<![CDATA[looking for recommendations for assessment books]]>Anyone know of a good assessment book on chinese classifier? And chinese model compositions for P2?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/64540/looking-for-recommendations-for-assessment-booksRSS for NodeFri, 30 Oct 2026 13:49:32 GMTFri, 23 Oct 2015 08:53:19 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Wed, 11 Mar 2015 07:00:00 GMT]]>

ter_wen:
hi,


would appreciate if anyone can give some recommendations for assessmentnand guide books (maths, chinese, english) for P2s?

tia,
wendy
Hi Wendy,

I believe the Popular bookstore will have staff who are expertise on the assessment books they are selling and recommending you the right books. Just tell them your requirements and they will get you the right one.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1475682https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1475682Wed, 11 Mar 2015 07:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Wed, 14 Jan 2015 04:58:49 GMT]]>Btw, for Chinese, I recommend this:

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum ... &p=1411586
for Chinese Comprehension,
As well as Casco's and MC's publications

For English compo, I recommend Casco range. All very good!

For Science, Renee Chong's books.

For Math, Andrew Er's

hope this helps

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1449706https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1449706Wed, 14 Jan 2015 04:58:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:12:26 GMT]]>I am using English/math/science Daily Dose (EPH) with daughter. There is a good mix of different areas and repetition. One headache off the list with so many titles and publishers in the market. Casco English titles are not bad.


For math, I like Simon Eio. Science, Renee Chong.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1434653https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1434653Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:12:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:07:32 GMT]]>Hi,


For English, I recommend EPH series or specifically English weekly (have to start in the beginning of the year)

For Mathematics, Andrew Er is highly recommended and is effective in conveying all the concepts 80% of the time.

For Chinese, I will recommend EPH series. Not particular with any books as long as it covers all the different sub sections of the exam paper.

Hope it helps!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1434651https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1434651Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:07:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Fri, 07 Nov 2014 10:41:23 GMT]]>Hi

for English assessment books, I usually choose Casco's range. I like their creative writing style which can improve kids' compo.

For Chinese, my son was weak in comprehension but I used a Chinese Comprehension guide published by a friend and it really helped. I couldn't find any good chinese comprehension book in popular...

now my worry is in his ไฝœๆ–‡ cos' he is going P3 next year... I wonder how he would write ๐Ÿ˜“

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1411984https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1411984Fri, 07 Nov 2014 10:41:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:37:40 GMT]]>tks for your links jetsetter

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1235511https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1235511Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:37:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Sat, 23 Nov 2013 08:25:14 GMT]]>

ter_wen:
SAHM_TAN


tqvm for the detailed info.
for chinese i already have the character cards and will get the ๆ‰‹ๅ†Œ
will check the rest of books out.

for maths, the Andrew Er books is it only 1 title / book only?

i am feeling so lost whenever i step into the assessment book section. :roll:
There are a few titles under Andrew Er. The one I choose is

http://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=112&vpd001=67944

Just a note:

The TAS website does not have the full list of their published bks.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1152397https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1152397Sat, 23 Nov 2013 08:25:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Thu, 14 Nov 2013 08:21:50 GMT]]>

jetsetter:
Agreed. I don't like to clutter my study with too many redundant assessment books either:) If u feel 'lost' in the bookstore, why not browse thru their online catalogues first before going down personally? At least u know a particular book or volume (that might/not cater to your needs) exists.


My favourites are the 1st 2:)
http://edu.marshallcavendish.com/catalogue
http://scholastic.com.sg/en/booksellers-and-distributors/scholastic-education-solutions

http://www.casco.com.sg/onlinestore/
http://andrewerlearninghub.com.sg/index.php/about/our-founder
http://www.eph.com.sg/edutips.php?id=29
http://fabianedu.com/
http://thealternativestory.com/tas-book
http://www.sapgrp.com/shop/
http://www.victoria.com.sg/index.php/our-products/primary
http://iworldsvcs.biz/preview/website/education/success_publication/maths_sci.html

http://www.onsponge.com/shop/thinkingmathshop (>P3/online)
jetsetter - tqvm for all the links.
i didn't know there are online catalogues. :oops:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1145682https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1145682Thu, 14 Nov 2013 08:21:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:35:35 GMT]]>I donโ€™t like to buy too many assessment books as we donโ€™t use that many anyway. What I do is make a list of exactly what I intend to look for - specific types of exercises (topical or exam format), level of difficulty (basic or challenging), and how many we can realistically deal with. And when I shop, I stick to the list!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1145286https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1145286Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:35:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:50:24 GMT]]>Agreed. I don't like to clutter my study with too many redundant assessment books either:) If u feel 'lost' in the bookstore, why not browse thru their online catalogues first before going down personally? At least u know a particular book or volume (that might/not cater to your needs) exists.


