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yorkie:
This child has been exposed to phonics and is quite intelligent with good cognitive skill. The parents are very frustrated and highly stressed about with his academic results. They are pretty sure it's a concentration or poor memory issue rather than dyslexia. Hmm... sounds like ADD now.

You haven't stated the boy's age, but I presume that he is lower primary.

See if he is able to count backwards in two's from 20; likewise, see if he is able to recite the days of the week backwards. These are age-appropriate tests for concentration and short-term memory. If he can't do these tasks, then it is suggestive that he has some learning difficulty (but only suggestive).

In terms of learning English spellings, perhaps the parents can encourage him to employ multiple senses. For instance, he could walk up and down his room reciting out aloud the English words. Then he can try writing the words using differently-coloured pens - one word written in blue, one in red, one in green and so on. There is a deep purpose behind doing these: they stimulate different parts of the brain and give evidence about what's going on.

Hope it gets solved.

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Jennifer:
MrsKiasu:

Dd is poor in the lang. Learn can get up to fullmark and if forgot to learn then 0 to 30% ๐Ÿ˜“ I remember I read to dd then she looked at it for few mins and I test her ..dd will decide how many to be tested at one go. She will grouped them into the easier ones (more) and more difficult ones (fewer) and asked me test her separately. I seldom test her this semester..she will learm it in school.



I used to be very on during elder boy's kiddy years when it came to spelling n tingxie.

A week of spelling/tingxie list was learnt n tested in the centre.
Come the following week, we practised the previous week and current week lists.
Then the next week, we practised 3 sets of spelling lists.

He used to complain.

When he went to primary school, I was more laxed.

When it was ah boy's turn, I lagi no more energy.

Luckily by then they read a lot and word retention rate naturally became higher.

Think that is a good way..dd only retained till after the spelling is over. Spelling time could get it correct but later write the same words for compo all can be wrong one ๐Ÿ˜“ her teacher been calling me..always start with I m very concern.... :oops: ๐Ÿ˜“

Dd only tasted spelling in P1. I know I should be dragged out to get rotan ๐Ÿ˜‰

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MrsKiasu:
Dd is poor in the lang. Learn can get up to fullmark and if forgot to learn then 0 to 30% ๐Ÿ˜“ I remember I read to dd then she looked at it for few mins and I test her ..dd will decide how many to be tested at one go. She will grouped them into the easier ones (more) and more difficult ones (fewer) and asked me test her separately. I seldom test her this semester..she will learm it in school.


I used to be very on during elder boy's kiddy years when it came to spelling n tingxie.

A week of spelling/tingxie list was learnt n tested in the centre.
Come the following week, we practised the previous week and current week lists.
Then the next week, we practised 3 sets of spelling lists.

He used to complain.

When he went to primary school, I was more laxed.

When it was ah boy's turn, I lagi no more energy.

Luckily by then they read a lot and word retention rate naturally became higher.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728238https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728238Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:27:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Master Spelling - How many practices required? on Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:05:38 GMT]]>Dd is poor in the lang. Learn can get up to fullmark and if forgot to learn then 0 to 30% ๐Ÿ˜“ I remember I read to dd then she looked at it for few mins and I test her ..dd will decide how many to be tested at one go. She will grouped them into the easier ones (more) and more difficult ones (fewer) and asked me test her separately. I seldom test her this semester..she will learm it in school.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728234https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728234Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:05:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Master Spelling - How many practices required? on Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:07:58 GMT]]>Does the child read storybooks?


My boys did not have issue with English spelling, usu. go through the list once or twice would do, though not always full marks. I believe their reading habits played a big part.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728223https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728223Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:07:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Master Spelling - How many practices required? on Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:03:50 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
For advanced, ownself test ownself!

I like this! :idea:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728221https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728221Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:03:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Master Spelling - How many practices required? on Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:48:22 GMT]]>This child has been exposed to phonics and is quite intelligent with good cognitive skill. The parents are very frustrated and highly stressed about with his academic results. They are pretty sure itโ€™s a concentration or poor memory issue rather than dyslexia. Hmmโ€ฆ sounds like ADD now.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728215https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1728215Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:48:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Master Spelling - How many practices required? on Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:43:52 GMT]]>This child has been exposed to phonics and is quite intelligent with good cognitive skill. The parents are very frustrated and highly stressed about with his academic results. They are pretty sure itโ€™s a concentration or poor memory issue rather than dyslexia. Hmmโ€ฆ sounds like ADD now.

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yorkie:
Despite daily practices her son hasn't been able to score > 90%.

Is he having some form of learning disability, first of all? Dyslexia? Dysgraphia?

Spelling: Break word up into syllables like Joy and NBM said. Draw lines between them.
I think it's not just re-writing/copying a few times. Copying is look-register-write. Mom also needs to sound them out and test if he has prob discriminating the sounds when words are visually absent. Spelling and dictation hone our note-taking skills. Note-taking is a very important lifelong skill to acquire. You need to take down professors' lecture notes, customers' orders and bosses' verbal instructions!!

Tingxie: Break it up into radicals ้ƒจ้ฆ–. But sometimes, the laoshi might randomly utter a word and asks for the HYPY, so that's another prob to tackle altogether. ๐Ÿ˜“

Not sure if he's exposed to phonics in preschool, so you might have to ask mom to go back to preschool phonics basics if his case is severe. Many lower primary teachers are already testing Moxie and Dictation.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1727553https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1727553Fri, 21 Oct 2016 07:29:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Master Spelling - How many practices required? on Fri, 21 Oct 2016 06:53:00 GMT]]>Depending on whether your child is beginner, intermediate or advanced level.


If beginner, ie, slower learner, start with just the first 3 words. Get them to copy 3~5 times each before testing them. Do correction if necessary and add 1~2 words and repeat.
Do this few days before the spelling day so you or your child donch panic. Also, you can choose to do only a portion, say, 5~6 words on the first day and gradually increase to complete all by the day before spelling day.

Just donch let the whole list overwhelm the child if heโ€™s a slow learner.

For intermediate, start with half and increase accordingly.

For advanced, ownself test ownself!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1727546https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1727546Fri, 21 Oct 2016 06:53:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Master Spelling - How many practices required? on Fri, 21 Oct 2016 05:38:00 GMT]]>

yorkie:
Hi mummies


Asking on behalf of a friend about mastering English spelling or tingxie. How many practice(s) is/are required for your child?
In respect of English, sometimes drill and kill does indeed kill.

English is an alphabetised sound-based language. The principal key to successful spelling is phonics, supplemented by awareness of syllabication and morphology. The danger of practising by writing out repeatedly is that the child will come to view English words as whole words or pictures, and hence it becomes a visual memory exercise rather than a decoding of sounds.

JoL111
http://www.learningwithteachermartin.com

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1727525https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1727525Fri, 21 Oct 2016 05:38:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Master Spelling - How many practices required? on Fri, 21 Oct 2016 05:23:33 GMT]]>Despite daily practices her son hasnโ€™t been able to score > 90%.

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