buds:soomum:Dear Buds! Thank you for the replies. :thankyou:
Now i have a better idea on how to guide my gal along.
I just want to assure you that there shouldn't be any drastic problem
with your girl's situation as of now. I'm sure your daughter is in good
hands... yours and the teachers in her school. 
Thank yoU! And you are my great teacher too!
buds:soomum:The thread post seems too long hence i'm replying in a fresh post in case you wonder why...
It's ok. I prefer it like this. It's neater.
buds:soomum:Yup! I am the one who taught my gal the letter sounds.:oops: My gal is in a montessori school and yes the teacher only teaches phonics to them. She assures me that they reinforces letter names to the child by saying: 'c-uh' is the sound of c as in 'cee'.
Yes, some do. It's good that you shared your doubts with the teachers
as they have now helped to clear any doubts you may have had. 
Yes, i'm glad i did.
buds:soomum:Guess i'm too ks and kan cheong right :oops:
Most 1st time parents are like you... :hugs:
:lol: It's a normal phase, sweetie.. :lol:
so i'm reacting norm..
buds: Patient teachers are always at hand to guide parents along, especially
those who are ever so willing to learn how to guide their children at home.
hope the teacher don't find this mummy here too bossy
buds:soomum:Yup! i'm reading up on the book Basic Montessori which gave me lotsa heads up on activities which i can do but did not. so these are going to keep us busy for quite some time. Update on my gal, she is now starting to accept the letter names after i tried a few methods and found that singing the simplest abc song catches her interest most. so now she know letter c, b, g.
Well, sometimes the best place to look is to begin from the easiest.
soomum:One thing i observed lately is that she would occasionally sound the letters she sees around her like the vehicles on the road, books in her hands, on paper carriers etc.
This is fantastic! :celebrate:
This just goes to show she has the ear for phonetic sounds.
really! i'm so so thankful to hear that Buds! All thanks to the lessons you gave in the thread Montessori Phonics especially the step by step of how to conduct it to the child. It sure gives better elaboration than the book :oops:
buds:soomum:This led me into thinking if i should introduce more sounds like 'ee', 'oo', 'ue' etc to her? Can you offer some viewpoints? kam siah
Try not to introduce extra sounds (especially not combination sounds
like those you have posted above) apart from what the teacher is
currently teaching.. The phonograms are in green scheme.
glad i asked you first because as i said the book is not as detail or rather as 'idiot' guide for someone like me.
buds:If you read up more on the Montessori Phonics method, there are 3 colour
schemes in Montessori Phonics. Pink being the 1st level where introduction
to single letter sounds and coverage of 3 letter phonetic words are being
covered. Next is blue scheme, where the blends (double/triple
consonant blends) are being introduced and finally the green scheme
where the phonograms will be introduced..
So in short, if you were planning to teach the above sounds you posted
above, then you are going way too far... Even our enrichment students
take almost a year to get there. :shock: So... you do have to be careful
of the pace you're taking to teach her... so as to avoid confusing her all
over again. For example, if she now knows the letter e : as \"eeee\" and
that it also makes the sound \"eh\"... if you were to introduce and show
her /ee/... which makes the same \"eeee\" sound....ermmm... 
.... i
would not recommend you go there yet, if you know what i mean.. :scared:
yes! yes! you are so right! she is still get her letter [a] as in aye mixed up with the sound [e] as in /eh/. so i am definitely working the letter names with her still. I thought to ask you the next step (*hint hint*) so i can better prepare myself before i get it wrong again.
buds: In your excitement to teach your girl, try not to delve to far beyond what
you have now just finally begun to grasp from the methodology.
Sometimes, slow & steady DOES win the race.
:salute: yes mdm!
buds:Parents must also understand there is still such a thing as age-appropriate
learning pace. Go easy, yeah? She is doing very well as it seems... just
for now, your support is required as a double up to what the school is
doing.
ok, will try to go easy. glee
buds:You can do extension activities with her at home to complement and
strengthen the concepts that the school is teaching her at the moment.
Apart from the reinforment of activities, also do try to borrow more lively
picture books that promotes rhyme and song as these are extremely
great for pink scheme enforcement.
You may also want her to listen to audio CDs that have nice catchy
rhyming in them as well. Young children can absorb a lotta input from
listening to music and cheerful catchy music keeps their tongues wagging
(those rhyming words).
Yes teacher! for the homework
buds:If you haven't already gotten the Ants On The Apple Songbook + CD, you
may consider getting one for her. Do ask if your daughter's school sells
them so you have less hassle of ordering it. Of course you can always get
them easily online here too.. > http://r2learntoys.com/31-Ants-on-the-Apple-Song-book-and-CD.html
I do not recall it being that pricey though.. ... for i got mine for less than
the amount sold on this webbie. Nevertheless, it is a good buy.
you just gave me a reason to shop!
buds:Another suggestion is that you can also encourage her to read sight word
books with you.. I have posted a few over at this thread. >http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3082&highlight=thematic+readers.
I have a few more other collections to share as well.
i noticed you like scholastic readers is it? i actually had bought P&J 1a,b earlier as i thought its time to start her on reading. but after much thought and reading here which resulted in me discovering my gal hadnt know the letter names. Thus my so many questions on what to do after after single sounds. So does it mean i can do the readers with my gal while teaching her the letter names now? before i go shopping for the readers you recommended, should i try out P&J now to see if she likes them?
buds:Alternatively, there are also a gazillion phonics readers out there in the market as well. :celebrate:
You may again find out which ones the school is using and see if they are able to lend it to parents.
I know of some schs that practice loan of books from their school library.
will go ask the teacher tomorrow.
buds:In the meantime, have fun with your daughter, yah? :love:
Regards, buds.
yeah! montessori way is so much fun! but this mummy here can get pretty result oriented and impatience at times so abit difficult n costly to execute the montessori way :oops: wished i had gone for the course b4 i became a mum. Buds, do let me know if you ever have lessons hor. Thanks a zillion!
. I would like to find out more about your English lessons for secondary level. Can you PM or email me?