pinetart:

Any feedback on I can Read (at Gold hll Ctr branch)? Are the teachers fun and interesting there?

I heard alot of good comments about that branch. Is there anyone that can advise which teacher there is better?

notabox:

chia.shirley:

My child ha been in BTP Branch for about 10 mths. However he is facing quite abit of problems there. As parents, we know that our child is very active and likes to know if he is able to adapt to his lessons there. The teachers never bother to tell us about his behaviour until we asked to speak to the teacher. However she always looks far away when she is talking to us about my child. When we asked her specifically what our child did during her lesson and the work that he misses in lesson, she looks away and avoid answering our questions. I'm considering taking him out of that centre or ICR totally.

Oh my...think we could be talking about the same female teacher! I knew the teacher plays the most important part no matter how great a program is but the convenience of BTP just hasten my decision.

Do you know if we are able to request for another teacher other than the one that did the assessment? I noted there are 2 other teachers (male) for the preliminary class. Any idea if they are better?

Gosh, my gf used to send her dd to this branch but withdrew and sent her to Zoophonics when she did not show improvement. This gf recently enrolled her dd back in ICR but at TPY branch and within a few months, sees great improvement in her dd's reading skill.

Did I make a wrong decision?!!

Well... I guess it is just our luck which teacher is teaching our kids. I know that the 2 males teachers are much better and my son fair better when he is under their coaching for a short time of period.

notabox:

chia.shirley:

Hello Notabox,


Thank you. I do have the same feeling as you. I will try to look for another centre.

Rgds,
C.S.

Same feeling...did you send your child for an assessment at BTP branch?

My child ha been in BTP Branch for about 10 mths. However he is facing quite abit of problems there. As parents, we know that our child is very active and likes to know if he is able to adapt to his lessons there. The teachers never bother to tell us about his behaviour until we asked to speak to the teacher. However she always looks far away when she is talking to us about my child. When we asked her specifically what our child did during her lesson and the work that he misses in lesson, she looks away and avoid answering our questions. I'm considering taking him out of that centre or ICR totally.

Hello Notabox,


Thank you. I do have the same feeling as you. I will try to look for another centre.

Rgds,
C.S.

notabox:

chia.shirley:

Hi.. Anyone has any comment of the ICR @ Bukit TImah?

Hi chia.shirley,

I went down with ds2 for an assessment @ ICR BT yesterday and he is now on wait list for their Sat class - ICR Preliminary. Ds was assessed by a female tr.

To be frank, I didn't feel her enthusiam towards kids and while talking to me, she got distracted a couple of times and appeared to be in a hurry to go off and wanted to end our conservation fast. As she leaves the centre, she bid my ds1 farewell, mistaking him for ds2 :|.

The admin lady is very unapproachable as well, no smile was offered and no attempt made to make us feel welcome. As compared to Zoophonics, they seriously should look into improving their customer service skill :P.

Well, the reason I still enrol ds is because I wanted to give the ICR system a try. A friend sent her dd to ICR and her dd was able to read after a few months. Even though Ds2 is doing ok at Zoophonics but he still can't read yet and has no interest in books.

Can't look at other branch because have planned to put ds1 and ds3 in other enrichment at BTP. Since all 3 timings matches, it helps to cut down the shuttering.

If you are not restricted by location, then I think you can give ICR a try at other branches. The system itself has proven to work for many and as seen from the poll, it is the preferred language program by parents.

Sorry, can give only an overview, not sure it helps. I will feedback again on the effectiveness after ds2 starts with them next year.

Hi… Anyone has any comment of the ICR @ Bukit TImah?