Comparing Pre-school English Reading and Phonics Enrichment

[guiltymummy]

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Any feedback for I Can Read at Orchard or Novena?

[guiltymummy]

ChiefKiasu:

I appreciate that you are excited about Phonics Read, and want to get fast feedback, but one post in the right forum would have done the trick. I have removed the other postings you made in the other forums.


Phonics Read appear to go by 2 names in Singapore:
http://www.phonicsread.com/index.htm
and http://www.phonicsread.com/index.htm (in collaboration with i3 Singapore Post)

These 2 appear to be operated by the same group of people. They claim that children can learn up to 500 words in 6 lessons (1.5 months). They also appear to have a regional presence in KL and even Yangon.

Their services appear to be quite similar to the more established http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/enrichment/total-literacy-international-pte-ltd programme.

Personally speaking, given a choice, I would be more comfortable going with the I Can Read programme.

Chief Kiasu,

I would like to hear yr opinion, my K1 gal have short attention span. She sometimes answer my question without thinking, thus giving the wrong answer. When I repeat my question again, she will know she gave the wrong answer so she will think before answer. What method should I use on her? which should I enrol for my K1 gal, Phonics & reading or I Can Read programme? Pls advise.

[chixchix]

my k1 boy also when ask questions,at times he likes to shoot without thinking so I think the only thing to do would be to just advise kids to think first then answer…after all they are so young


anyways my son has attended 6 lessons at Phonics Read …now he can read 60% and I think its a good improvement …previously cant read at all.

[kaitlynangelica]

chix chix,


60% means what? Can he go beyond 2 and 3 -letter words?

[chixchix]

yeap until 4 letters ;ah but he knows things like school… bread… etc…

[kaitlynangelica]

chixchix:

yeap until 4 letters ;ah but he knows things like school... bread.. etc..

Did they say how long the whole course will take?

[chixchix]

The teacher mentioned that its on going …but at least for the first few months ,they need to do the course…when I was there …i saw that the K2 kids were reading very fluently ready.

[nicsmom]

phonics read is not bad, my child also attended for a period of time. but i think besides the class, home environment is impt. i have a friend who does not speak much english, his kid went to the class with my kid and did not make much improvement after 2 years because the kid can read but actually do not understand what he is reading.

[starz]

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Hi,

Any recommendation on which phonics school is good for 2 years old and above? Phonics can really help them in reading words?
Thanks.

[caroline3sg]

Hi

Zoophonics. There have several branches.