Comparing Pre-school English Reading and Phonics Enrichment

[cantbearit2]

Hi Homeworkmummy,


Take it easy. In time, you will see the benefits.

[Kellytai]

Hi, my gal is in ICR now. She is 6 yrs old now. She gone thru TCS, PRP and now she is in ICR prog. I think she is okay wif her comprehension but on reading still not very gd … I dunno abt other children, but for my gal, she will stop when she see some "unknown" word. Then she will look at me for help. I hv been trying to get her use "phonics" to break the word, but she just refuse to do that. Anyone can advise me how to improve her reading skill? I dunno she has no confident or she cant do it?

[MrsTan]

Kellytai:

Hi, my gal is in ICR now. She is 6 yrs old now. She gone thru TCS, PRP and now she is in ICR prog. I think she is okay wif her comprehension but on reading still not very gd .. I dunno abt other children, but for my gal, she will stop when she see some \"unknown\" word. Then she will look at me for help. I hv been trying to get her use \"phonics\" to break the word, but she just refuse to do that. Anyone can advise me how to improve her reading skill? I dunno she has no confident or she cant do it?

My girl is in ICR abt 1 yr +, next month moving to ICR Stage 1, previously, as she only bring back workbooks fr school and she couldn't tell us what she learnt there, we have to spend money to buy other phonics books so that she can base on it to do her homework. hahahahhaha, cos there is no materials fr ICR, we unable to tell what she has learnt.

Until this year Jun, we oso sign her up for KRTC at TYP to learn phonics, she pick up beri fast, then we realise, she must have been taught something in ICR, but becos there was no materials, we unable to reinforce learning w her, until KRTC got a book that she need to study, sort of like text book, most of the words in the book she could try to blend and got it about 80% correct.

Fr there I think, she did learn something fr ICR, maybe the techiques, tat's why she pick up KRTC phoics so fast. Since she wd be going for ICR Stage 1 next month, there will be some textbooks and reading materials given, we intend to let her continue both ICR and KRTC, but KRTC phonics is a one year prog, so we may w/d her by end of the year.

I got abt 200 to 300 story books at home, my girl never like to read, and I oso never force her. What I do is, I ask her to draw the pic from the story books or copy from the story books, every book she copy, I will give her one star, and she can accumulate and change things, like burger etc..........

[Kellytai]

Mrs. Tan,


U r right ... In TCS & PRP ... not much worksheets given, therefore no material for her to do revision ... Only reach ICR, then they hv 6 books to complete ..
My gal is doing Book 4 now .. in term of spelling, comprehension, she is alright ...
So now i hv to \"push\" her on her reading skill ... Just engaged a phonics home based tutor, will start a trial lesson next wk .. hopeful she can improve her reading skill ...

[jansonirene]

Kellytai:

Hi, my gal is in ICR now. She is 6 yrs old now. She gone thru TCS, PRP and now she is in ICR prog. I think she is okay wif her comprehension but on reading still not very gd .. I dunno abt other children, but for my gal, she will stop when she see some \"unknown\" word. Then she will look at me for help. I hv been trying to get her use \"phonics\" to break the word, but she just refuse to do that. Anyone can advise me how to improve her reading skill? I dunno she has no confident or she cant do it?

My girl has attended 1 year of zoophonics as some kind of enrichment when she was 3 years old, before I discontinued and enrolled her in childcare centre. Even though the duration is short, I think it has benefited her a lot.
She is 6 years old now, and can read simple books, and also the instructions on those assessment books. If she come across \"unfamilar\" words, she will try to guess the word by looking at the 1st letter to pronounce it.

Now, when I read newspapers, I will ask her to try and read the headlines. She is quite interested especially when she sees interesting pictures in the newspapers.

[fattysuperfamily]

My child is coming to 3 soon and thought of sending him to enrich his english reading and comprehension ability. It seems that I can Read system seems to be quite alright for him to start…parents need to be around?

[Kellytai]

fattysuperfamily:

My child is coming to 3 soon and thought of sending him to enrich his english reading and comprehension ability. It seems that I can Read system seems to be quite alright for him to start...parents need to be around?

No need ... even the 1st lesson, they dun wan parent to be in also ... coz kid will tend to \"depend\" on parents when parents r around.
Anyway u can book an assessment with the nearby ctr to check which level ur kid is belong to ..
I think 3 will be under TCS. Hope this will help u ...

[fattysuperfamily]

Kellytai:

fattysuperfamily:

My child is coming to 3 soon and thought of sending him to enrich his english reading and comprehension ability. It seems that I can Read system seems to be quite alright for him to start...parents need to be around?

No need ... even the 1st lesson, they dun wan parent to be in also ... coz kid will tend to \"depend\" on parents when parents r around.
Anyway u can book an assessment with the nearby ctr to check which level ur kid is belong to ..
I think 3 will be under TCS. Hope this will help u ...

Called them up before seeing your post and indeed dont need parents to be around which is hm gd...fees is $330 for 10 lessons, once a weekend.
Will visit the open house at Hougang Green this coming 5 Sep and look see first...

[arielle08]

Hi Hi,

Any parents whose kids went through Little Learners?
From what I see during the "orientation", its like what childcare center teaches- coloring, nursery rhymes etc
My gal is already in a Child care, dunno if i should put her to LL if the things being taught is similar.

Please advise.
Thanks.

[titank]

arielle08:

Hi Hi,

Any parents whose kids went through Little Learners?
From what I see during the \"orientation\", its like what childcare center teaches- coloring, nursery rhymes etc
My gal is already in a Child care, dunno if i should put her to LL if the things being taught is similar.

Please advise.
Thanks.

Seem more like a kindergarten kind of environment.Are they teaching phonics or reeading program?