How to train a child's composition and comprehension skills
Composition no longer needs to be flowery, you just need to write as if you had a story to tell and you could score. knowing a lot of good terms and phrases will be useful if you used them correctly and appropriately.
Comprehension requires one to ask fundamental questions like who, when, where, what, why and how? So thinking through the story and analyzing the story line for answers is a required skill. Copying answers are not encouraged if you are taking Higher Chinese.
1) Read to understand.
A) Read all the chapters and reading materials from the text book
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B) get a book with very good composition or comprehension passages
Firstly pupil have to read one sentence by one sentence, after a few days, read paragraphs and after a few months the whole essay.
Reading makes sure they "read" the words and pronounces the words.
c) Ask them the who,where,when,what,how and why questions.
d) ask them what does each line meant?
2) Write every day.
A story always has 4 elements;- Who, when, where, and what. and every short story should have a very clearcut story line.
3) bring e-dictionary every day and check it every time.
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