Recent content by Yinnie

Congrats! Glad to hear your gd news Crystaloves! I have also been trying, but not v actively cos either hubby out of town or we're both too busy. Our boy is gonna be 4 this yr, so we decided to start trying for 2nd one. It's been months and still nothing. A bit demoralising. A gd friend of...

I've heard gd things abt jolly phonics. Seems quite effective. My sis, who's a teacher, thinks letterland is quite dated. She said zoo phonics is not bad, but can be a bit confusing with all the animal pictures, and some teachers may tend to focus too much on the actions and the songs. Anyway...

yeah i'm also keen to know if they're really helpful n actual examples of how yr kids may have improved after attending these courses. i keep hearing abt all these right brain classes n have read up a bit abt them, but i don't personally know anyone who sends their kids there, so i haven't heard...

I think dif children develop at a dif pace, but what's most important is that they enjoy reading. some kids may need a bit more structured help n i think the enrichment schools can be pretty helpful. Schools may rush thru syllabus n the lessons, n teachers usually don't have enough time to guide...

i'm still trying to decide which enrichment school to try. A few of the better ones supp to be GUG and british council. my sis said zoo phonics school also quite ok, she heard from her friend. i tried to call them but no one ever answers the phone! I also heard lorna whiston is not bad. but...

wow how do u guys know how to teach phonics etc? i try to read up but not much time so i'm not v sure. i just read to my boy as often as i can, teach him rhymes n songs, etc. he is 3+ and can say a to z and simple words. but can't read well. i thinking of enrichment class for him to improve...