Two of my former students

On 24.11.24 my student attended her graduation ceremony at her University.

Chan Tze Xin was sent by her parents when she was a few months into primary two and could read well in Malay and Hanyu Pinyin but was unable to read at grade level as far as English was concerned.

Her mother was at wit's end as she was unable to make headway in teaching her daughter to read in English.

I taught her for less than one month (less than 8 one-hour lessons) explaining to her that the sounds of the letters she had learned in school were incorrect and taught her the correct sounds of the letters.

I then explained to her mother how to teach her daughter. The mother was a full-time housewife and taught and guided her until she could read well in English.

As such it is the mother who should get the credit for guiding her daughter.

This is another example of kids who can’t read due to confusion as a result of letter sounds taught wrong.

The family photo above was taken on Sunday 24.11.24 on graduation day of my student from the medical faculty. The young man is also my former student who is an engineer. They came for tuition together.