Morris Allen - Discussion

[windows]

hi, anyone w MA in punggol branch? any comments on teacher Pauline Ash and/or Wayne Ash?

[angietang]

Can anyone share their Index no. with me, i want to register my K2 boy ?

[babybob111]

Hi everyone,


I've enrolled my DD now K2 in Morris Allen Simei branch. Lesson starts this week. Not sure how will the lesson be & wonder if my DD is able to understand the pronunciation of the teachers.

[babybob111]

Hi,


My child has completed the 4 trial lessons with MA at Simei and I have decided not to continue with it.

IMO, lessons taught weekly are too simple…my child is in K2 but what they taught seems like nursery level. I’m not sure about other branches, but this branch, the lesson would start off with:

1) singing a few songs with actions.
2) teacher reads a story book, sometimes they would play a DVD of the same story and let the kids watch.
3) after watching the DVD story, teacher would ask the kids some questions and the kids would just shout their answers out.
4) discussion would be reinforced by doing drawing/colouring/cut of pictures and pasting of pictures.

That’s about it…no book review as promised. I was ‘lucky’ as during 1 of the session, it was their Open Week for parents. So I got the chance to sit in throughout and watched how the teacher conducted the lessons.

[Ninjago]

Hi babybob, I had similar experiences as u at MA.

At the beginning of K1 was quite concern tat my kid was not able to do independent reading so wanted to arouse some interest. He likes the MA teacher n they did borrow books every week n do reviews as there was written work. They listen to stories n do worksheet on comprehension. Got art n crafts too. So maybe lessons carried out depends on teachers.

But he was still not reading after a few months so I decided to focus on phOnics learning instead in K2 (better late than never). Tried Read In a Week n there was some effect as his pre-school teacher noticed he is reading. But felt kind of stagnant progress after 6 months.

So now trying out LCentral - pretty impressed as their learning materials are the most organised among the 3. But I believe much depends on the teacher’s delivery of lesson. So far my son is making improvement as there is this decoding skill tat is missing from previous 2 learning centres. They also have impressive Reading passages for comprehension. Felt why didn’t I find this earlier.

Was contemplating to try the Alternative Story but cant find suitable timing. Maybe blessing in disguise as I may find tat they don focus on reading again.

[q1a2]

Hi I am consider Lcentral. May I know which branch did you enrol your kid?

Currently my kid is in K2.

[minnie]

I am thinking to enrol my K2 child at Lcentral at Tampines Branch. Anyone would like to enjoy $30 voucher, pls pm me yr child details.

[FairyPenguin]

Hi Minnie,


I just pm you.

Between MA & LCentral, anyone care to share which is better?

My girl will be P1 next year. I hope she can learn to start writing simple composition & express herself more confidently in fluent English (now
ok but quite Singlish)

[elanor]

hi, i have a promo groupon voucher for morris allen to let go of - as there is a change in my schedule, so now cannot make it for the class I signed my dd up for.


6 sessions of class
(usual price for each session is $40+)
I paid abt $140 for this voucher (it’s abt 40% disc)
Am willing to let go of the voucher for $80


Session to start in Aug, for 6 conseq lessons - for any of the english enrichment class, including creative writing.
I booked the Simei branch for P3 class, weds 4-6pm.
But you can call up any other branch/timeslot and book for other levels - just say it’s the groupon promo - but it has to be for a Weds or Friday class, 1.5 hrs.

Anyone interested, pls pm me and i will give more details.

thks

[Ninjago]

q1a2:

Hi I am consider Lcentral. May I know which branch did you enrol your kid?

Currently my kid is in K2.

I feel MA is good in arousing interest. There is a nice K2 teacher in the Bishan branch on Sunday. I chanced upon LCentral Amk n called up for the test. He sat in the room with a teacher to read some words for the teacher in a few minutes. He was assigned to Liftoff which comprises 3 terms.