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Re: ESF家長請進 (大家交流下啦)
Hi cpmummy,
I believe it is better for kids to learn letter sounds first before they know any letter names. When my first daughter studied in Anfield, the school told us not to teach them any letter names. I followed their advice and it is very good. My daughter knows all letter sounds when she was three, and then she can pronounce many words without any difficulty, because when she sees a letter, she can quickly tells the sound, not the name. She also started her "invented writing" when she was still very young, e.g. she wrote "I luv to go to sgool." So I do think letter sounds is more useful. Even her ESF kindy teachers told me that she knows how to pronounce and write many words. In fact, she only knows the letter names when she was five!! During these years, I don't give any pressure to her. She just learnt it naturally, at her own pace. In fact, I hope she can know more Chinese and I have spent more time in teaching her Chinese.
Learning phonics through letterland is very easy and interesting. No pressure at all. e.g. "A" is referring to as "annie apple", "c" to "clever cat"... each letter is represented by a figure, so when the kids know the figures (or animals) representing all the letters, she already knows the sound. So easy. There are books and VCDs to supplement. If you have time, I suggest you attend some classes for parents. It will be great help to kids.
For ESF kindy, they don't have K3 (what I mentioned in other post is that Anfield has K3). Some educational theories suggested mixed age teaching... the bigger kid can help take care of smaller kids, while the smaller one can learn from the bigger ones. But personally, I prefer classes divided by age. But anyway, Cheryl was happy in ESF Kindy, thought she needed time to get used to it in the first few months. |
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發表於 05-4-20 23:46
