Bridege Learning Centre

[gerberadaisy]

Hi Brenda10


Many thanks for the info!

[luvmum]

Any mummies whose child is taking intervention program

From bridge? Would like to hear ur views on this centre.
Do pm me or post here.

Thanks!

[botakgundul]

gerberadaisy:

Dear mummies


My K2 son is not able to focus in class which has affected his learning. It may also be partly due to his immaturity as he's a December kid. He may also be midly dyspraxia. I'm looking for some intervention programme to help him in these areas. Intend to stop his other enrichment classes because if his attention problem is not addressed, he will not benefit from any enrichment.

Recently read an article about Learning Difficulites inThe Straits Times, and Bridge Learning Centre at Choa Chu Kang was being featured. Has anyone sent your kids to this centre before, and is the programme beneficial to your child?

Any comments would be much appreciated. Many thanks! :please:

Before you intend to enroll your son to any EIP program, they will be asking you to assess your son 1st. There will be no written report for BL (Bridge Learning) & they will be asking you to attend their program min. 2 IEI session per week.

Focus @Jurong also provides assessment & they'll provide written report. I find that their report is more systematic & you can use it for reference.

[looneytunezz]

How much is it to get a report?

[botakgundul]

looneytunezz:

How much is it to get a report?

Around $400. I did assessment for my son last year.

[jimyee4]

Hi

I sent my son for five months since Jan 2012 at Bridge Learning. However we are ending the sessions when term ends in May. I did not find the lessons useful and saw very little improvement in my son’s development. The teachers tend to be young with cursory training - unlike other trained speech and IEP Therapists. Having gone through both the conventional categorical and non conventional categorical method, I am definitely inclined towards the former.

[happymummywife]

We had great experience at Bridge Learning with our daughter & 2 sons! I strongly recommend it to parent. My daughter was very eloquent and reads fantastically but we find some weaknesses in her that that do not reflect her ability well. We went to a number of places & all of them couldn’t identify what areas my child needs help in except for Bridge Learning. Not only their Diagnostic Assessment was accurate and detailed, I enrol in the intervention programes recommended. My daughter made vast improvement by 6 months. We continue for 2 years as they are really good in developing the brain and learning. Now my child is GEP & i believe Bridge Learning has some credit. I’ve spoken to many parents who sat at the reception & all of them speak very well of the effectiveness of the programmes & the teachers. So after few years, I bring my son there also. Honestly, the Early Intervention Specialists there are very PASSIONATE & dedicated like their Founder. You can tell they love the children a lot and are not there just for money. To be fair, as parents we need to give realistic time for them to show improvement and maybe following what are the recommended programmes help?

[happymummywife]

i heard fr my teacher friends from MOE who was tutored by the Founder of Bridge Learning at NIE. They speak very well of her training ability and commented she is the best lecturer/tutor in whole of NIE because of the passion, experience and expertise she has. I thought they were too flattery until heard her speak at an international conference before. She really know her stuff & most impressive. She really know more and can communicate to us laymen better than the professors and thearapists too. I am totally convinced of the training system she set up at Bridge Learning.

I was an ex-MOE teacher. Actually, I find taht Spore parents tend to just take whatever is available & "recommended" by MOE as the "best" & never think what is really effective for the children. Our edu psychologists here don’t know how to do intervention! Because I am from education, i know that many may have paper qualifications to earn more of our money but may not be effective. I’ve asked my MOE friends,they said non-categorical intervention and assessment are actually more difficult than the typical categorical intervention. It requires vast expertise and experience. And it is more effective and practical when working with children. As a mummy, I used to run after brand names but now i look at if it works for my child and if the teachers are passionate and dedicated or not.

[gerberadaisy]

Hi happymummy wife,


May I know what programmes are your children enrolled in and how long are they in it before you see the results? Do you follow up on the home support programme conscientiously? Many thanks!

[baligirl]

Hi, there's an article on Bridge Learning in January 2013's SPRINGnews (page 14 & 15).

http://www.spring.gov.sg/Resources/Documents/SPRINGnews/FV_Jan13/web/flipviewerxpress.html