My favourites are the 1st 2:)
http://edu.marshallcavendish.com/catalogue
http://scholastic.com.sg/en/booksellers-and-distributors/scholastic-education-solutions

http://www.casco.com.sg/onlinestore/
http://andrewerlearninghub.com.sg/index.php/about/our-founder
http://www.eph.com.sg/edutips.php?id=29
http://fabianedu.com/
http://thealternativestory.com/tas-book
http://www.sapgrp.com/shop/
http://www.victoria.com.sg/index.php/our-products/primary
http://iworldsvcs.biz/preview/website/education/success_publication/maths_sci.html

http://www.onsponge.com/shop/thinkingmathshop (>P3/online)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1145261https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1145261Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:50:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:22:54 GMT]]>

jetsetter:

Some assessment books will be easier than others; others devote more sections to topics your kid will need badly. So you hv to do the curation of books personally rather than take a booklist from others lock, stock n barrel ๐Ÿ™‚

For some subjects, you could even select P3 assessment books to stretch your kid:P Sometimes, I don't buy the \"A\" book, cos I know my kid already knows how to do stuffs inside, so I'd only invest in the \"B\" book...
the main 'frustration' would be that some books will have the sections that I'm more interested in, but have other sections that I'm not.
and i dun want to get so many books for my kids lei.
and ya, i would like to 'stretch' my kid a bit.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1144924https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1144924Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:22:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:06:53 GMT]]>

ter_wen:
i am feeling so lost whenever i step into the assessment book section. :roll:

I dun believe that there is one book that fits all. You need to first identify your kid's skills gaps by looking at his/her SA/CA results, homework. Then visit Popular and browse all the P2 assessment books under the \"P2\" section. They are properly organised and neatly displayed by Popular, so it shouldn't be a nightmare to find the books that meet your needs.

Some assessment books will be easier than others; others devote more sections to topics your kid will need badly. So you hv to do the curation of books personally rather than take a booklist from others lock, stock n barrel ๐Ÿ™‚

For some subjects, you could even select P3 assessment books to stretch your kid:P Sometimes, I don't buy the \"A\" book, cos I know my kid already knows how to do stuffs inside, so I'd only invest in the \"B\" book...

Other factors to consider for me incl: thickness of the assessment books. If it's too thick, like many Popular housebrands, my DS will find it hard to press down the 'bulge' near the spine and will get very irritable! Certain books have terrible layout too-cluttered, not enough white spaces, tiny blanks to fill in, too many colours (Andrew Er's pinkish fonts put me off)...hahaa...Will do anything that will make my DS grow to love his worksheets boy!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1144786https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1144786Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:06:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:53:53 GMT]]>SAHM_TAN


tqvm for the detailed info.
for chinese i already have the character cards and will get the ๆ‰‹ๅ†Œ
will check the rest of books out.

for maths, the Andrew Er books is it only 1 title / book only?

i am feeling so lost whenever i step into the assessment book section. :roll:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1144745https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1144745Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:53:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to looking for recommendations for assessment books on Sun, 10 Nov 2013 11:26:30 GMT]]>My preference is


Chi

Storybks
ๅฐไบŒๅŽๆ–‡่ฏพๆ–‡ๅญ—่ฏๆ‰‹ๅ†Œ there's one for HCL
ๅญ—ๅฎๅฎ know all the chi characters and how to write those characters
ไฝœๆ–‡, select one according to your child's level and one that has 4 pics.
Chap revision https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=267&vpd001=72494
The above is HCL becos dd1 is taking HCL, you can look for normal chi if that's what your child is taking
Oral : if your school subscribes to mconline. I find their content good enough.


Eng
Storybooks
Vocab and grammar : I like the series fr Oxford primary essentials, it's a guide cum exercise. The other I like is mastering eng grammar and vocabulary p3. Yes I know it's p3 but I don't find much difference. Though if you are not comfortable then stick with Oxford primary essentials.
Creative writing. Choose one that's close to your child's std.
Oral: same use mconline if the school subscribes. The missing component is spelling and dictation. This can be overcome by revising spelling list and use the reading aloud passage fr mconline for dictation practise.

Maths

Andrew Er

If no time for the above, except for oral and creative writing, the shortcut is use top schools past yr papers. Wink wink.

The above are my suggestions. May not totally fit your needs but hope can help you to start.

My target is not 100% or 90% so my list not long heehee.

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