Tutor My Tution Haven: P5/P6 English Tips

[My Tuition Haven]

Hi. Yes I take certain words from the Vocabulary MCQ and Vocabulary Cloze sections of the past years’ papers that i do with my students and create these lists. I feel that these words may come up again in other exam papers and are useful to file away and remember.


I believe that there are number of books for upper primary Vocabulary available at bookshops like Popular. However, personally, I prefer that I build the words and phrases with my students as we work together.

I hope that helps.

Thanks

[Lbetter]

You’re such a good teacher! I wish my DD could meet this kind of English in the near future.

[concern_mum]

Hi Yellow Belt,


My son english is weak, should i also forcus on the grammer? I am a bit lost at what i should forcus on when teaching english. Can i just let him do those top school past year english paper and forgo all the assessment book?

[My Tuition Haven]

Hi. It depends on which areas he is weak in. If it is grammar then it is good to get him to do grammar exercises (The MCQ ones, maybe from Longman) and at the same time have the Primary English book with him that explains the grammatical rules when he makes a mistake. He should try to memorise the rules.


If it is Comprehension Cloze and Comprehension OE, then practice makes perfect and the past year papers help. At the same time get him to read magazines such as Readers Digest and National Geographic.

If you can tell me which area he is weak in I can try to give you more tips. Thanks

[concern_mum]

thanks, i think i know what i should do now. he is weak in comprehension cloze and comprehension OE.

[hnghng]

My son P3 next year. Worry about his English. Just get 75% in P2 SA2.Weak in comprehension. Said can’t find the answer from the passage. How to help him. And he don’t like reading the story book. Please help.

[My Tuition Haven]

Hi. In lower primary, most of the comprehension answers can be found in the passage provided. Children should start from a young age to understand what they are reading. If he understands what the passage is about, then he will be able to answer the questions. Let him the read the comprehension passage on his own, then ask him questions about it. E.g. What is the first paragraph about? What do you think this sentence/word means? When you are satisfied with his answers, then he can attempt the questions. If you do this often, the child will learn to ask himself the questions as he reads the passage. It has worked with my P5/6 students.


As for reading books, it is essential that he starts to read magazines and books now as comprehension passages get more complex in upper primary. A suggestion would be to take him to a bookstore/library and let him choose materials that interest him. Have a half an hour reading time at home when he sits quietly and reads the material (magazine/book) that he has chosen. Then ask him casually about what the material is about so that you continue to encourage him to understand what he reads.

Hope my suggestions prove helpful to you in some way. Tks.

[cherubs]

Hi , how can I help my child who is weak in spelling, transformation ( under synthesis) and comprehension cloze?

[cherubs]

Hi , how can I help my child who is weak in spelling, transformation ( under synthesis) and comprehension cloze?

[Etoiles]

Hi, I always believe in Read, Write and Speak in mastering languages.


I believe a lot of reading will help your child. Next is practice: doing assessment and write regularly. It will be good to write at least a composition a week. Encourage your child to keep a book to write new words he or she has learnt and use them in compositions. The more new words are used, the better your child would be at remembering the spelling.

There is no short cut but consistent effort goes a long way.
Readers' Digest and newspapers would be good for children in upper primary.

You may want to find out more about the syllabus here:
http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/syllabuses/english-language-and-literature/files/english-primary-secondary.pdf
Perhaps this could help in selecting materials for your child

Hope this helps