Comparing Pre-school English Reading and Phonics Enrichment

[joyti]

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I am new here in singapore.My daughter got admission in Pr 5 in neighbourhood primary school (not well known).No wondering how to prepare her for reputed secondary school.i am not familiar with singapore school system.need advise regarding preparation.

My 2nd daughter is in K2 .can't able to read .some time confused in phonics.how to develop reading interest?which books should i buy for her? :idea:


thanks

[favianboy]

Hi all

Can anyone advice on kumon English?
My girl is 3.5yrs and does it help her to read and comprehend if i send her there.

regards

[pt_su]

So much about ICR and ZooPhonics in this forum… Has anyone send their kids to Lorna Whiston. Will like to know if their Early Year on English learning programmes are good.

[lifestylelink]

joyti:

hi,all.

I have a daughter in K2.just shifed here from india.My daughter is not able to read herself.i have to sit with her.not showing much interest in reading.how to generate interest and which books should I bye for her.
thanks

Just spotted this on mumcentre. You may want to give it a try. Free Trial lesson at http://www.mrssam.com.sg/.

I am a super kiasu parent. I already exposure my baby to reading and he loves it. Take a look at his http://babysamson.weebly.com/learn.html. The key is to choose age appropriate books, but also take cue from her english level to choose a suitable one.
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[Bowie]

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Hi All,

Planning to send my gal to Zoo Kids program under Zoophonics School in Jurong West.

Anyone have experience with that center?

[cantbearit2]

Hi all KSP,


I have actually enrolled both my girls in Zoophonics based on the reviews here.

I din regret it. Both girls are enjoying their weekly class. In fact, my K1 girl actually looks forward to gg to the class.

My younger one (25 mths old) oso like the class. Of course at her age, some parts of the lesson, she got distracted. Either wan biscuit, wan her "chow chow", wan water, wan this wan that.

Overall, I will still say it’s a good start for building the foundation of reading skills.

Prior to this, I actually sit in with my K1 girl at one of those "read in a week" trial class. It was yawning all the way for me. Can’t bear to put her thru’ such "torture". Zzzzzz…

[Bowie]

Hi Cantbearit2,


Which Zoophonic school you attend?

Planning to send my gal to the one at Jurong West. Not sure if its good.

[einstein]

Hi,


I am keen to put my kid in MMI Phonics at Jurong East. Does anyone has any experience with any good recommended teachers there?

Alternatively, do you have any recommended good home based MMI Phonics program in Bukit Batok area?

Any advice would be good. Thanks in advance.

[shuerei]

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Hi,

My gal is 15 mths old and I'm trying to decide on the best Phonics system for her – one which is comprehensive right up to grammer level and which she can follow through till K2.

I'm considering the following:
Montessori
Zoophonics
Letterland
Jolly Phonics
Phonics Zoo (Star Phonics)

Can someone advise me on the strengths and weaknesses of each system?
Also, is it ok to use different system at different stages of learning? Eg. Learn single and double sounds using Phonics Zoo, switch to Zoophonics at later stage.

Thanks a lot!

[buds]

Heyya there,

Yes, its ok to swap methods.
15mths good to do fun kinda phonics.
Letterland offers that. With songs, crafts,
stories and rhymes.

You may wanna read the already polled threads under this link,
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=584