I heard icreative Ang Mo Kio branch is not bad…

ireneysc\" post_id=\"1912132\" time=\"1558841318\" user_id=\"136099:

hi ,

May I know TAS beside good in writhing, is there teaching vacabulary and grammar too?

please advise ,thanks

Yes there is. They also cover comprehension in their regular class. For oral (it seems to be to be about 1-2 times a term)

Hi Octbride,


In my opinion, Tien Hsia - it really depends on the teachers, some teachers are more effective. My kid is not there but this is what I gather generally. For HCL, I confidently can tell you their Bishan branch for almost any teacher, they are good. I know for their other branches, they are not as full as the Bishan one. Some may take it as the teachers may not be that good or some may think its better to have fewer students in each class as the teacher can have more attention to each student.

I would think worth exploring HCL…

It is one of their biggest franchise branch. Apparently doing well. My friend’s kids go there. She says teachers there are dedicated and it is easy to talk to them to get feedback on your child. Only thing is that for Berries, most of us feel it is good till about P2-P3 at most for your child. Many move on to other tuition centres once their kids reach that age. But I would say it is the best for young kids, especially preschool age.

Have you tried Arete Culture at Tan Boon Liat? Tan Boon Liat building has a number of good furniture shops.


Hipvan, castlery are some of the cheaper options but still nice.

Leah.A\" post_id=\"1910312\" time=\"1557883922\" user_id=\"177652:

Hi. Can anyone share how the essential kit is like? Is it different from the other creative writing books previously sold by tas?

Sorry can't really help here as this book was given to the P4-6. My kid not in upper primary yet. But from what friends say, this book focuses more on creative writing techniques and short easily applicable phrases. The other books are more focused on compos. I felt the past few volumes focused on different type of compos and some had techniques in them, some did not. It seems this essential kit is purely techniques. But I may not be the best to comment as I have not seen the essential kit myself. Maybe someone else can help..

Have you heard about Seeds? I heard it is rather good, really can help your child get ready for P1 if that is what you are looking for…

sky minecrafter\" post_id=\"1910006\" time=\"1557650299\" user_id=\"130531:[quote=\"sky minecrafter\" post_id=1910006 time=1557650299 user_id=130531]
Hi annalee, may I ask your opinion of TAS' lower primary writing rubrics?

I'm not a student but own a copy of A Book On Creative Writing For Children (Junior) Volume One. There're lovely suggestions on pages 7-8 regarding how to vary sentences, & compo structures are clearly defined for easy reference.

However, I notice that there's no strict emphasis on describing the pictures fully or overtly referring to the question topic. For instance, on pages 13-14, the spade in the picture was not mentioned & a trip to the beach (the question topic) was only implied. My school does the same, as our teacher (P2) explains that strict adherence will only come in later, ~P3. Would you know, is TAS taking the same stance, introducing Psle rubrics only from mid-Pri? Or, are there greater demands in class lessons, as compared to their writing volumes (for public sale)? Thank you in advance for the insight.[/quote]

Hi hi skyminecrafter,

From my experience, the teacher attaches a combo rubrics marking sheet to the compos when they return and mark according to it. I do find that the teacher expects the students to use the picture and make it a main point in the story. They seem to always ask them to answer to the question topic. I also have the book you mentioned, I think for the junior version of the book, from what I know it is more to give children exposure to writing. The topics used in the junior book are also not really like the ones covered in class. I find the ones covered in class more in line with what is taught in mid-primary based on what I see from my niece's work. My thinking is the book could be more of an enrichment tool.

Grr_roxy\" post_id=\"1908377\" time=\"1556631448\" user_id=\"123375:

Anyone has feedback on TAS and Learning Point?

My kid is currently at TAS. I have a friend whose kid is also at Learning Point, but for Math so I don't really know about English for Learning Point. But I can comment on TAS. TAS has a structured way to teach English. For paper 2, for comprehension, they have techniques taught to help students understand the questions and what I like is they also avail the answer booklet to us parents and the answers come with explanations and the techniques.

For compo, I find they have a lot of materials and their methods of teaching do not stay stagnant. Recently the teacher began to show videos in class to give ideas of compo topics and some of the ideas are very fresh. They also have a 4 stage process of teaching, can go for trial to know more.

Thanks Esteema!