Zoophonics

[nettie]

teachers over there are okie but hahah… i dun really like Bernard. Maybe men… when talk to auntie cum mother, he have no patient.

[glamchic]

Hi!


Has anyone tried sending your kids at these schools? Im still finding a sch for my DD who will be turning 3yrs old nxt yr. As I'm residing ard Jurong East area, I noticed that not many nusery/playgroup schs ard my area.

Need suggestions and feedbacks plssss...

[Learningtobemom]

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[vonneee86]

autumnbronze:

I'm not sure what you are looking for specifically but this is what I can share with you. I went to recee the sch as I live nearby.

They are new, only opened this yr. Premises are clean. Spoke to the teachers. They were v accomodating in answering my quests.

They also look the dedicated sort. When I actually highlighted that my DS may suffer from separation anxiety cuz of one bad experience in an enrichment centre and whether would they be able to 'handle' him. They actually assured me not to worry and leave everything to them, short of telling me not to hang ard in the sch, but that they will take care of everything - which is good. The teachers also took time to chat with DS and tried to make him feel 'at home'.

I didn't really ask much abt the programme cuz I was more interested in their personalities and their treatment towards the kids. I do know that they focus on learning phonics in a fun way.

Their intake is pretty small now so I suppose its a good time to enrol if you are interested.

I have not enrolled my DS. Am 'nurturing' him at home at the moment

I know the info is not too substantial, but I hope it helps ...

Hi autumnbronze,

I am helping a friend to find out information on good enrichment centre
for writing and for phonics, I have heard of zoophonics but i have
also heard a lot about I Can Read, do you know what the difference
is? The teachers seem great from what you described, did you have
a chance to look at their materials? Thanks.

[vonneee86]

sorry i clicked too fast and two of the same posts came out.

[autumnbronze]

vonneee86:

Hi autumnbronze,


I am helping a friend to find out information on good enrichment centre
for writing and for phonics, I have heard of zoophonics but i have
also heard a lot about I Can Read, do you know what the difference
is? The teachers seem great from what you described, did you have
a chance to look at their materials? Thanks.

Hi vonneee86,

Sorry I am not able to furnish more information about Zoophonics because that is all I know. I am also not able to comment on ICR as I am not familiar with their programme

Perhaps some other forummers will be able to help :?:

[jon00]

My 2 kids have been with zoophonics since they were 2.5YO. Currently, my gal is in K2, going to P1 next year , and my son is in N2. He will be continuing to K1 and K2.


Zoophonics, like all Kindies have structured and theme based syllabus. In the daily programmes, time are allocated between english, maths, science and chinese. The kids are also encouraged to attend the school holiday programmes which focus on specific theme (good general knowledge, IMHO).

One of the key area is phonics, so in N1 and N2, the school set the foundation on phonics, sound of letters and word blending. Proper writing and writing techniques are also emphasize during these 2 years. Comparing to other phonics school, you may find that the pace is relatively slower but I can see the vast improvement in my kids attempting to blend and read a word at later stage with the strong foundation build into them. Again, in my opinion, I believe in building strong fundamentals and not rushing through it since learning is a continuous process.

In K1 and K2, the kids would have acquire the ability to read. These 2 years will also see the syllabus tailored to the preparation of P1. Spelling, english language (i.e verbs, nouns...etc), mathamatics concept, chinese hanyu pinyin, journal writing, short comprehension and composition, science concept are all part of the learning.

One of the thing I like about zoophonics is the class size. It is between 10-12 kids in a class, and the teacher has pretty balance focus on each of the kids. My gal's class even has a \"mentoring system\" where the better kid guide the weaker kid. The class bonds very well.

This is a brief snapshot of my review for Zoophonics. Hope it helps.

[vonneee86]

autumnbronze:

vonneee86:

Hi autumnbronze,


I am helping a friend to find out information on good enrichment centre
for writing and for phonics, I have heard of zoophonics but i have
also heard a lot about I Can Read, do you know what the difference
is? The teachers seem great from what you described, did you have
a chance to look at their materials? Thanks.

Hi vonneee86,

Sorry I am not able to furnish more information about Zoophonics because that is all I know. I am also not able to comment on ICR as I am not familiar with their programme

Perhaps some other forummers will be able to help :?:

Hi autumnbronze,

Thanks for trying to help anyway, appreciate it!

[vonneee86]

jon00:

My 2 kids have been with zoophonics since they were 2.5YO. Currently, my gal is in K2, going to P1 next year , and my son is in N2. He will be continuing to K1 and K2.


Zoophonics, like all Kindies have structured and theme based syllabus. In the daily programmes, time are allocated between english, maths, science and chinese. The kids are also encouraged to attend the school holiday programmes which focus on specific theme (good general knowledge, IMHO).

One of the key area is phonics, so in N1 and N2, the school set the foundation on phonics, sound of letters and word blending. Proper writing and writing techniques are also emphasize during these 2 years. Comparing to other phonics school, you may find that the pace is relatively slower but I can see the vast improvement in my kids attempting to blend and read a word at later stage with the strong foundation build into them. Again, in my opinion, I believe in building strong fundamentals and not rushing through it since learning is a continuous process.

In K1 and K2, the kids would have acquire the ability to read. These 2 years will also see the syllabus tailored to the preparation of P1. Spelling, english language (i.e verbs, nouns...etc), mathamatics concept, chinese hanyu pinyin, journal writing, short comprehension and composition, science concept are all part of the learning.

One of the thing I like about zoophonics is the class size. It is between 10-12 kids in a class, and the teacher has pretty balance focus on each of the kids. My gal's class even has a \"mentoring system\" where the better kid guide the weaker kid. The class bonds very well.

This is a brief snapshot of my review for Zoophonics. Hope it helps.

Hi jon00,

Thanks a lot..you said it was a kindy..I thought it was an enrichment centre, is it possible to join their phonics programme but not the kindy?

[tree nymph]

LKVM:

vonneee86:

Hi jon00,


Thanks a lot..you said it was a kindy..I thought it was an enrichment centre, is it possible to join their phonics programme but not the kindy?

I had sent my DS for their enrichment classes and not for the kindy so they allow that... I was quite satisfied with their classes!! I hope it helps

Hi jon00,

My kids are with Zoophonics for their once a week enrichment class. thanks to the teachers, my #1 is able to read and write in time for his P1... that means he doesn't need to go for remedial class in school for the weaker students who can't read well yet. His P1 teacher commented though he is chatty and not paying attention in class, he can still read well... not that its a fab comment but it shows that phonics class works.

Like ICR, Zoophonics also promote kids based on their abilities. I know of a kid who got promoted by 3 terms and still doing well in the new class - this kid is a year younger then the kids in the same class. Normally by June for the K2 kids, they would have finished the pre-school stuff and will start P1 prep, which includes grammar, cloze passage, more reading and also simple creative writing.

If your kid has no phonics knowledge, its good for you to start from TERM 1.

The difference between ICR and Zoo is ICR has spelling... big long words too. So it really depends on what you want your kid to achieve.