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Hi Gin,
Thanks for your advice. I am guilty that I have not been spending much time with DD2 on reading and writing. Sigh..must find more time for her.Gin:
[/quote]Hi jesyeo,
Hi jesyeo,
I agree with funkymonkey, once you know what help your DD needs, it is easier to help her. I have seen it work in my friends and their children who are diagnosed as dyslexic overcome the challenges that they face. Alot of love, confidence, courage, patience, one on one hard work and focus needed but it can be done. There is hope. Most important now, continue to read with and to your DD, instill the love for learning in her and she will cope better.
ote=\"funkymonkey\"]jesyeo:
Hi funkymonkey,
The reason why I wanted to know is because I am a bit worry on my DD2. When she try to read, she tends to start from the right to left. When she trace words, she also start from the right. This morning she wrote a number 4 for me, and guess what, she wrote a mirror image of 4! Is that a sign of Dyslexic?
How old's your DD2?
Some kids especially the lefties do some reversal letter/mirror image.
My gal sometimes write \"ouy\" instead of \"you\" and will even miss reading words..reading from right to left (we worked on this for SO LONG) and and misread words like \"far\"as \"for\".They have poor phonetic awareness and rhyming is really difficult for them....i still remembered when DD2 was 3,she rhymed fat,bat, cat ,sat,yellow fellow and DD1 said\" yellow flower\"(!) :!: they complain words are \"moving\" on the board/book and gets headache when reading too long....
If your DD2 gets to K2 and still reads right to left cannot differentiate 6 and 9 poor rhyming and pnonics..maybe should get her tested just in case.It really helps when i knew what was \"wrong\" with my gal.its \"easier\"to help her once we knew what kind of help she needed :love:
Hope this helps
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Oh yes, those grading are for the penmanship. The teacher are rather strict on their handwriting. There's once my DD wrote \"niece\" but the vertical stroke for \"n\" is a little little bit high, and she was marked wrong. So from that incidence, I have been paying attention to her handwriting, to make sure she writes every letter properly.
Tinkerbelle:
Hi cantbearit2,
yes, DD got 10 out of 10 but not sure why there's a B & B+ for the 3rd & 4th spelling respectively. Now it make sense cos DD's penmanship is really not so good.cantbearit2:
[quote=\"Tinkerbelle\"]Hi Cantbearit2,
Just curious, was there a mark given as well with the \"B+\" grade?? I haven't seen a grade written on DDs' spelling books before. Last year, P1's penmanship marks were awarded according to a Handewriting practice book. Do the P1 have a handwriting practice book this year?
They still have the handwriting practice bk but it was not graded (or at least I din c any grades on it).
Thanks for enlightening me. DD's handwriting also not exactly A* material...heehee.... So I quickly went to check DD2's spelling book but she wasn't given a grade. Guess it's a new thing they doing for P1.
Over the weekend, DD had to complete 6 pages of the writing practice book. Very sore hands by the time she finished tracing and writing. Guess the teacher is getting ready to grade the P2 gal's penmanship.[/quote] -
Hi Tinkerbell,
Hi Tinkerbell and Cantbearit2,
Thank God it is not my DD who's getting the firing everyday of her life. It affects her though. She is so scared that she might get scolding also.She told me how one of the girl gets in trouble all the time. She doesn't like the way she kept telling them that they are not worthy to be in the best class. Somehow it affects her confidence to do something because it may not be good enough for her teacher. I can feel her withrawal, I tried to build her confidence but everytime there was an incident in the classroom involving her other classmates she don't feel doing anything.infact , I think she wants to be invincible so that the teacher won't even know her existence. On the other hand,my DD2 is in 2 Humility she adores her FT. She is really enjoying school and always want to do extra work. Because she knows she will get recognition for it.simple well done! Or great job it means a lot to a child.thanks a lot, it is so nice to have a place like this where you can be free to express your thoughts.I hope my gals survive this year with out so much emotional dilemma.
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jesyeo:
Hi jesyeo,Hi funkymonkey,
Sorry for the late response. I am down with severe sore eyes and cornea abrasion for the past 2 weeks. Finally is going to get recover soon.
