2024 PSLE Discussions and Strategies
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toutoulang\" post_id=\"2130600\" time=\"1710169874\" user_id=\"5818:
Starting from where he is at now and aim to take small steps of learning, hopefully improvements eventually. Probably you are at a loss because you are thinking of leaping and reach the same outcome as his elder siblings?
Hi everyone,
Just want to ask how do I start revising with my child for PSLE? I’m a full time working mum. I didn’t need to help my second boy much previously and now he’s in Year 5 at RI.
But with this youngest child, I’m at a loss probably because I’ve never been very much a hands on Psle mum. But I’m panicking and wish to salvage as much as I can.
This youngest didn’t do well for the 1st WA this year at P6. And has a few subjects with AL 5. I really don’t know how to start the rigour.
Will appreciate all parents who can give me in detail how I should help him in all the subjects. Really grateful for any advice.
Take this chance to spend more weekends time with him now. As he progress to secondary sch, he will spend less time with you later. Cherish your time now. Engage in a regular family bonding activity eg chess night after dinner.
Psle is not daunting if we don't let it be. Whatever achievement your child eventually accomplished, is a bonus.
All the best to you. -
toutoulang\" post_id=\"2130600\" time=\"1710169874\" user_id=\"5818:
Which were the specific subjects with AL5? Did he also score around that range for P5? And has he always been weak in those subjects or was it a one-off drop for P6 WA1? It’s hard for us to give more specific advice without knowing such details.
Hi everyone,
Just want to ask how do I start revising with my child for PSLE? I’m a full time working mum. I didn’t need to help my second boy much previously and now he’s in Year 5 at RI.
But with this youngest child, I’m at a loss probably because I’ve never been very much a hands on Psle mum. But I’m panicking and wish to salvage as much as I can.
This youngest didn’t do well for the 1st WA this year at P6. And has a few subjects with AL 5. I really don’t know how to start the rigour.
Will appreciate all parents who can give me in detail how I should help him in all the subjects. Really grateful for any advice. -
toutoulang\" post_id=\"2130600\" time=\"1710169874\" user_id=\"5818:
I gave my niece tuition before. Similar case to your son. What I did was to spend some time to go through all her P4 and then P5 syllabus before I got started on P6 stuff. Weak could be due to foundation lacking, some concepts in certain topics not clear.
Hi everyone,
Just want to ask how do I start revising with my child for PSLE? I’m a full time working mum. I didn’t need to help my second boy much previously and now he’s in Year 5 at RI.
But with this youngest child, I’m at a loss probably because I’ve never been very much a hands on Psle mum. But I’m panicking and wish to salvage as much as I can.
This youngest didn’t do well for the 1st WA this year at P6. And has a few subjects with AL 5. I really don’t know how to start the rigour.
Will appreciate all parents who can give me in detail how I should help him in all the subjects. Really grateful for any advice.
You can buy P4/P5 math assessment book, every topic pick some questions for him to practise, treat as revision, along the way you might find out his weaknesses, say in Fraction. Then do more practice on this topic. Likewise for Science. For Chinese, go through all the P4/P5 words to learn again. Don’t worry about time wasted because some P4/P5 stuff will be tested in PSLE too. -
Can spend some time preparing kid for oral, esp if kid is not shy type. Easy to get points. Can practise more if kid is shy type. Is abt building up kid confidence. Read out loud from short paragraphs to start off.
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Thank you everyone for your responses. I’m trying to race against time.
I’d like to focus on oral exams for both English and Chinese. Can I ask what are the strategies for teaching him to do well for both oral exams? What are the ways to score to get a high grade for oral exams?
He currently struggles a lot with Chinese oral. English is just average, I would say. He has strong interest in Maths.
Would like to cover as much ground as I can.
Thank you everyone! -
Thank you everyone for your responses. I’m trying to race against time.
I’d like to focus on oral exams for both English and Chinese. Can I ask what are the strategies for teaching him to do well for both oral exams? What are the ways to score to get a high grade for oral exams?
He currently struggles a lot with Chinese oral. English is just average, I would say. He has strong interest in Maths.
Would like to cover as much ground as I can.
Thank you everyone! -
A chinese tutor would suggest 120% time or effort for child to put in. That’s where parents step in to strategise what suits best for own child to capitalise from his own abilities.
