Q&A - P2 English
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Yong HL:
Can children to train to be less careless or be focused when reading questions? I dont know. Still trying to learn from other parents.... I was told that this is part of gowing up process and they will outgrow the carelessness in due course...
Just my two cents worth:
In my experience, children do not necessarily outgrow carelessness. I see it in adults every day.
The solution lies in helping children to be more aware of their own mental processes. A fashionable term you will come across is 'metacognition'.
I find that children who focus on playing a musical instrument often transfer those concentration skills to academic areas.
The best method I have come across, however, is meditation. I have seen a lot of children with a variety of learning difficulties, and normal children too, benefit from meditative practice.
Wasn't there an article in The Straits Times last year about how meditation and yoga have helped children to focus better at the Indian international schools here?
Just a thought ... a calm thought.
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An army of soldiers _____ sleeping in the barracks now.
1) is
2) are
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A group of teachers _____ heading towards the hall now.
1) is
2) are
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soyabean:
Use singular ie (1)An army of soldiers _____ sleeping in the barracks now.
1) is
2) are
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A group of teachers _____ heading towards the hall now.
1) is
2) are
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starlight1968sg:
My answer is also (1) for both cases.
Use singular ie (1)soyabean:
An army of soldiers _____ sleeping in the barracks now.
1) is
2) are
??
A group of teachers _____ heading towards the hall now.
1) is
2) are
??
Collective nouns are used with either singular or plural verbs, depending on the meaning of the sentence.
Eg: An army of ants is marching towards us.
The troupes of dancers are waiting for their turn to perform.
Hope I am not \"confusing\" anyone in my little explanation :lol: -
Hi, can anyone suggest a way to help a P1 to improve listening skills? My DD is a visual learner and her ears are perfectly ok, but she can only learn how to pronouce a new word when she sees my lips when i read the word out. She only got 3/6 for her recent listening comprehension test.
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chl72:
Listening and listening comprehension is 2 different things. Listening can just mean taking the information in as it is but listening comprehension requires the child to process the information and derives something from it. Hence you have to first train her to listen to capture information accurately first without looking, then you train her on comprehending the information into what is required. Listening to audio books may be a good start for her to first get the facts correct just by regurgitating. Once she is good at that, then you try to test her understanding of the information. Hope this helps.Hi, can anyone suggest a way to help a P1 to improve listening skills? My DD is a visual learner and her ears are perfectly ok, but she can only learn how to pronouce a new word when she sees my lips when i read the word out. She only got 3/6 for her recent listening comprehension test.
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ksi:
Listening and listening comprehension is 2 different things. Listening can just mean taking the information in as it is but listening comprehension requires the child to process the information and derives something from it. Hence you have to first train her to listen to capture information accurately first without looking, then you train her on comprehending the information into what is required. Listening to audio books may be a good start for her to first get the facts correct just by regurgitating. Once she is good at that, then you try to test her understanding of the information. Hope this helps.
Hi ksi, thank you for your fast response.
I totally agree with you that listening and LC is 2 different things. You mentioned that audio books is a good start for her, what sort of audio books do you suggest(best if you can tell me what to buy :please: )? Please pardon my ignorance. Thanks a million! -
my daughter’s Pri 1 tch gave her comprehension, vocab and written expression worksheets without teaching her as homework. Is that normal in most school?
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dd has creative writing test next week... anyone has any advise on how to give a crush course on P1 creative writing? :?:
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KAN:
dd has creative writing test next week... anyone has any advise on how to give a crush course on P1 creative writing? :?:
Creative Writing test?? At P1? Wow... may i know did the school do any exercises on that?
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