FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 常見問題
  1. How is DOORS class delivery different from other tutoring centers?
    DOORS的教學方式與其他輔導中心有何不同?
  2. How do I know if my child has improved after taking classes at DOORS?
    我如何知道我的孩子在DOORS學習中心上課後有所改善?
  3. How long should my child study at the DOORS Method Learning Centre?
    我的孩子應在DOORS學習中心上課多久?
  4. Why is it important to read the red words in the notebook?
    為什麼閱讀筆記本中的紅色詞語那麼重要?
  5. Why must my child read each book 3 times when he or she already knows all the words?
    當孩子已經認識所有詞語時,為什麼還要每本書讀3次?
  6. Is it possible to assign less homework?
    是否可以減少功課數量?
  7. Why can't my child spend 50 to 60 minutes daily to finish some DOORS homework?
    為什麼我的孩子無法每天花50 至 60分鐘去完成一點DOORS的功課?
  8. Should parents worry about their children adapting to different Tutors?
    家長是否需要擔心孩子適應不同的導師?
  9. How can parents be assured a new Tutor is fully qualified to teach the DOORS Method?
    家長如何確保新的導師具備所需要的資格教授DOORS的教學方法?
  10. How long will it take to finish dictation and sentence making before writing compositions?
    在開始作文前,需要多久才能完成聽寫和造句子?

 

Q1:
問題1:
How is DOORS class delivery different from other centers?
DOORS的教學方式與其他輔導中心有何不同?
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回答1:

DOORS Tutors help our students learn a large Vocabulary Base initially by playing reflex games, then reading sentences via leading questions, consolidating various Vowel and Consonant sounds in the unique DOORS Phonic System, and understanding different meanings and grammatical functions of words while teaching Grammar via sample sentences, besides Homonyms, Synonyms, and Antonyms etc. We can groom students quickly to read advanced books with fluency and confidence within a short time, normally in less than 9 months.

DOORS的導師會幫助學生由最初通過玩反射 字卡遊戲去學習大量詞彙,然後用引導式問題去助學生閱讀句子,鞏固那獨一無二的DOORS Phonic System拼音語音系統中的各種元音子音,並在教授文(語)法時透過示範句子了解單詞的不同含義文法功能,還教授同音異義詞同義詞反義詞等。我們通常可以在少於九個月的時間內,迅速培養學生流利及自信地閱讀程度較高難度的書本。

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Q2:
問題2:
How do I know if my child has improved after taking classes at DOORS?
我如何知道我的孩子在DOORS學習中心上課後有所改善?
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回答2:

Check the monthly statistics in your child’s notebook to understand after a certain number of class hours how much of a) the DOORS I Program has been covered, b) dictation done, c) sentence-making, d) the number of books read and e) the number of compositions written. On average, the number of books read by a child is usually 3 times or more than the number of class-hours taken.

In the past 36 years, we have helped primary students get promoted to the next grade instead of retention for another year. For each case, the student got school notification after attending 6 hours with us. Another student who was behind others in class got the “Principal Award” and was recognized as the “fastest improved student” after spending also 6 hours via our DOORS Program.

可查看您孩子筆記本內每月的統計數據,了解上課有若干小時後情況 : a)完成了多少DOORS I課程 b)聽寫進度 c)造句進度 d)閱讀的書籍數量以及e)撰寫作文的數量。 平均來說,孩子閱讀的書籍數量通常是上課時間的3倍以上

在過去的36年中,我們幫助過數名小學生,每個案例學生在DOORS僅上了6小時課程,便得到學校通知獲得升班而不需留級多一年。 又有成績差的學生亦在本校上完6小時 (即6星期) 課後,便獲得校長獎狀,成為她校內被認可為“進步最快的學生”。

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Q3:
問題3:
How long should my child stay at the DOORS Method Learning Centre?
我的孩子應在DOORS學習中心上課多久?
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回答3:

Please always refer to the monthly statistics in your child's notebook to witness the efficiency of the DOORS Method.  You can withdraw your child anytime when you are convinced his/her English reading and the most important writing proficiency are advanced enough compared to their peers.

