O-Level English

[2pnts4os]

https://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/goondu-educator-promote-jc-tuition-special-needs-children-page


This is the Ms Felicia, isn't it?

[ThomasEnglish]

Dear Parents, this is a long story that I've to share with you,

Sob sob ... a real life story that will help assure you that you are NOT alone as a parent with a difficult child;and also perhaps understand what Teacher Thom has to go through sometimes,being \"hated\" and finally being \"acquitted\" LOL
...

Dont want to clog up the forum space..ao
If you want to take time to read it, and be inspired,drop me a message. Will show you the full chat history lol

If a child can do a four-fold jump from a C6 Credit to B3 Credit within a couple of months, there is hope for your child too.

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[jshaq]

Ex-Head of Dept EL & Lit (from 2000 - 2018) teaching 18 years offering private tuition. Master in curriculum and teaching; taught Teachers at English Language Institite of Singapore, MOE; taught in the Gifted Education and Integrated Programmes. Please privately message me for further details.

[LanglitEnglish]

Dear Parents


The June holidays are just around the corner.

Do advise your children to spend at least 30 minutes a day reading English books (both fiction and non-fiction), newspaper, magazines as well as interesting articles / blogs on the Internet.

Reading every day is particularly important for students whose command of English sentence structures is weak, or who frequently make grammatical errors, not only in their compositions, but in their answers to comprehension and summary writing questions.

When students read English materials regularly, it helps them to internalise sentence structure, English expressions and grammatical rules, so that when they are working on an editing exercise, they can instinctively tell that a certain word has been wrongly used.

if your child is taking the ‘O’ Levels (or PSLE) this year and tells you that he / she has no time for reading because he / she has to study for the other subjects, you can tell him / her that this 30 minutes of reading time is actually part of his / her preparation for the English paper.

And if your child is in primary school or in Sec 1 or Sec 2, it would help if you introduce a family reading time – half an hour each day (this can be at a different time each day, depending on your family members’ respective schedules) when all the members of your family sit in the same room and read their own books, magazines etc.

Have a good week ahead!

[kekeia]

Yes, there is usually a bridging lesson/s for her to assess yr kid.

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does ms felicia have a 1-to-1 bridging tuition before your child joins the group tuition? can anyone share their experiences?

[brainstorm21]

that’s an interesting thread, really

[jenniferlsf]

Can know Ms Felicia (Toa Payoh) website or contact? Thank you :rahrah:

[jenniferlsf]

Can know Ms Felicia (Toa Payoh) website or contact? Thank you :rahrah:

[LanglitEnglish]

Hello Parents!


Just some friendly advice:

If you are getting your child to tackle comprehension exercises in assessment books, don’t just get him to do it, mark the answers right or wrong, take note of his total marks, then move on.

What your child needs to do (what you need to do with him/her) is to take note of the difference between his answers and the recommended answers, and try to figure out where he went wrong, and why those are the recommended answers. Without this very important step, your child is unlikely to improve in his / her comprehension skills.

To be ready for the ‘O’ Level English Language Comprehension paper, you child will need to be able to:

(1) Identify the 8 different types of comprehension questions, and how to tackle them effectively.
(2) Use an effective 4-step method for answering Use Your Own Words questions
(3) Answer questions that ask what is unusual or effective about an expression
(4) Answer the special 3-mark Language Use for Impact question that asks students to identify 3 expressions in the text that show how the language used in the text does something (for example, how it makes the sea seem attractive), and to explain how the language does that
(5) Tell if the author is using figurative or literal language
(6) identify the different figures of speech and their functions
(7) identify the 3 types of irony, and how to answer questions on each type
(8) answer questions on the attitude of the author / narrator


And for the summary writing question, he should be able to:
(1) identify main points relevant to the question
(2) leave out unnecessary details
(3) cut down the number of words without changing the meaning (there are a number of useful skills / tactics to be learned for this purpose)
(4) use his own words as much as possible, but he should also know when not to use his own words, or he might end up changing the meaning, and losing his marks for content.
(5) write fluently, using appropriate linking words
(6) use a variety of sentence structures
(7) use sentence structures different from those used by the author

And if your child is still struggling to answer comprehension questions despite your efforts, and despite attending tuition classes, then it is time to consider sending him / her for a crash course. (If you are interested, you can check out our thread under Tuition and Enrichment.)

It is also important for your child to spend at least 20 - 30 minutes a day reading English materials - fiction, non-fiction, novels, magazines, online articles etc.

We wish you all the best in your efforts to help your child improve in English.

[cheery_kx]

Hi, I stay in the West. My son who is Sec 2 need tuition for EL… he basically just pass. Is there any recommended EL tutor for him?