Q&A - P2 English

[janet88]

Hi optimistforum,

I prefer Challenging English 4-in-1. It’s good practice. For Josephine Yeo’s Complete Practice Book, the space is a little small for comprehension. Usually buy separate assessment books for synthesis, grammar, vocab etc.

[Yong HL]

optimistforum:

[Franklin LWB1216 Childrens Dictionary & Spellchecker

Thanks. Will check it out

[optimistforum]

janet_lee88:

Hi optimistforum,

I prefer Challenging English 4-in-1. It's good practice. For Josephine Yeo's Complete Practice Book, the space is a little small for comprehension. Usually buy separate assessment books for synthesis, grammar, vocab etc.

Hi janet_lee88

Good morning to you. Do you find the Complete Practice Harder than the Challenging 4-in 1. DS1 thinks Challenging is easier. I flit between the two books, with him.

We are effectively shadowing the MOE Eng and Maths syllabus at home (have been doing for 3 years), whilst DC do the UK National Curriculum at school.

[ridcully]

Yong HL:

optimistforum:

[Franklin LWB1216 Childrens Dictionary & Spellchecker

Thanks. Will check it out

Yong HL,
I would recommend the Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary (and the Oxford Junior Illustrated Thesaurus) both of which are available from Popular. They are very child-friendly: big, colourful, lovely illustrations, list of the alphabet letters down the margin for easy lookup.

I would also advise you to avoid electronic dictionaries at this stage. These days so many kids are used to electronic devices that they forget there are things out there with real pages... and I won't begin to talk about the prevalence of myopia in Singapore (hint: Singapore is number 1 in the world).

Rgds
R

[Yong HL]

ridcully:

[Yong HL,

I would recommend the Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary (and the Oxford Junior Illustrated Thesaurus) both of which are available from Popular. They are very child-friendly: big, colourful, lovely illustrations, list of the alphabet letters down the margin for easy lookup.
Rgds
R

Thanks Ridcully. Will check it out too

[lizuan76]

Hi


My daughter english test will have synthesis, what is that?

Thanks

[janet88]

lizuan76:

Hi


My daughter english test will have synthesis, what is that?
Thanks

Synthesis is about connectors, for eg, and/because/where to begin with.
Daughter's teacher started on 'because' just before Term 1 ended.

[lizuan76]

Janet, thanks.


How to revise synthesis with my daughter? Is there any english assessment books purely on synthesis?

I have already over bought a lot of english assesment books for my girl already.

[janet88]

lizuan76:

Janet, thanks.


How to review with the children on synthesis? Is there any english assessment books purely on synthesis?

I have already over bought a lot of english assesment books for my girl already.

Yes, there is an assessment book just purely on Synthesis.
Just bought this title 'Conquer Synthesis' for P1...simple exercises. I find it better than Longman Synthesis.

[lizuan76]

Janet that is fast reply.


Later i will go popular and see. You are assessment expert.:)
Did you count how many books you bought for your daughter already?
I have bought about 30 books for my girl and excluding test paper.