is phonics class a must?

[24hr-mum]

i just hope he wont monkey around when outside.

his attn span quite short and his enrichment teachers say must be strict, as i hv told them so, or else he will monkey ard

he is that type that can talk to strangers like gd friends kind.
not scared of anyone.
that day a NEA offcr came my hse to chk, he asked him wat is his name. the offcr said Chan xxx. then when leavg time, my boy said, bye bye uncle, bye bye Old Chang Kee!

[hapydino]

jasmineong:

That is young..maybe can start with flashcards? I read in bud's blog before on her methods to help her girls read..I thought it was very good..maybe you can get some tips there before formally letting your DD go for classes?

hi Buds / Jasmine,

can share buds' blog??

i oso wanna learn about the methods to teach my DD..

many thanks in advance..

[duriz]

24hr-mum:

that day a NEA offcr came my hse to chk, he asked him wat is his name. the offcr said Chan xxx. then when leavg time, my boy said, bye bye uncle, bye bye Old Chang Kee!

:faint:

so cheeky :love:

[duriz]

hapydino:

hi Buds / Jasmine,


can share buds' blog??

i oso wanna learn about the methods to teach my DD..

many thanks in advance..

Mummy hapydino,

Try this?

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/blogs/buds

[metz]

24hr-mum:

is phonics class a must?

i know it helps in reading n spelling.
but if dont go for phonics, still can do well?
my #1 didnt go cos she likes to read on her own but i do notice she has some spelling errors cos no phonics sense

but our time we dint hv phonics but still survive or do well for eng

i m thnkg whr to send number two for phonics but he can read sight reading well.

From experience with my kids, it's good to have some phonics knowledge. I only taught my son the letter sounds, some digraphs, simple rules here and there. He picked up letter blends in school. No problem in P1 - scored full marks for all topical tests and spellings (with no preparations).

As for my five year old, we stopped at letter sounds and some digraphs. We didn't do much blending with her. Initially, spelling long words (for writing) was a little tough for her. But after a short while, it became a second nature to her. She can now spell long words such as apprehensive with ease. Not by phonics but by breaking up the syllables, e.g. ap.pre.hen.sive. Besides, I also taught her simple grammar rules such as changing singular to plural. Eg. leaf to leaves. English is definitely more than just phonics.

Both my kids started to read books by sight reading. (No flashcards either.) So long as your kids know some basic phonics, with proper guidance, they should have no problem with English.

[24hr-mum]

hi chamonix


do u mean can dont go phonic class?

#1 didnt go cos i dont think was necessary
now thinking for #2 cos he doesnt like to do wk at home

[metz]

Hi 24hr-mum,


My kids have never attended a single phonics class. I introduced phonics to them using materials available in the market.

Most parents sent their children to phonics classes to learn to read. But if your #2 is already reading well, perhaps you can think of interesting ways to get him to spell words. Try copywriting interesting sentences, or using letters to make words etc. Now and then, sprinkle some phonics to help him pick up spelling faster. For instance, there are 3 combi that make the "er" sounds - "ir", "er", "ur". For words ending with "er" sound, tell him that it’s mostly likely spelled as "er".

But if your problem is that your #2 doesn’t like working at home, then you may want to consider phonics classes for him. But make sure you find a level suitable for him. Otherwise he may find it boring since he is already reading.

[hapydino]

duriz:

Mummy hapydino,


Try this?

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/blogs/buds

duriz!!!

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