babynicole:

Hi, Homeworkmummy,


Can share which enrichment centre your gal is in and in which level ? I am equally struggling with paper 2 :oops:

Hi Babynicole

it's the much talked about \"The Learning Lab\". Her comprehension has improved really a lot. She used to be a borderline case for comprehension (e.g. 5/10) but since attended TLL, she has managed to get 8 or 9/10 for her comprehension. Well, I guess not all credit should go to TLL, she did put in effort as well.... She likes her teacher and enjoys her class at TLL..

Chengg:

When it comes to writing, TAS is really the place to go to! This is my experience after sending DS to their English classes. Their science class is also very good, my DS went for both English and Science. But I find for Science, it is still possible to find good and clear science tutors or centres. But for English, they stand out because I have not been able to find any tutor or centre that teaches like them. The teachers are very clear and the way they teach creative writing not only gives children a lot of clear strategies to use but my DS really got much more confident in writing and his love for writing grew by leaps and bounds after attending TAS.

Hi Chengg

could I know what is the writing standard for your son before joining TAS? My daughter has been attending another famous enrichment centre. I saw the improvement in her comprehension, grammar etc, but not so much on writing. She can get 80 and above for paper 2 but for compo, she tends to make a lot of grammar mistakes and writes boring composition. Her marks on compo is usually around 12/20. I was thinking to send her to some creative writing classes and it seems TAS is highly recommended......

Anyone has sent their kids to the "P1 Headstart" class at Learning Point and how do you find it?

[quote=\"cantbearit2

Hello homeworkmummy,

My gal had juz been promoted to the ICR Stage 1. She was formally from Teacher Cat's (or Catherine) class for the PRP too.

I must say that Teacher Cat is those no-nonsense kind of teacher. Initially we were a little worried. But we soon realised that we had been unduly worried. My DD enjoys the class. Although in the beginning DD din seem to pick up much from the class. But towards the 4-5mth, we found her trying to use phonics to de-code words she sees. By the time Teacher Cat promoted her, she was reading with pretty good diction.

Therefore I am all thumbs up for ICR. DD is currently with a new teacher, Teacher Micheal. My DD adores him. So I have no prob getting her to attend his class too. :rahrah:

Think your gal will benefit a lot fr the class. :D[/quote]


Hello cantbearit2 yeh..although I find that my daughter is not picking up much for now, she seems to be enjoying and looking forward to the lessons, which is good....at least my money is not wasted.

HappyAvon:

homeworkmummy:

My gal will be joining the i can read prelim reading pogramme with teacher Catherine at Kovan. Any comments about her? also how long does it take to complete the Prelim reading skills to the actual ICR course. I saw the workbook for Prelim reading and seems they dont teach words at this stage at all. In fact my daughter school will start teaching them simple words from term 3 onwards, which means icr will be behind than the school schedule? :shock:

Hi homeworkmummy, here is my experience...My girl enrolled in ICR PRP when she was exactly 4 yrs old...It takes about 4-6 mths to progress to their 1 year structured reading programme which consist of Stage 1 and Stage 2..My girl completed stage 1 and skipped stage 2 as recommended by the teacher...She is now in the advanced reading programme which covers reading, writing, grammar and comprehension...In fact when she was attending ICR PRP, she learnt more than what she learnt in her preschool-zoophonics....We are very pleased with her progress in ICR but we will be switching her to Lcentral for their PFS programme which prepares the child for P1...ICR has strong reading programme and my girl really picked up alot from the same teacher since PRP....

Hi HappyAvon sounds encouraging....thanks! Hopefully I could get such good results as you...

My gal will be joining the i can read prelim reading pogramme with teacher Catherine at Kovan. Any comments about her? also how long does it take to complete the Prelim reading skills to the actual ICR course. I saw the workbook for Prelim reading and seems they dont teach words at this stage at all. In fact my daughter school will start teaching them simple words from term 3 onwards, which means icr will be behind than the school schedule? :shock: