Learning Point - Discussion
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Mimama:
Good that my girl got thru the assessment test at learning pointThanks ccgoh for your feedback.
This may seem like a wrong thread. But TAS sounds good from the way you describe. You are right, TAS environment is not that \"nice\" and in fact they are quite cramp. Heard from friend that TAS teachers are also quite young. Is that true? Would young teacher be experience enough to carry out lessons? Or maybe it boils down to materials instead of teachers?
, hopefully they are good so that I didn't have to look for another one. I hope I can get or see more feedback about the learning point rather than talking about TAS in this thread. Thanks though! -
Mimama:
Is TAS better or LP?
as you are evaluating which centre to choose, here is a reply from TAS, for K2 / P1 :-
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=7586&start=1020 -
Can anyone share what do they test in LP placement test? Are they difficult? What are the type of questions covered? Is it easy to pass?
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Mimama:
Can anyone share what do they test in LP placement test? Are they difficult? What are the type of questions covered? Is it easy to pass?
for Learning Point (Thomson) branch, for entry into K2 level:-
i) if your child had started originally from K1 level at LP and now join K2, no need to take any test -
since it's a natural progression within the centre, from K1 going up K2.
ii) but if your child from external / outside is new and tries to join LP at K2 level, staff will test / assess your child whether he is suitable to join their programme.
Tests involved:-
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i) ask your child read a few pages from a storybook (they provide).
purpose: Test whether your child can read or not. If can read, is the child's reading fluent or not ?
before your child takes the test, the staff normally ask parent first:-
is your child able to read up to \"Peter & Jane\" - around at least level 10, before taking their tests ?
when i heard level 10 from P&J, i was slightly ... taken aback.
To me, level 10 is rather ... deep. However, maybe because LP K1 reading program train their kids read Ladybird series young, so by end of K1, perhaps the kids there could have been reading well.
ii) after reading, staff ask the child some questions about the story he had just read.
purpose: tests Comprehension skill.
reason: some kids can read, but may not understand / comprehend what he had just read. Comprehension is one level higher up above reading, as it involve(s) higher order thinking.
iii) after Comprehension, ask the child to write out the answer(s) in complete, full sentence(s). The child is expected to write in proper, complete sentences. Every sentence must start with a capital letter, and end with a full stop.
purpose: test a child's Motor skill(s), whether the child is able to write properly.
class size:-
max kids for Learning Point (K2) class = 10 (under 1 Teacher),
unlike TAS (max: 16 - under 1 Teacher + 1 assistant)
To me, class size is important.
Some kids (those self motivated type) can listen & pay attention to teacher in class, even though class may be big. However, that're some kids that need smaller class size group, esp. those that have short attention span, or those playful type, or those that've some learning attitude issue(s). I suppose it depends on individual child. Parents know their child best.
for Learning Point (Simei) branch, not sure how the tests are conducted.
for p1 - p6, how are entry tests conducted ? -
Thanks phtthp. Is your child with LP? He/She enjoys the lesson?
Thought they also have some compo writing or cloze passage in the test? Or what you had described was for K2 level? -
Mimama:
Thought they also have some compo writing or cloze passage in the test? Or what you had described was for K2 level?
what i described was ... entry level assessment into K2 level only, to assess if your child is suitable for their K2 programme, at Learning Point.
i am not sure about entry tests for P1 to P6.
what level is your child entering into, Mimama ?
perhaps parents whose child had taken entry tests from P1 to P6 can share & advise. Thank you. -
phtthp:
Yes, for P2 / P3, the kid will be required to do a simple test paper (grammar, vocab) with a compre passage, and write a short compo.Mimama:
Thought they also have some compo writing or cloze passage in the test? Or what you had described was for K2 level?
what i described was ... entry level assessment into K2 level only, to assess if your child is suitable for their K2 programme, at Learning Point.
i am not sure about entry tests for P1 to P6.
what level is your child entering into, Mimama ?
perhaps parents whose child had taken entry tests from P1 to P6 can share & advise. Thank you. -
Mimama:
Thanks phtthp. Is your child with LP? He/She enjoys the lesson?
No, she is not with LP. Still in the midst of evaluating appropriate centre. -
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They will usually ask you for the preferred slot. If it is available, they will put your child’s name in that slot to reserve it while he / she sits for the placement test. It doesn’t have to be at the end of the year as long as there are available slots in that class. hth
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