All About Preparing For Primary One
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chamonix:
Your niece is so similar to my ds2 - not reading English/Chinese very well, doesn't have a good memory, ... plus at K2 last year & earlier, he was the kind who tried to avoid learning, meaning that if he sensed some questions posed to him was too difficult for his ability, he would be totally switched off, say dunno and pretend to be sleeping. He actually has a competitive streak in him, but I think his fear of losing made him avoid learning. This lasted for as long as I can remember, meaning, he wasted him own time for many years.Many parents equate well-prepared for P1 with having an easy time and doing well in P1. Not sure if this is true but I'm certainly believe that being \"not well-prepared for P1\" does not equate to having a tough time in primary school.
My niece wasn't exactly reading well at end of K2 last year. On top of that, she doesn't have a fantastic memory - meaning she'll forget things if taught too early. Hence, my sister decided against preparing her too far ahead. Instead, she follows her girl's pace (of course, with some stretching here and there) and works on her weaker areas. My niece, in my view, performed excellently in her school mid year tests (SA?) this year, scoring ard 90 to 90+ for all 3 subjects and was ranked fifth in her class. She's from a popular and much sought after school in Punggol.
Just a thought, instead of constantly worrying if our kids are well prepared and equipped for the P1, perhaps it's better to look inwards at our kids' abilities and help them accordingly and consistently.
This year when he started P1, his competitive nature works for him and he wanted me to help him to prepare spelling/tingxie for him weekly, and 2 months before the SA1, he was also willing to have me guide him with his school work. Trust me, I nearly vomitted blood a couple of times, over HYPY, simple Math, simple English, etc. and did so many repetitive revisions with him, esp HYPY! OUR efforts paid off when he got the 5th in class in a popular SAP school.
It's true that every child has different abilities and personality, and so wise mummies need to 因材施教 (teach a student according to his/her aptitude, disposition, interest etc and suit the instruction or education for the student's level).
I always tell DH that despite having coached DS1 only last year for his P1 work, when I started to help DS2 this year with his P1 work, only do I realise that I only covered about 15 - 20% of the P1 coursework, cos DS1 didn't need much of my help last year!
Going forward, it is important to handhold my 2nd child unitl he has achieved a certain level of proficiency in his 3 subjects. He needs a lot of repetitions as his memory is not good enough. He belongs to the type that needs 1 - 1 attention and is not suitable to join big enrichment classes. He is lucky to have a younger brother to 'push' him - whenever we come across Chinese words that he should know at his level but just conveniently says \"I dunno\", I would quickly add that \"Di di, tell gor gor the answer..\" and DS2 will quickly say the correct answer first! As di di is catching up very fast, he knows that he cannot slack too much. Having said that, my expectation of his academic achievement is very realistic and I really don't think he can be academically better than my other two, unless they have attitude problems in future. He can still be successful in life if he knows how to use his own strength and avoid 'battle fields' that he can't win. -
Hi All,
Seow liao, now I begin to worry about P1 chinese. How to generate interest in chinese for my DS? He just simply told me chinese is difficult, difficult.
What can I do now? I beleive nowadays most kid does not like chinese at all.
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Ask my dd to practice writing, her tears will roll. She would continue writing while grumbling 'I hate Chinese' & then get full marks for her tingxie nevertheless
I guess I've given up hope that she would fall in love with Chinese one day. I'm very grateful if she would just endure it
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hi, how is tienhsia better than berries? in what way?
super stressed now … child is k2 and think it is far from being "prepared" for pri1 -
Whenever people hear that my boy is entering P1 soon, they ask if I have been sending him for prep classes or giving him worksheets etc. Actually I have not done any of these cos I strongly believe in learn through play and also this boy learns better with peers.
Now brainstorming how I can team up with two or three other parents living in Sengkang to share the coaching, maybe by subject. I don’t intend to make it like a tuition, but more about introducing new stuff through play activities. Please PM me if anyone is keen to explore the idea. -
Ha, I share the same idea, too bad my girl already in P2 .... I enjoyed teaching her myself ... was thinking how nice it would be if there are like minded parents that like to split the coaching of different subjects so that there will be more time for everyone and also the kids will have others to learn together ...... :thankyou:
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Because of my 6 yrs old son, I have personally spending times exploring 3G Abacus & Traditional Abacus.
After completing the 3G ABACUS instructor course, I have applied the methods to teach my son. It is very simple & easy to understand. As such, he has shown more interest in mathematics than before.
I am planning to let him take part in the INTERNATIONAL Grading Exam this coming DEC 09. If possible, I will let him take part in year 2009 competition.
Currently, I am teaching kids & parents the 3G Abacus.
If you are interested in 3G ABACUS, please email me. -
What are your concerns in preparing your child for his/ her Chinese?
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Hi. Just like to share my personal views on some ways which you can try to help make Chinese more appealing to your child - http://www.ilovechildren.org.sg/blog.php?blogid=25
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All the talk about the academic preparation is getting me very nervous cos I still allow my boy to play all day but back to another concern - can those of you experienced parents please advise the non-academic aspects to look out for too? Also, anyone knows where to find seminars about getting our child ready for p1?
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