Comparing Pre-school English Reading and Phonics Enrichment
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MMM:
My nursery goes for phonics lesson at Jan & Elly. Personally think it's solid phonic teaching where they start at nursery and complete by K2 (advance stage).
Jan and Elly has been around for awhile and has been
proven to be rather effective especially if a child starts
from the basic class or have been through their daily
playgroup lessons which do incorporate some intro on
phonetic sounds.
However, on the downside some of the parents who hv
been with J&E finds it takes to long to master the entire
Phonics syllabus. But that's why it is concrete i suppose.
What matters is parents shouldn't start last minute when
it comes to having children to learn any new skill... ie. to
read, to write, to swim... (etc) Children can take their time
to learn a new skill when they're given the opportunity to
pace up or develop at an appropriate time when they are
younger. This also enables the child to develop their level
of confidence and the less pressure they have at going at
it, the higher their self-esteem which may indirectly allow
them to progress / move up even more quickly than as
scheduled. An older child would be at a disadvantage as
they can feel pressured to complete each process to be
able to quickly show the results... More so for children in
K2 going P1..... or even P1 children as well.
I do have children at P4 and P5 channeled to me for 1-1
zoom in help with reading... especially for children who
do not come for English speaking backgrounds. It is more
challenging to work with older children but it is possible...
So... main tip to introduce reading and reading techniques,
skills or methods is to..... start early.
My 2 cents. -
Hi JJmum and buds. Thanks for your inputs. My son is going to P1 next year. I'm a believer in allowing children a carefree childhood so have not sent him for any academic-based enrichment since young. Instead, we do a lot of reading together and I'm happy that he now has a huge appetite for books.
Like buds, I also mastered reading without knowing what phonics was as a kid. In fact i can't remember how it happened. However, I'm revisiting whether to place more emphasis on phonics recently because I realised that it could also be a useful tool in spelling, though I am aware there are words where phonics rules do not apply. I was told that it would be boring to start him over in phonics if he already can read but I'm not too happy when he does not switch on his thinking cap in phonics when we ask him to try to read the words that he claims he does not know by simply using the basic letter sounds which I know he knows. I wonder if this stems from the fact that he has never been formally drilled in phonics and hence he quickly dismisses even very easy words (especially names eg Nana) as long as these are not under the high frequency words. If he does not try to apply even the simple phonics skills he has, he will have to memorize each word as it is when it comes to spelling - sounds tedious to me. -
jkcy, yes if taught properly..... knowledge of Phonics can
assist in spelling tests in future. Why did i say, \"if taught
properly\".......? Because there are many sounds made
with letter combinations and some of these combinations
make the same sound. So, if a child is not taught Phonics
and its rules properly, a child can end up making errors
for mistakes in spelling based simply on the sounds that
he/she thinks he/she hears. This can be exasperating for
some parents who find marks are lost just like that.
Examples are like :
1.fantastic may be spelt like ..... fantestik.
2.elephant may be spelt like ..... elefant.
3.restaurant may be spelt like ..... resteront.
....... and so on, so forth.
Having exposure to a lot of different genres of books is
also important to help children make sense of new vocab
and how to apply those vocab into sentences. There will
not be that much of an advantage by simply just being
able to read effectively using Phonics but not able to
understand what is being read or what the words mean..
For instance, a child should know from reading books
that this phrase -mane entrance... should
actually read.... main entrance.
Only with wide reading of books can a child understand
how & when to apply his/her knowledge of words that
he/she has learnt from Phonics lessons into what/how
he/she reads and writes in proper context.
That said, Phonetic knowledge though... does assist one
in better diction/pronunciation.
There are schools that your child can join at the blending
stage. It shouldn't be a problem. Your child may only need
a simple assessment of confirming he/she does INDEED
already have a concrete foundation of the single letter
sounds. Older children who can already read WILL find
having to start from the basics a bore and may not be
helpful in the sense of progression. A 1 to 1 class in this
case will be better for your child as it helps to zoom in on
areas where he needs help with and progress from there
instead of having to conform to a group's progress.
There will also be words which are one off... like in the
case of difficult-pronounce-names or names of people
in other languages or of other races...
Some words aren't actual English words too... so that
makes it even trickier. Try champagne... lingerie...
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//Moderator's note: Topics merged.
:? Hi friends,
can you pl guide me regarding any phonics class in bedok. -
premi:
can you pl guide me regarding any phonics class in bedok.
Hi!
Have you checked through the http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewforum.php?f=24 section already? There are many threads on phonics. If you can't find what you are looking for, it will be better if you post your enquiry in that section, too. This section is for newbies to report. Perhaps you would like to report formally? :evil:
By the way, :welcome: to KSP.com. -
hi mommy,
many thanks. :lol: but i could not anything on phonics at that thread...
premi -
Hi premi, welcome!
If you go to the link qms provided, you will see a Sticky thread near the top for Pre-school Phonics Enrichment. Scroll down a bit more and you'll see a thread on Montessori Phonics. Scroll down some more (still on the first page), you'll see a thread on how to teach phonics at home. -
When my dd was in end of k1, i decided that i had to do something to improve her phonics before she go p1. So at beginning of k2, I went to kinokuniya to look out for phonics teaching set to coach my dd peronnally. And it worked! After about half a year of training, my dd are pretty good at it and can enjoy reading story books by herself and if someone would to ask her where she got to learn her phonics she would say,\" my mummy taught me\" and that makes me very proud of myself for putting an effort to coach her personnally
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vlim:
When my dd was in end of k1, i decided that i had to do something to improve her phonics before she go p1. So at beginning of k2, I went to kinokuniya to look out for phonics teaching set to coach my dd peronnally. And it worked! After about half a year of training, my dd are pretty good at it and can enjoy reading story books by herself and if someone would to ask her where she got to learn her phonics she would say,\" my mummy taught me\" and that makes me very proud of myself for putting an effort to coach her personnally
I wish I could do that too. May i know what are the materials you bought from KinoKuniya. TIA
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mummy of 2:
I could not remember the exact name of the phonics learning set. it was placed somewhere near the info counter at the children section. It comes with 3 sets starting for kindergarden,grade 1 and 2 if i did not remember wrongly. Each set cost about $100+. the set include learning cards, books, vcd and it is produced in usa if I did not remember wrongly. I found it very useful however u have to follow to the instructions of how to carry out the phonics learning. I very kiasu bought 3 sets in a go but i stop the coaching after set 2 as I found my girl already pretty good at it...vlim:
When my dd was in end of k1, i decided that i had to do something to improve her phonics before she go p1. So at beginning of k2, I went to kinokuniya to look out for phonics teaching set to coach my dd peronnally. And it worked! After about half a year of training, my dd are pretty good at it and can enjoy reading story books by herself and if someone would to ask her where she got to learn her phonics she would say,\" my mummy taught me\" and that makes me very proud of myself for putting an effort to coach her personnally
I wish I could do that too. May i know what are the materials you bought from KinoKuniya. TIA You can check with the information counter at the children department if you are keen.
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