Comparing English Enrichment Programmes

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Just as MMM, I have just sent my boy to LCentral this year. Their programme is aligned with MOE syllabus and hope that it will help my boy in his daily school work. :lol:

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My girl cannot catch up with the rest at ICR... Its too diffcult for her..

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How do you know that? My kids usually don’t want to tell me what they have learned… Answer is "I can’t remember" and follow by "I don’t know" if probe further…

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Hi tdcl,


You are lucky that your boy reads before he goes to bed or doing his big business. I tried to encourage my boy to read but always end up I am the one who read and he listen… sigh… I have also tried using a chair as a "stage" for him to train on his show and tell. But he only did once and refuse to do it again. Maybe that storybook is too tough for him… Anyone has any tips to share?

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tcdl:

jasmineong:

Yes, I do agree that reading books is the best way. If your child starts reading from a young age..he or she will have a headstart and they can do well especially in comprehension cloze and the vocabulary sections as well. The best thing is they will actually like to write and not do it because we are forcing them to.


But I find the right creative writing class can sharpen your child's writing skills and give them more strategies to tackle this area. So I spent some time really researching to find a good creative writing class so my child can really benefit. JMHO

Hi Jamine, So have you found a good writing class for your kid yet ? Any experience to share. My child in P3 now, totally no clue in structuring the writing. His comprehension (both English and Chineses) as bad. Big headache now. However, he does read a lot like Gernomino Stilton.

Thanks !

Hi tcdl,
Personally, I will suggest weaning off Geronimo Stilton's books by end of P2. The storyline is thin and is only suitable for very light reading. Time spent reading such books can be better used for other forms of reading. My child does not like to read fiction books, so I bring him to the library to pick non-fiction books; even so, he cannot finished those that he had borrowed simply because there are too much homework from school everyday.
Every alternate day, I try to get him to read a chinese short story before he sleeps. He only does his EL reading during the 10 minute morning reading session in school.
I have yet to find any suitable EL creative writing class for him, so now I am only helping him in developing story ideas by attempting school composition together; he did his share of writing while I did one piece of writing too to show him an alternative storyline.

[Joeyz18]

hi mummies, i do not know about TAS, which learning centre is this and any branch near bt timah/CCK? :?

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Thanks all for your comments. My boy not only weak in English but also Chinese, guess it’s due to he did not read enough story books.


Think enrichment centres like Morries Allan & L Central offer more leisure learning, focus on building confidence & speaking up in the class. Find this is also very important especially for a shy kid like my son but these enrichments did not improve his eng grade, headache.

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Hi TAS, any PSLE workshop this coming Mar school hol?

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Joeyz18:

hi mummies, i do not know about TAS, which learning centre is this and any branch near bt timah/CCK? :?

Hi

Check out TAS' website (http://www.thealternativestory.com/) to find out details on their classes (under Schedule). Their centres are at AMK (previously Yishun), Bukit Timah & Paya Lebar.

[jeestan]

Joeyz18:

hi mummies, i do not know about TAS, which learning centre is this and any branch near bt timah/CCK? :?

Hi Joeyz18,

They are very good in teaching writing and English. My kids have joined their science holiday programmes before as well and they also loved it and learnt a lot. TAS stands for The Alternative Story and they specialize in English and perhaps science.

There is a centre at Bukit Timah shopping centre. You can call them to find out more.