I Can Read - Discussion

[rubberpink]

Have anyone send their kids to ICR Bukit Timah Plaza? I was wondering whether some of you have experience this.


My sister told me about this program regarding how well her daughter have improved after 2 term. I was intending to make some inquiry on saturday. Seeing the place was packed, I decided to come back again later. When I came back, I saw 2 woman sitting at the front desk. One of them was chinese with long hair and she was attending to somebody. The other one was on the computer and was using the phone at the same time. I think she is a filipino judging from her accent. She saw me and smile but didn’t attend to me. I told her that I wanted to make some inquiry and she just left her seat and went in to make a phonecall. I thought she was busy or handling an important call so I let it slide. When I saw her come out, she just took her bag and leave the center. I still decide to wait, she came back and still didn’t acknowledge me. Her colleague was still attending to someone. Thinking it was her lunch break I sat down at the chair provided still wanting my questions to be answered. Much to my dismay, she just sat in the front counter and ate her food. Another parent came to ask her question and she feed them with information with food in her mouth.

I was really disappointed with the service! And to eat in the front desk? professionalism?

I was getting impatient when suddenly another malay colleague of hers came out and I feedback to her. She was nice and keep apologizing a few times to me. Although she was engaged with some of the parents, she took the time to explain the programme details to me.

Is this how usually the ICR’s staff are like? Please feedback.

[tiffanyy35.010438hotmail.010438com]

Sengkang ICR any feedback or any teachers to recommend? for 4 & 5 yr old

[crown12]

Hi,


My dd is currently at book 2 ICR level. Every week, the kids are asked to study spelling. May I know how did you teach your kid spelling? Doesn’t the teacher at this stage teach them to decode and spell the words? I did ask her teacher previously and the advice was to write the words few times and she will progressively learn to spell the words.

[Dino mummy]

crown12:

Hi,


My dd is currently at book 2 ICR level. Every week, the kids are asked to study spelling. May I know how did you teach your kid spelling? Doesn’t the teacher at this stage teach them to decode and spell the words? I did ask her teacher previously and the advice was to write the words few times and she will progressively learn to spell the words.

My kid is oso on Book 2. I din speak to the teacher but I asked my kid to write the words many times so that he can remb. I tried to decode but as my phonics is not up the mark...i cant help him much on this. The weekly list is long, he cant remb everything. So, if he noe how to deocde, it would be easier....

[shinystar]

Hi


Any comments for I Can Read at Kovan branch? How’s the teacher and their teaching? thks

[crown12]

My kid is oso on Book 2. I din speak to the teacher but I asked my kid to write the words many times so that he can remb. I tried to decode but as my phonics is not up the mark…i cant help him much on this. The weekly list is long, he cant remb everything. So, if he noe how to deocde, it would be easier…[/quote]



Hmm… thought the purpose of sending the kids to ICR is to learn how to decode , read unfamiliar words and spell them too. If the kids learn spelling by memorising, it defeats the purpose of sending them there.

[Delta_Mil]

Hi Rubberpink,


Thank you for the information that you had posted on the 02nd Jul 12 and I feel very sorry for your experience.

My children has been with I Can Read at Bukit Timah and all three of them have enrolled there for some time now and I believe I know who you are referring to. This Filipino girl that you are referring to, happened to serve me and my three children and I find that she has been most accommodating and is always willing to help when I need it.

There were times that I had to call up because I was late from picking up my girls and she has always assured me that my daughters are taken cared for. My last incident when I had an accident while rushing over from work and was almost an hour and a half late from picking up my boy, the girls at the desk took the initiative to call me and asked if they could give him something to eat as he was complaining of being hungry.

I think that they have done a wonderful job and have gone above and beyond their call of duty to make sure that the children there are cared for and I am most grateful for their hard work and care for my children.

My advice to you, is not to condemn anyone or I Can Read over an experience. Let’s give them a chance for I believe that it could have been busy on that day and they have not eaten anything. They are humans after all so let’s try to be as well.

Trust in God and let’s learn to forgive and forget.

[lovinglife]

Hi,


My DS just being promoted to ICR level. I was told currently no available class for him. The one going to start soon already full. The other new slot do not have enough students to form. They have putting my DS in wait list. I would like to check usually how long it takes to form a class? Since it is a year long structured course, does that mean a max. No. Of students are needed before the class commence?

I was with a cranky little ones around therefore not convenient to check further. Moreover, the 2 receptionist are new, they looked blur… (just 2nd weeks with the centre).

Appreciate any feedback. Thank you.

[poohwee]

Hi, my son just attended 6 lessons of ICR at tampines and out of the 6 lessons, the last 2 lesson, the teacher is absent and replacement teachers are assigned tp teach the kids. During the last lesson, i asked my son what was he taught and he says each kids are asked to read the passage only. Very upset with this as there are no continuity in the teaching and there are no spelling too as the teachers are not the same. Does anyone faced the same situation?

[steffi88]

Hi Lovinglife


Not sure which branch your child is with? The other time when my girl was promoted from PRP to ICR, she had to wait about 3 lessons before the new class starts. For our branch (Rivervale), I think the teachers do ‘make sure’ that there are a sufficient number of students to form a new class, before promoting.