to memory. Towards middle of P6, we then grant the use of electronic dict).
7. Typically, you’ll get a question that requires the child to reflect on the action(s) of the protagonist or main character. Encourage yr child to sit back & chat with you his thots & viewpoints. You can then guide him where the passages points to the main idea towards a wholesome answers.
Takes practice. Hope abv helps. -
Huh til now final timetable not out yet.Maybe no psle due to Covid19.hehe😁
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sagittaurius\" post_id=\"1965172\" time=\"1582785131\" user_id=\"101032:
@ sagittaurius
Huh til now final timetable not out yet.Maybe no psle due to Covid19.hehe😁
According to chenlaoshi’s earlier posting, on page 36, dates has been announced alr.
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=92241&start=350
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PSLE schedule is out: https://www-seab-gov-sg-admin.cwp.sg/do ... etable.pdf
169 days to oral examination. :rahrah:
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Differentiating words, some words to help yr kids. Have fun!
Source :-
https://thesmartlocal.com/read/similar-words-in-singapore/
1. Swarmed vs swamped
Swarmed Swamped Similar Words Singapore
Here’s where a lot of people make the mistake of saying “I’m absolutely swarmed with work” when it should actually be “swamped”. That’s right, like Shrek saying “Get out of my swamp!”, that kind of swamp.
Just remember that “swarm” actually means a large group of insects or flying creatures, which you can relate to an “army”.
2. Regardless vs irregardless
The confusion is understandable, since “ir-” is a prefix denoting something that’s “not”. Like “irreplaceable” and “irregular”. In the case of “regardless”, the “-less” suffix already denotes that something is “without regard” or “not regarding”, so adding an “ir-” in front would be like 2 negatives cancelling each other out.
Now that you know, you can step in with a friendly intervention next time you hear “irregardless” coming from one of those people who seem to think the more syllables there are to a word, the more intelligent they sound.
3. Stationary vs stationery
One’s a category of items for school and work such as paper, pens, erasers and whatnot, while the other is an adjective meaning still and not moving. What’s the trick to not getting them mixed up and embarrassing oneself by saying “I’ll remain stationery” (I’ll remain a piece of writing material) instead of “I’ll remain stationary” (I won’t move)?
Remember that “paper”, “eraser” and “stapler” all end with “-er”, and they all fall into the “stationery” category.
4. Advice vs advise + Practice vs practise
Those who communicate heavily through email are all too familiar with the pain of reading “Please advice” when liaising with clients and colleagues. When ‘c’ versus ‘s’ spellings are concerned, many chalk it up to a difference between UK and US English and believe that both versions share the same meanings. In this case, “advice” is actually a noun, as in “he gave me a piece of advice”. “Advise” is a verb (an action word), as in “he will advise you”.
This also applies to “practice” vs “practise”:
“I’m going for violin practice”, in which “practice” is an activity to be performed.
“I’m going to practise the violin”, in which “practise” is a verb telling us what the speaker is going to do with the violin.
5. Stimulate vs simulate
Getting these 2 words mixed up is grounds for as much embarrassment as saying “orgasm” instead of “organism” during Science class.
To simulate is to “imitate the appearance or character of”, for instance a Virtual Reality (VR) simulation of a rollercoaster ride for those who are too wimpy to take on Universal Studios’ epic Battlestar Galactica. To stimulate, however, means to raise levels of interest, enthusiasm and sometimes even arousal.
Hence, you could totally say “Wow, this VR simulates the rollercoaster so well that it stimulates my senses and leaves me trembling with fear!”.
6. Worse vs worst
Just think of the differentiating factor between “worse” and “worst” as there being levels to it. “E” comes earlier in the alphabet, so “worse” simply means something is of poorer quality or lower standards. “T” comes later in the alphabet, and to be the “worst” means the poorest quality or lowest standard of all.
Another way to remember is by the pattern of “good, better, best” and “bad, worse, worst”.
7. Advance vs advanced
You might think that these 2 words are totally interchangeable and that they mean the same thing, just in present tense versus past tense. On the contrary, one means “early” while the other means “ahead of its time”. Oh, the world of difference a single letter can make!
Advance: Done or supplied beforehand, e.g. an advance payment. Can also be a verb meaning to move ahead.
Advanced: To be ahead in terms of development or progress, e.g. highly advanced technology, or advanced standing in university due to exceptional grades.
8. Accept vs except
To “accept” something is to receive, consent to or undertake, which makes the word a verb. “Except”, on the other hand, is a preposition meaning “not including” or “other than”. For instance, “I am able to accept all the rules, except the one about late-coming”.
It’s also worth noting the subtle differences in pronunciation so as to prevent confusion when these 2 words are spoken and not spelled out.
9. Breathe vs breath
First and foremost, the inclusion of an “E” at the back changes the pronunciation. “Breath” is pronounced “like “breff” with a “-th” sound at the end, whereas “breathe” has a longer “ee” sound as in “bree-th”.
Breathe is the action, while breath is the noun. In short, “don’t forget to breathe deeply when you’re out of breath”.
10. Affect vs effect
The confusion between these 2 words is universal, stumping English speakers from the UK, US, Australia, Canada, you name it. Singaporeans are no exception, and even the English pros among us who regularly dish out cheem vocab may find it a struggle to differentiate between affect and effect.
Ordinarily, “affect” is a verb, meaning to have an effect on, or make a difference to, while the result or consequence itself is the “effect”. So, you could say that “His tiredness affected his study session, and the effect was that nothing went into his brain”.
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