As a mom of a Primary 2 boy, I admit that composition writing is the most challenging subject to teach. It requires a confluence of several complex skills, and it’s quite possible that a child may not have mastered all those skills by the age of 9 or 10. In Singapore, our children start learning picture composition from Primary 1 (age of 7). In Lower Primary, students are required to write…
One of the most frequently asked questions from my blog readers is which Phonics class that Little Edison attended during his kindergarten. So, I thought I’ll share it in a blog post today. He attended Jan & Elly Phonics program since the beginning of K1 and completed the 3 courses (Phonics Readiness, Phonics Intermediate and Phonics Advanced) by the end of K2. Now, he’s continuing with Creative Writing and Composition…
Little Edison attended his first Phonics class at Jan & Elly last weekend, and it turned out very well. He enjoyed his lessons a lot.