All About Abacus Training

[TENTEN]

Hi,


I’m also new here. Reading all the posts plus feedback from my 5yo girl’s classmates’ parents started me panicking…

I am considering sending her for maths reinforcement, coz she lacks discipline of sitting down to do sums.

Would mental abacus (like CMA) be useful when she gets to P1? I don’t want her to come home crying that the school has different method of teaching, and she’s all confused! And I heard some schools require workings to be shown, which I believe CMA’s method doesnt produce.

What about Kumon, is that MOE approved? Just worried that the amount of homework will put DD off schoolwork totally. She is already not at all enthusiastic about doing her K1 homework on weekends!

I am more swayed towards a Chinese-based Abacus lessons with Crestar when they have slots available, coz I can also expose her to the language more. Any parents know if CC abacus is similar to theirs? (I understand parents can sit in for the CC lessons?)

What do u KS parents think?

[nmhmum]

my nephew went for the cc abacus for about half a year. Did not really learn much because the class size is very big… about 20 in one class…

[Picolo]

ryankwek:

picolo,


whereis your son attending his abacus class. Wanted to have daul hand but find that CMA is too expensive.

Hi,

Just PMed you the teacher's contact no.

[achin]

Hi picolo,


I’m also interested in sending my daughter to learn dual hand abacus. Is it ok to pm me the teacher contacts? Many thanks

[onemoreparent]

Can you please kindly PM me the contact as well.


thanks
Usha.

[Picolo]

achin and Usha,

PMed to you.

Usha,
The medium of instruction is a mixture of Mandarin and English. About 1 month into the course, the children will have to memorise or recite some ‘rules’ in Chinese. If your children are not able to understand Mandarin, this may pose a problem. More ‘rules’ will be introduced as the level of difficulty increases.

Picolo

[san76]

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Hi all parents,

Please share your opinion with me. I wanted to know if learning abacus is good? I know that learning more is always good for the kid. But most important is, does it helps in the future?

I wanted to enrol him to learn Abacus but some of my friends telling me the kid will be unable to adapt to school teaching after they adopt the abacus style. True?

At the same time please advise me is Pri1 too old to learn?

Thank you.

[metz]

I have heard mixed reviews about abacus too. However, learning abacus proves helpful for my P1 niece. Previously, she’s rather weak in Math, as in she still needs to use finger counting when doing simple addition/subtraction. But after attending the abacus enrichment conducted within her primary school premise, she can do mental math now. Do you know if your son’s school provides such enrichment classes?

[san76]

Hi,


Is this course provide by the school? or the school engage for their pupils? Mine, I am not sure about the school. I am only keen in letting him learn ouside school time. Perhaps saturday so that it will not clash with his school work and abacus.

Thanks

[metz]

Hi San76,


I believe the abacus enrichment is engaged by the school as my niece has to fork out extra money for the lessons.
My friend is also urging me to send my son for abacus classes, er, to train and develop the memory aspect further. I'm still undecided. :? Would like to hear more from other parents on the effectiveness of abacus too.