For chinese, and oral, scope is straightforward. Everything on sch textbook. So focusing on textbook for now. If kid is weak, start from p4 level. Schs gave topics and notes/printed dialogues for oral from p4. Make good use of them and textbook as reading out loud materials. Start from reading out loud with him every day or every other day. Two passages each if possible. I don’t suggest memorise, coz kids will not remember. It’s abt getting into the familiarisation and fluency of phrases and learning content to say for the topics. Reading out loud trains different part of brain from silent reading. Kids will learn better with parents learning with them. They will avoid developing phobia of exams if they find joy in learning esp w parents, build good memories.
Find out from subject teachers what are the components of exam if u r not familiar. Coz such will change so whatever we tell you from our experience may be outdated.
Is reading still required in Eng oral? In any case, if you do not have any materials, can use past yrs psle oral topics as a guide, to prepare for the topics content. As for fluency, can get kid to read out loud from past psle comprehension passages.
Good news if he likes maths, half battle won. He will enjoy sec sch maths. -
toutoulang\" post_id=\"2130648\" time=\"1710280517\" user_id=\"5818:
It's still only March? There are a few months yet to go.
Thank you everyone for your responses. I’m trying to race against time.
I’d like to focus on oral exams for both English and Chinese. Can I ask what are the strategies for teaching him to do well for both oral exams? What are the ways to score to get a high grade for oral exams?
He currently struggles a lot with Chinese oral. English is just average, I would say. He has strong interest in Maths.
Would like to cover as much ground as I can.
Thank you everyone!
For English oral, someone suggested earlier getting him to read aloud - choose short passaged from newspapers or books that he is interested in, and focus on reading clearly, pronunciation, smoothness etc. Many Sg kids don't speak in complete sentences, don't use tenses properly or they mix languages, so make him aware of these things and practise. Then look at some of the guidebooks to get him aware of possible topics, how to answer, appropriate vocabulary, length of response etc. I think all this should be covered in school?
Can't help you with Chinese! Others here will contribute, I'm sure. -
toutoulang\" post_id=\"2130648\" time=\"1710280517\" user_id=\"5818:
If his Math is close to AL1 that’s already one worry out of the way.
Thank you everyone for your responses. I’m trying to race against time.
I’d like to focus on oral exams for both English and Chinese. Can I ask what are the strategies for teaching him to do well for both oral exams? What are the ways to score to get a high grade for oral exams?
He currently struggles a lot with Chinese oral. English is just average, I would say. He has strong interest in Maths.
Would like to cover as much ground as I can.
Thank you everyone!
I hope his memory is good. If so, I have some quick short cuts for u. CL oral, there is a template format that he can memorize, try to get this from the school’s teacher. Practice from the top, including him walking into the room and greeting you with a smile etc. The qns will usually be: (i) describe to me what u just saw in the video (ii) do u think the characters in xyz scene in the video did the right thing? Why or why not? (iii) how can we educate children on the right behaviour regarding this issue?
Common issues discussed (i’m sure there’s a full list somewhere): recycling/sustainability; empathy towards the elderly/disabled; civic-minded behaviour like not littering, clearing own trays after meal, respecting signs like no soccer in void deck/no climbing into drain etc.
Memorize a few reply phrases that can generally be used across these topics. No need for highly technical terms if he cannot manage them; simple words are fine which my boy used to good effect. The key is projecting confidence, which comes with practice.
For EL oral, the topics are slightly different. They are given a piece of paper with a printed poster advertising an event/activity. The qn is typically: would you be interested in attending this event/activity? Why or why not?
The child needs to have an opinion and to substantiate his opinion with reasons (use the details from the poster to aid his train of thought if needed).
Again, if memory is good, EL compo can be memorized in advance too. I got a handful of very versatile compos beforehand that could be modified to fit several topics. He memorized those, and then learnt how to adapt them to the actual exam topic. There’s hardly any time during the exam to plan an entire new storyline from scratch, so preparing in advance helps a lot. -
toutoulang\" post_id=\"2130648\" time=\"1710280517\" user_id=\"5818:
Regarding CL, if you don't mind reading long posts
Thank you everyone for your responses. I’m trying to race against time.
I’d like to focus on oral exams for both English and Chinese. Can I ask what are the strategies for teaching him to do well for both oral exams? What are the ways to score to get a high grade for oral exams?
He currently struggles a lot with Chinese oral. English is just average, I would say. He has strong interest in Maths.
Would like to cover as much ground as I can.
Thank you everyone!
, you can take a look at the links below:
- Advice/suggestions for students with weaker foundation:
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=102404#p2064093
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=11079&p=2123550#p2123519
- Advice/suggestions on oral preparation:
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=102404#p2064158
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=102404&start=10#p2064231
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