My DD2 is current 3yrs 2mths old. Thanks for sharing with me what you have experienced with ur DD2. I will monitor my DD2 on those points closely. I hope she will be able to overcome it.
Yur DD2 oso born in 2007? -
jesyeo:
jesyeo, though my DD2 does not seem dyslexic, IM guilty of not spending enough time wif her too. Guess having 3 kids & being a FTWM is not as easy as I thot.Hi Gin,
Thanks for your advice. I am guilty that I have not been spending much time with DD2 on reading and writing. Sigh..must find more time for her.
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cantbearit2:
:rotflmao: Oh dear, looks like the \" tiger mum trend\" is spreading like wild fire.
Heard abt Amy Chua being a \"tiger mum\"? Looks like we may have a \"tiger teacher\" at MCS. :?Tinkerbelle:
I understand that teaching the top 2 classes can be stressful for the teachers but to take a blow at the kids' self-esteem is truly uncalled for. -
cantbearit2:
:ugogirl: Keep up the good work.Juz to share. My DD's FT, Mrs Sarah Tan is soft spoken but firm. She wrote down comments which are constructive but not demeaning. Eg. 1) Well done but you need to improve on your handwriting. 2) Mia, you need to write your name neatly. ( :oops: told u my DD's handwriting is pretty bad, IM not lying)
With some practice at hm, DD's handwriting has improved quite a fair bit these days (although still not an \"A\" grader
). Her recent spelling bk has comments like:\" Great improvement in handwriting\". DD was so proud of herself that she felt motivated to write neatly now. So I guess, positive & constructive comments coupled wif recognition for efforts is imp for a young child. -
jesyeo:
Oh yes, those grading are for the penmanship. The teacher are rather strict on their handwriting. There's once my DD wrote \"niece\" but the vertical stroke for \"n\" is a little little bit high, and she was marked wrong. So from that incidence, I have been paying attention to her handwriting, to make sure she writes every letter properly.
Hi jesyeo,
Hope your eyes are better. :imcool:
My DD has this problem too...sometimes her 'n' and 'h' are hard to differentiate so I have to keep reminding her...
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rainbowfairy:
Hi rainbowfairy,Hi Tinkerbell,
Hi Tinkerbell and Cantbearit2,
Thank God it is not my DD who's getting the firing everyday of her life. It affects her though. She is so scared that she might get scolding also.She told me how one of the girl gets in trouble all the time. She doesn't like the way she kept telling them that they are not worthy to be in the best class. Somehow it affects her confidence to do something because it may not be good enough for her teacher. I can feel her withrawal, I tried to build her confidence but everytime there was an incident in the classroom involving her other classmates she don't feel doing anything.infact , I think she wants to be invincible so that the teacher won't even know her existence. On the other hand,my DD2 is in 2 Humility she adores her FT. She is really enjoying school and always want to do extra work. Because she knows she will get recognition for it.simple well done! Or great job it means a lot to a child.thanks a lot, it is so nice to have a place like this where you can be free to express your thoughts.I hope my gals survive this year with out so much emotional dilemma.
Your DD1 worked very hard to get to that top class so she's definitely worthy of being in that class. :lol: There'll be a Parents-Teachers meeting end of the term for identified students only ......if you want to speak to Ms Zaccheus, maybe that would be a good day to make an appointment to catch up with her.
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cantbearit2:
OMG can'tbearit!!!,
Heard abt Amy Chua being a \"tiger mum\"? Looks like we may have a \"tiger teacher\" at MCS. :?Tinkerbelle:
I understand that teaching the top 2 classes can be stressful for the teachers but to take a blow at the kids' self-esteem is truly uncalled for.
I've just finished reading that book last weekend!!\"Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother\"
Yeah.. scary mother....that Amy Chua..i guess her \"method\" only worked on one of her children...
Hopefully our MCS teachers won't do a \"tiger\" on us..not everyone can take it...not even me prabably :siam: :siam: :siam:
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