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Benefits of Repetitions
* Ensure that your child achieves necessary understanding, speed and accuracy.
* Ensure that your child remains motivated when learning new topics.
* Improve the areas that your child may need more practice in.
The debate about which is more important, reading fluency or grammar accuracy, is a long standing one. Such is a chicken or the egg problem, which unfortunately, Critical Thinking Mathematics will not help.
Traditional educators would argue that a child develops its ability to form grammatically correct sentences by imparting technical knowledge such as the recognition and usage of verbs, nouns, punctuations and tenses. On the other side of the fence, the liberal educators would stand by their pedagogy that fluency would help with a child’s understanding of meaning and context.
However, it is truly the case that one method is more superior than another? According a research in cognitive psychology, the brain is divided into different areas. The area that focuses on grammatical processing is known as the Broca’s area, a small part of the left frontal lobe. Its general function includes language comprehension, action recognition and production, and speech-associated gestures, such as using sign languages.
Learning language fluency, however, triggers the whole frontal lobe, which has also been linked to executive functions, such as attentional control, working memory, reasoning and problem-solving.
So, which is truly more important? Perhaps there isn’t a strictly correct answer. Perhaps both arguments are correct. Non-native learners would benefit more with the study of grammar as it taps on a smaller part of the brain. This would progress towards a fuller understanding and comprehension of the language as they develop larger parts of the frontal lobe later. Native learners, on the other hand, benefit by first understanding context and meaning as these help them form meaningful relationships with others, which also develops the self-identity of the child. They would then work towards refining their understanding of the language through the study of grammar. Either way, both go hand-in-hand and are equally critical to the study of a language.
On a side note, scientists have researched and determined that the chicken did come first. Mindblown!
Eye Level is based on an educational principle where students learn at their own pace. When an instructor understands the learning needs of a student, the teaching are most effective.
As a leading provider in supplemental education for Math, English, Eye Level learning centers strive to teach and tutor children ages 4-14 in basic learning skills.
Eye Level is a supplemental education program that originated in Korea about 30 years ago and now has over 2.5 million children enrolled world-wide. We are the leading provider of supplemental education in the areas of Math and English.
Eye Level Study Programs
Diagnostic Assessment
The diagnostic test will provide insight into the student’s ability and learning needs. It is utilized to determine the best place to start the student in the Eye Level curriculum.
Initial Starting Point
This allows students to build confidence to help ensure future success in proceeding levels.
Self Directing Learning
Students will follow a self-directed learning method and develop independent learning skills in our Eye Level learning centers. Instructors will provide guidance to students as they move throughout their individualized program.
Assessment
Before a student proceeds to the next level and new skill set, an Eye Level instructor will give the student a level test to evaluate if they have achieved mastery of the current material.
Feedback
Directors/Instructors provide consultations and communicate with parents regarding their children’s learning progress on a regular basis.
Small Steps to Success
All concepts and skills in the Eye Level program are interrelated. Mastery of basic foundational skills is necessary before advancing to more complex skills, resulting in improvement of a child’s accuracy and speed when completing more complex questions.
The Lasting Benefits for your Child
Commitment to your child
No matter what your reason for attending Eye Level, we are committed to providing your child with the most positive experience possible. This pervades everything we do, down to the program we select for your child, and their interaction with our thoroughly trained staff.
Eye Level has the best curriculum around
There is simply no competition when it comes to the quality of instruction and curriculum that you will find at Eye Level. We are the only center worldwide that offers a critical thinking component as part of our math program. Furthermore, our curriculum has been developed in a way that allows children to make progress and proceed through levels.
Individualized Instruction
While our curriculum is developed structurally, each child is assessed individually. Our instructors tailor our curriculum by understanding each child’s abilities from their eye level.
This month, we share with you blogger mummy, Cherry’s experience with Eye Level Singapore 🙂
Here is an excerpt from her blog, Sweet Memoirs, on how Eye Level has developed the confidence of her boy who is currently in K2:
“I have never seen G doing some number problems before ever so confidently and enthusiastically until he started his lessons at Eye Level. Every time we come back from his lessons, he would ask me to set the timer for him while he works on his assignment to be submitted on the next session. “Please turn on the timer for me, mom. See how I can finish it very fast”, he’d proudly declare.”
Find out what else she said about Eye Level by visiting her blog, Sweet Memoirs, today!
Mummy blogger, Jolin, tried our Math programme on her boy, Big J! Here is an excerpt from her blog, The JS Arena after joining us for two months:
“What I really like about Eye Level Math is the individualised curriculum which starts teaching from his eye level. This allows him to learn at a pace and level that is comfortable to him and not feeling too stress.
The blend of BTM and CTM is also interesting to me. I feel that this is very suitable for pre-primary level as the combination is useful for the child’s developing brain. The systematic and progressive curriculum helps in building a strong foundation for learning more complex concepts.”
Learn more about her journey with us by visiting her blog The JS Arena today. You may even pick up useful parenting tips from her along the way!
Images courtesy of The JS Arena.
The Eye Level Awards Ceremony (ELAC) 2017 celebrates the achievement of our students who have performed well at the recent Eye Level Math Olympiad, as well as the Illustration and Writing competitions.
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The Eye Level Awards Ceremony (ELAC) 2017 celebrates the achievement of our students who have performed at the recent Eye Level Math Olympiad, Illustration and Writing competitions.
Eye Level @ West Coast Plaza is Open!
At Eye Level, we respect children’s views and dreams, rather than impose rules and thoughts from adults upon them. We consider each child’s individuality and ability, and we encourage children to be the leaders of their own learning. Since each child grows at his or her eye level, we guide students to become those who learn and think for themselves, similar to the benefit of teaching people how to catch a fish, instead of catching the fish for them.
We expect our students to be proactive learners, so they get motivated to study, plan strategies at their eye level, and implement the plans using good time management. Our Instructors provide a better learning environment and external motivation so that the student keeps on studying. They also help the student to set a goal and provide guidance towards achieving the goal.
Visit our new Eye Level @ West Coast Plaza Learning Centre to find out more.
Eye Level @ West Coast Plaza
154 West Coast Road
#02-52/53, West Coast Plaza
Singapore 127371
Contact : 9739 4448
Email : westcoastplaza@myeyelevel.com
Centre Manager : Ms Jenny Wang
Eye Level @ Our Tampines Hub is Open!
At Eye Level, we respect children’s views and dreams, rather than impose rules and thoughts from adults upon them. We consider each child’s individuality and ability, and we encourage children to be the leaders of their own learning. Since each child grows at his or her eye level, we guide students to become those who learn and think for themselves, similar to the benefit of teaching people how to catch a fish, instead of catching the fish for them.
We expect our students to be proactive learners, so they get motivated to study, plan strategies at their eye level, and implement the plans using good time management. Our Instructors provide a better learning environment and external motivation so that the student keeps on studying. They also help the student to set a goal and provide guidance towards achieving the goal.
Visit our new Eye Level @ Our Tampines Hub Learning Centre to find out more.
Eye Level @ Our Tampines Hub
51 Tampines Ave 4
#02-89, Our Tampines Hub
Singapore 529684
Contact : 8389 6488
Email : ourtampineshub@myeyelevel.com
Centre Manager : Ms Serena Khoo