I Can Read - Discussion

[ejmom]

lovinglife:

Your son will be completed book 5 in Nov if he is currently in book 2. Book 6 is also called ICR Advanced Stage. 6 months course to completion. Dec is school holiday, the centre will be off for a month. He will only start book 6 in Jan 2014. It is not compulsory to complete whole course (book 1 to 6 - 1 year course) thus you may withdraw him at any term.

thks lovinglife for sharing! may i know what is covered in Book 6? (if i understand you correctly, Book 6 itself will take 6 months from Jan - Jun?)

i also heard comments that ICR will not be good enough for pri schools. need to go Lorna Whiston or Learning Lab. being a kiasuparent, anyone can share your experience?

[lovinglife]

ejmom:

thks lovinglife for sharing! may i know what is covered in Book 6? (if i understand you correctly, Book 6 itself will take 6 months from Jan - Jun?)

i also heard comments that ICR will not be good enough for pri schools. need to go Lorna Whiston or Learning Lab. being a kiasuparent, anyone can share your experience?

Book 6 is an exercise book containing basic grammar, sentence structure & spelling list. Every week, the child will read a small unmarked booklet comprising of 4 stories and 5 comprehension questions to be answered. More spelling words. 1 chapter story book was given upon class commencing for the kids to read out in class.

[lovinglife]

For Parkway branch, do we continue the lesson next week at Parkway Office Tower or go to Parkway Centre #10? If all students are being transferred to their nearest centre, does it mean we are still under ICR and if we decide to stay put at old location (now become My English School), we have to withdraw from ICR first? By the way, we did not receive the letter nor any notification from the centre itself, until we chanced upon this thread.

[schen]

How about woodlands Civic centre student? Will there be continued classes with ICR next week? And where will it be? And same question abt deposit/withdrawal and teacher issue. Thanks.

[I Can Read]

I am glad to hear that, lovinglife, how can I contact you?

[I Can Read]

Sorry, schen, I just saw your message too, how can I contact you?

[cleo85]

My gf call the ICR Parkway new number yesterday to find out what happen. She also didn’t receive any letter from the centre. They say parkway parade no longer operate under ICR. Student can be transfer over and reg and dep. but the new centre will no longer have our girl existing teachers and class will suspend for 2 weeks because they are still organizing for teachers. For me, I’ll continue with MES for 1 term. The teacher already know my girl progress and if I move to a new place it’s a brand new teacher and environment. But if I really dun like then I start with ICR next year.

[schen]

I Can Read:

Sorry, schen, I just saw your message too, how can I contact you?

Pm you already

[I Can Read]

Yes, I replied, thanks!

[I Can Read]

Hi everyone! So sorry if there has been some confusion. If you have yet to receive our letter, kindly be informed that the following seven I Can Read franchises will come to an end on 20th September 2013:


TIONG BAHRU
CHOA CHU KANG
TAMPINES
WOODLANDS
JURONG EAST
PARKWAY
GOLDHILL

With effect from 21st September 2013, these seven franchises will no longer be authorised to teach any I Can Read programmes.

We wish to clarify that I Can Read is not related to My English School/My English Pte Ltd and they are not authorised to teach any I Can Read programmes.

Thereafter, all affected students will be transferred to our new I Can Read Centres or the nearest, convenient I Can Read Centres. We are confident that this change will further improve the learning environment and teaching quality of I Can Read programmes for your child. Our Teachers and Reading Specialists are highly qualified and must go through the proper I Can Read training programme conducted by our Master Trainer. You can be assured that I Can Read is committed to deliver the highest standard in the teaching of I Can Read programmes to your child.

In order to facilitate a smooth transition for your child, please contact I Can Read via the contact details provided below at your earliest convenience:

I Can Read Head Office Contact Details
General enquiries: \t6484 1271
Email: \[email protected]
Website:\thttp://www.icanread.asia

Centre-specific enquiries:
CENTRE\t HELPLINE\t EMAIL
TIONG BAHRU \t 9137 9200\[email protected]
CHOA CHU KANG\t9173 9655\[email protected]
TAMPINES\t 9729 5778\[email protected]
WOODLANDS\t 9171 0248\[email protected]
JURONG EAST\t 9117 9645\[email protected]
PARKWAY\t 9296 3180\[email protected]
GOLDHILL\t 9478 5250\[email protected]

We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience or disruption caused. As a token of appreciation for your support of I Can Read, we are pleased to offer you a discount of SGD150 for all continuing students. This amount will automatically reduce your next term payment.

Please rest assured that your child’s interest is paramount, and we will be doing all we can to ensure minimal disruption to lessons.

The I Can Read System has been created following more than 15 years of meticulous research and development by educational psychologists. Available in over 60 centres across 9 countries, the I Can Read system is recognised as one of the best reading and English literacy programmes in the world. Since its inception, our programmes have been continually updated based on latest research and feedback from our classroom delivery experience. Created not just for the student who wants to learn to read, but for all students who wish to improve their English literacy skills, I Can Read is most importantly a tested and proven system. More than 120,000 students have achieved English literacy excellence through our programmes.