LCentral Discussion

[24hr-mum]

any feedback on LCentral Thomson? actually i m still not very convinced to do phonics class cos my boy can read pretty cos i taught him but flashcard mthd. so his sight reading is gd, his first sounds are ok but i agree he wld need help on blending. but if LCentral or even ICanRead is asking him to start on very preliminary phonics class, i wld faint.

franking if its just reading, cant we read to him at work with storybks?

so i m lookg more for p1 prep class that focus on grammar vocab compre close, compo that for k2 kids. problem is icr or LC will ask u complete the phonics then can proceed. i sending my boy for assessment at LC thomson nx week. how to get some feedback on LC thomson

[Monster Mummy]

Basically, if the child is able to read but during assessment he fare very badly due to nervous, it might result he will need to go through certain stage.


Maybe you can take him for assessment and decide.

[Oppsgal]

Any good? Not sure to send to ICR or this program.

[mummy of 3]

I will feel that L Central is better than ICR...

Just my own thinking :love:

[24hr-mum]

Do u mean the liftoff vs ICR? in what way

[gaagaa]

I’ve sent my child to both ICR and LC and terminated half-way due to the programme and teachers’ issue. If your child already can read with some guidance, I guess consistent reading is the best way to improve their reading skills. Although my DD knows the basic blending, when comes to some words, she can’t pronounce using phonics, let alone long words. Important thing is to let your child pick up the good habit of reading.


For LC, she was enrolled to the Lift Off course in July this year but due to the long 33 weeks, it’ll roll over to next year April 2011, which I think will be too late as I feel she needed P1 prep more than just pure reading. Lift Off covers mostly blending, spelling and comprehension but none on composition which I think is important too. And worst of all, when the teacher is on sick leave, there is no make-up on the following week and the course just get extended by another week. I feel it’s not fair to the child.

Just my 2 cents worth.

[24hr-mum]

thanks gaagaa


i had the same reservation as u, which is why i didnt sign up for ICR after the assessment last mth, cos they wanted him to go for IＣＲ prelim whc is still phonics. i wanted more no p1 prep course n exploring whr LCentral will be diff if he can be allowed to join the PSS course after assessment tmr. my boy already k1, next yr k2. seems a bit late like that.

[gaagaa]

Hi 24hr-mum,


How’s the assessment? I believe LC will ask you to enrol ur child in the 33 weeks LiftOff course rather than the P1 prep course since there is still 1 more year before P1. I don’t think it’s too late (as compared to my situation) and even if you were to enrol into LiftOff programme, your child will still be promoted to the P1 prep programme after 33 weeks before he enters P1.

[24hr-mum]

hi gaagaa


i m so surprised that the teacher say my boy can join PFS(prepare for sch). 2 mths ago, i did assessment at ICR, was asked to join ICR prelim class to learn the phonics!

the PFS is the usual grammar, vocab, compo, oral, compre class. not phonics class.

i m pleased wif the assessment n prob will sign up.

[GSK]

Hi 24hr-mum


I’m just like you, were surprised that my boy can join PFS class. Before hand, I was hoping he could go to liftoff as I would like him to hv a good base on phonics, I tink it is important. But since they hv graded him at PFS, I’ll just let him try. He will start his class in Jan 2011.

I’ll let u know how his progress.

Thanks
gsk