2021 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2009)

[zac's mum]

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thanks a lot. the kind of summary tables put in the screen shot is very helpful for us. It can quickly give us idea where is the focus and how much effort to put for each part. thinking to look for help from one of these tuitions. Any recommendation? Especially online tuition.

Your child’s school should be offering compulsory supplementary lessons for all P6s, if not once a week per subject after school, then at the very least during the school holidays. Also ask if the school teachers can provide remedial lessons for him to help him catch up. Or he can initiate and seek clarification from the subject teachers if he doesn’t understand anything.

As his situation is quite different from other kids, I won’t recommend group tuition at all. Try to get a 1-1 home tutor who can assess the gaps and do a personalized approach to help him catch up. Most of them would be fully booked for P6 already but try asking around his classmates mums or your returning Singaporeans network. Online tuition is not really effective IMO but if he prefers due to logistics constraints, u can simply ask the tutor to conduct the lesson via Zoom.

[zac's mum]

For those who are interested to learn some tips about PSLE Compo writing, Mindchamps is having a free Zoom webinar for parent and child to attend together. I suggest you register and take a look at what tips they have for PSLE Compo:


https://mailchi.mp/843d770242e2/mindchamps-writing-seminar-p5p6?e=1c1c9c279e

[luckydog9111]

Hi Zac's mum, thank you so much. We just discussed with English teacher. Need to scope out weak point first. And very clear for score target for each section: SW, Comp, Oral, etc. much clearer right now. maybe tuition need to be considered again because even to follow up with teacher is a little bit challenge already. Spelling when shower, Oral when walking :stupid: :stupid:

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luckydog9111\" post_id=\"2012416\" time=\"1610912317\" user_id=\"50206:

Your child’s school should be offering compulsory supplementary lessons for all P6s, if not once a week per subject after school, then at the very least during the school holidays. Also ask if the school teachers can provide remedial lessons for him to help him catch up. Or he can initiate and seek clarification from the subject teachers if he doesn’t understand anything.

As his situation is quite different from other kids, I won’t recommend group tuition at all. Try to get a 1-1 home tutor who can assess the gaps and do a personalized approach to help him catch up. Most of them would be fully booked for P6 already but try asking around his classmates mums or your returning Singaporeans network. Online tuition is not really effective IMO but if he prefers due to logistics constraints, u can simply ask the tutor to conduct the lesson via Zoom.

[zac's mum]

@luckydog9111, pls check your inbox. I have sent u a PM as there’s a good video recording posted on You Tube recently about how to coach your child in PSLE Science by Blue Tree Education. 55 min of your time spent to watch it will not be wasted IMO.

[luckydog9111]

Thanks! I watched the video and they gave a very good talk on how to deal with science questions. not focusing on answer itself, but more emphasize on how to read the question and how to think from there. very helpful, thinking to ask them more about tuition if needed later on.

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2012596\" time=\"1611094225\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2012596 time=1611094225 user_id=53606]@luckydog9111, pls check your inbox. I have sent u a PM as there’s a good video recording posted on You Tube recently about how to coach your child in PSLE Science by Blue Tree Education. 55 min of your time spent to watch it will not be wasted IMO.[/quote]

[tracychew]

Really so sad to hear about children taking their own lives over grades… The stress that they must be feeling and not being able to express or share with anyone around them…

[blur_mum]

Mental support for PSLE child is real…parents must play a supportive role in this cruical year…we must talk and listen to them. For 11 years old gg to 12 years old, they may not really know how to plan their time wisely…e.g. playing online n hp games, watching TV.

At the start of the year, sit down and draw up a revision plan. Break the revision into smaller parts. For instance, chinese has around 40 chapters (P4 to P6), if u squeeze all after July (3mths) , u hve abt 13 chapters in a mth. You stretch over 8 months period, 1 mth only 5 chapters to manage. The earlier you start, the better it is. At this moment, no point doing past year papers. If the revision is not done well, you end up demoralizing the child with so many errors and they will start to have doubts.

[blur_mum]

Focus on P5 topics and start to close the gap on weak areas. For languages, will need to practice vocabulary n grammar almost daily. Doing 10 MCQ or 3 synthesis qns a day is better that doing the whole set of paper. Go through the mistakes and file those errors. A week before any CA or mid year, take it out to revise again & consolidate the learnings. There is no success without hard wk… When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.

[Belle Ann]

Hi, i am looking for a chinese private tutor who can coach my son. He is very poor in chinese. Do share with you the tutor contact if you have. Thabk you.

[Belle Ann]

Hi, i am looking for a chinese private tutor who can coach my son. He is very poor in chinese. Do share with you the tutor contact if you have. Thank you.