Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

[titank]

Hi All,


Anyone let thier kid take the following course from Yuquan Lang Sch?

中华字经》快速识字课程
成语识字 Cool

[i3mum]

Hi,


Has anyone sent their kids to Han Language Centre for chinese enrichment class before? Any feedback & comments?

http://hanlanguage.edu.sg/site/index.php?lang=en

[24hr-mum]

i m also seekg feedback for Han.


re yuquan idiom class, i read from the thread "all abt chinese enrichment" towards the back pgs that they just ask the child copy the idioms, nvr explain the meaning.

[Bloom]

titank:

Hi All,


Anyone let thier kid take the following course from Yuquan Lang Sch?

中华字经》快速识字课程
成语识字 Cool

Hi Titank,

My girl attended the 成语识字 Cool during school holiday since last year and this year's June holiday. Yuquan Lang Sch actually work with her sch to have the holiday training within the sch.

i think it all depends on individual because she don't really make use of it at this moment - she P2 this year. She recognised the word but not the meaning that well.

[always learning]

Like most parents, my wife and me struggle to find time to teach our daughter. So, we look for solutions that can help my daughter cultivate good habits. Beside her usual preschool lessons, we send her to enrichment courses on weekends. Very tiring for parents and kid.


I travel to China pretty often. I found this very affordable reading pen, couple with various Chinese book titles (over 500 books suitable for all ages of children) by almost all major Chinese book publishers, it can read to my daughter while my wife and me are busy at work. My domestic helper could not teach my daughter Chinese. Best part is native Chinese speaker is narrating the stories. Almost every page has interactive games that prompt the young mind with numerous questions to explore answers that are found on the page. When the correct answer is selected, the reading pen compliment the young one. If the incorrect answer is selected, the reading pen will encourage the kids to continue the search.

I start mine at the age of 3. She is 5 now and her command of the Chinese language is above her peers in school. Her pronunciation is accurate and her choice of Chinese words is also much wider. She used it whenever she is riding in the back seat of our car and before going to bed.

I have not seen anything similar in Singapore. I thought of sharing this reading solution to help our busy Singaporean parents strengthen our kids’ interest in the Chinese language.

Make no mistake that this solution can replace other teaching methods in the marketplace. They are all complimenting products and services. Parents just need to choose wisely based on our budget and the potential benefits.

If you are interested to get hold of one, reply to this message so I can provide you with more information. Help spread it to others who may find it helpful. The more people interested, the price will be lower. Otherwise, thank you for your time.

[titank]

Bloom:

titank:

Hi All,


Anyone let thier kid take the following course from Yuquan Lang Sch?

中华字经》快速识字课程
成语识字 Cool

Hi Titank,

My girl attended the 成语识字 Cool during school holiday since last year and this year's June holiday. Yuquan Lang Sch actually work with her sch to have the holiday training within the sch.

i think it all depends on individual because she don't really make use of it at this moment - she P2 this year. She recognised the word but not the meaning that well.

Oh really Yuquan work with your girl school? The Yuquan is trying to sell me the 2 program but I agreed that if they know the word without the meaning might as well we own self teach? I mean teach the 成语识字?

[hquek]

I think use of electronic stuff to 'read' to the child depends on the child. I bought the pricey leappad thingys for my kids but DS1 hated it and seldom touched it. He would at most only flip the leappad books he liked but never was onto the leappad reader for long. DS1 and 2 much prefer humans to read out the books.


But I guess there must be others who have benefited using these devices.

[jemlth]

Hi,


would like to suggest a Chinese play that is worth watching in Singapore and highly recommended for kids to get to be interested in Chinese. It is the story of 孙悟空 and 白骨精, a very familiar story for most of us. They had performed this in the Huayi festival 2009 and received positive feedback and they are back this year. There are not many children Chinese plays around. So, would really encourage parents out there to bring your kids down.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9RoxqTJ9F8

Ticketing info can be found here http://www.papermonkey.com.sg/

[BigDad]

24hr-mum:

i m also seekg feedback for Han.


re yuquan idiom class, i read from the thread \"all abt chinese enrichment\" towards the back pgs that they just ask the child copy the idioms, nvr explain the meaning.

My friend went to both Han and TH. I think she said TH is more academic and can really drive you kid to do well. She likes Han too but TH can see more results. But her kid was also more stressed.

[Bloom]

titank:

Bloom:

[quote=\"titank\"]Hi All,


Anyone let thier kid take the following course from Yuquan Lang Sch?

中华字经》快速识字课程
成语识字 Cool

Hi Titank,

My girl attended the 成语识字 Cool during school holiday since last year and this year's June holiday. Yuquan Lang Sch actually work with her sch to have the holiday training within the sch.

i think it all depends on individual because she don't really make use of it at this moment - she P2 this year. She recognised the word but not the meaning that well.

Oh really Yuquan work with your girl school? The Yuquan is trying to sell me the 2 program but I agreed that if they know the word without the meaning might as well we own self teach? I mean teach the 成语识字?[/quote]it come with cds as well but frankly speaking - i did not really go through it so not sure what is in the cd - it would be good if they have explanation and example so that you could self teach - let me go home and flip through...
Not sure about this coming holiday as i have yet to received any enrolment form - she's with Unity Primary School. ohh, working with school but we need to pay for the course - not free - maybe at a cheaper rate and held in the sch.
Yes, i agreed - self teach, but i don't have the time and it's very tiring and STRESS to teach her after work! I have recently registered her with Berries at Bukit Batok and she has learnt from her first lesson \"津津有味\" the meaning and how to use it in a short writing which i thought was quite good - like what the teacher told me - they have to keep using it so that they are familiar with all these chinese 词汇 etc.