For DSA through CCA (uniform group). What is the expectation or commitment level expected vs normal route?

For DSA through CCA (uniform group). What is the expectation or commitment level expected vs normal route?

If any P6 has P5/P6 normal Chinese notes for both comp/LC And Paper 2 willing to let go, pls PM me. I’m in the east.

May I know anyone whose child has attended Tchr Suet Fun’s class. Is she new in TAS?

annalee:

Mama123:

Anyone has experience or opinions to share on Teacher Melvin? Can pm me if not convenient to share here

He is quite new from what I heard. But he is clear in his teaching, sometimes I will stay outside to hear a little. He can engage my son and so far my son loves going for his class.

Thanks for the feedback..will try out a term.

Anyone has experience or opinions to share on Teacher Melvin? Can pm me if not convenient to share here

Mama_ambitious:

Thanks for the prompt revert.. But we are living in the east. Do you have anything to recommend? My son is currently going to mindstrercher n made an improvement- but think if he gets the righr guidance; can do better.

Anyone has any comments on Raymonds and Vitaminez vis a vis mindsrretcher?
Thanks so much in advance!! Much appreciated....

My son is with Vitamindz and I highly recommend them. He started in P4 last year and I could see an improvement. Hope he can be pushed further up in the coming year.

My DS is ok in English paper 2 section except for comprehension which I think he lacks the skills to analyse deeper. However he’s rather weak in compo writing. I’ve no clue how to teach in this area or rather whether I’m teaching the right way. He’ll be in P5 next year and I think he definitely needs help in this area.


Should I be looking for a general class that teaches paper 1 and 2? Or should I focus on writing class and he has to put in effort for Paper 2 on his own? So far he’s ok except for careless mistakes n the main weakness is Comprehensipn in Paper 2. I’ve no idea how much of a jump is it in P5 and what are your advice?

helloteachermel:

Hello everyone


I'm a full-time educator running group classes (my centre is in Jurong West) and private classes in River Valley/CCK/Bugis (groups), etc. Just joined Kiasuparents! Quite a few parents have called me over the past 6-7 years saying that they'd been referred by someone through forums on KiasuParents so I finally created an account!

(I'm Miss Er - give me a shoutout if you're a parent I know!)

My two cents on the topic of \"how to help my child become a better writer\"... Writing must be developed over time and can be painless with close guidance. Does it require reading book after book or memorising \"model compositions\"? Nope! A voracious reader might not make a good writer. A good writer is always observant and sensitive to his world. He should also pay attention to the nuances of language -- why choose one word over another? Every word has a specific meaning. (Something they will realise going into Secondary/JC levels.) As for \"bombastic\" words as mentioned by a previous reply to this thread, I feel that we should be economical with our words. Going into higher levels, using long words and stock phrases just sounds awkward. We should work on building language that is useful for life!

My approach also includes introducing children to storytelling techniques in literature. I have mini literary appreciation sessions during my P1-P3 group classes and we discuss the way the story has been told -- the use of literary devices, building of suspense, an effective ending, etc. You can try doing this with your child, especially if they are in lower levels. Children love being read to -- and don't put down picture books, those are some of my favourites -- you can see some of my picks at @helloteachermel (instagram)

Teacher Mel (Miss Er)

Which part of Bugis are you teaching in?

Anyone has reviews for Intellicat tuition centre at serangoon rd? Or the Writing Samurai online creative writing programme?