Why screen kids in P1?

[Nihauma]

There is reply from moe.

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/mid-year-screening-p1-pupils-be-replaced-20120911

I couldnt read the full story cause didn't subscribe. Said it will be abolished next year

[Nebbermind]

So end of discussion?? :roll:

[alng]

Mid-year screening for P1 pupils to be replaced


By stacey chia

From next year, Primary 1 pupils will no longer need to participate in a little-known screening exercise used to identify weaker children.

Currently, there are two screening exercises, one in January which is more commonly known, and the other in July. But the mid-year screening exercise will no longer be held. It will be replaced with \"better ways\" of identifying pupils, said a Ministry of Education spokesman, without giving details.

MOE revealed the change in its reply to a parent who wrote to The Straits Times Forum Page last Friday, and in response to queries from The Straits Times.

The parent, Mr David Chin, 42, a lecturer at Republic Polytechnic, complained that his Primary 1 son was made to take a test without his knowledge or approval in July. The test, according to him, resembles an IQ test.

In its reply, MOE said that the July screening exercise which the boy went through is \"not for making conclusions about a child's intelligence, nor is it linked to the Primary 3 GEP (Gifted Education Programme) selection\".

Together with their academic performance, it is an exercise used to identify pupils who are progressing poorly. Schools will then find \"appropriate strategies\" to help these pupils, such as providing remediation.

The January screening, meanwhile, identifies children who have not acquired basic literacy and numeracy skills by the time they enter Primary 1. An example of this could be the inability to say and write the letters of the alphabet, count or write numbers below 10.

Those who are identified as needing help in the January screening are given learning support. There are two programmes for these children, the Learning Support Programme (LSP), for English and the Learning Support for Mathematics (LSM).

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[SAHM_TAN]

I wonder what are the better ways. Will MOE give more infor?

[Pen88n]

Nebbermind:

So end of discussion?? :roll:

No, not end of discussion. :idea: Next question will be \"What are the other better ways MOE is using to identify kids that need early intervention???\" :evil:

[friendship]

if parents scare that the child posted to the ‘certain’ standard. Then start to GEAR up the kids. Why blaming school, blaming teachers, blaming external factors.


I see some K2 are really really superb. Very independent learner and very intelligent. These are the kids who will not lose out when they are in P1. They will face whatever TESTs given with confidence.

Living in such country, have to adapt with the fast pace and environment.

[Daddy D]

The reply a bit fail lah...

1st they dun wan to let ppl know about the tests...
When ppl start questioning, they say the tests will be stop.
And say they will have better testing methods in place...
Self destruct policy... :faint:

[iRabbit]

Now can some kind soul write to forum to complain about CA1, SA1, SA2, PSLE, GEP, ‘O’/‘A’ level? Thanks.

[phtthp]

Daddy

The reply a bit fail lah...

1st they dun wan to let ppl know about the tests...
When ppl start questioning, they say the tests will be stop.
And say they will have better testing methods in place...
Self destruct policy... :faint:

the cycle will repeat ....

next time MOE adopt another form of some new testing method to test out another batch of students \"secretly\", another parent will write in complaint to Straits Times.

[iRabbit]

I feel that moe should not discontinue this test at this moment. Doing so fuels conspiracy theories. I mean why stop it so abruptly, just after being queried by parent.