In the past, students who can put in regular homework time of 45 to 60 minutes DAILY can finish our DOORS I program of learning 41 Text-lessons and 150 card-sentences, plus reading 3 times or more books after earliest 8 to sometimes 18 hours. Then it takes about 2 months to complete the dictation to develop spelling, and sentence-making requirements before writing compositions with correct letter size. Statistics show that our students are usually 2+ years ahead of their peers in reading skills, normally within 12 to 18 months after joining.

If you stop and plan to resume classes later before children can spell and write freely, it will cause children to lose their learning momentum and hence need to ‘double the effort and time to get half of the result’. However, just staying 4 to 5 months longer will ‘need only half of the effort to get double the achievement’ with a steeper progress slope. The more one reads the better one can write, which are the most important skills to equip your child in life.

請參考您孩子筆記本中每月的統計數據,以了解DOORS Method教學方法的效率。 當您確信他/她的英語閱讀和最重要的寫作水準比同齡孩子更勝一籌時,您可隨時讓您的孩子退學。

在過去的日子,那些能定期投入每天45至60分鐘做本校功課的學生,可以在最早的8至18小時後完成DOORS I需學習的41篇課文和150張句子卡,以及能讀上課時間3倍或更多的書籍。然後需要大約兩個月時間完成聽寫,以發展拼寫和造句要求,最後就能寫出具正確字母大小的作文。 統計數據顯示,我們的學生通常在加入後的12至18個月內,就能達到比同齡兒童高兩年或更多的閱讀水準。

如在孩子未能流暢地拼寫前,您暫停並計劃稍後復課,這會使孩子失去慣性學習的動量,導致「事倍功半」;孩子不能一氣呵成,反需時回復離開前的拼寫水平,即以後要付出雙倍的努力和時間才能獲得一半的結果。 然而,只需多留4至5個月,則可「事半功倍」,學習可「相輔相承」,取得更快速的進步。需知閱讀越多則能寫作越好,這是裝備孩子終生的重要技巧,可一生受用!

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Q4:
問題4:
Why is it important to reread the red words in the notebook?
為什麼閱讀筆記本中的紅色詞語那麼重要?
A4:
回答4:

Repeat reviews of the red words taught by Tutors in your child’s notebook can consolidate various Vowel sounds in DOORS Phonic System, and the new words taught previously.

We cannot expect a child to absorb and digest all materials taught in class instantly. Frequent reviews at home, albeit briefly, will assist your child to better understand and effectively retain learned materials with ease, besides attaining a healthy learning mode since “a little bit a day goes a long way”!

反覆重溫導師在您孩子筆記本中教授的紅色詞語,可以鞏固DOORS拼音系統內的各種元音和之前曾學習過的新單詞。

我們不能指望孩子能立即吸收和消化課堂上教授的所有材料。 在家經常重複溫習,即使時間很短,也能幫助您的孩子更好地理解和容易有效地牢記吸收所學知識,還能輕鬆地獲得健康專注的學習模式狀態,因為溫故而知新,「每天進步一點,成就非凡」!

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Q5:
問題5:
Why must my child read each book 3 times when he or she already knows all the words?
當孩子已經認識所有詞語時,為什麼還要每本書讀3次?
A5:
回答5:

Reading aloud each new book 3 times can help your child develop speed-reading, consolidate new Vocabulary meanings and usages, familiarize sentence structure and lay the Grammar base with better writing skills in future. Rereading old books is an effective way to recall memory and improve fluency.

朗讀每本新書3次可以發展孩子的速讀能力,鞏固單詞的含義和用途熟悉句子結構,並為未來打下更好的寫作技巧及奠定文法基礎。 而重讀舊書就是召喚記憶改善閱讀流暢度的有效方法。

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Q6:
問題6:
Is it possible to assign less homework?
是否可以減少功課數量?
A6:
回答6:

All DOORS homework can be completed easily if an adult at home can routinely spend almost 60 minutes daily (in a few short sessions) with your child. Tutors will adjust the amount of assignments and teaching pace to help your child catch up with the incomplete homework in class if necessary. With our unique DOORS Phonic System, students can master reading skills even if some only finish 75% of their homework.

如果家中成人每天都能定期陪孩子差不多近至60分鐘(可分開幾節短少時段),所有DOORS的功課都可以輕鬆完成。 如有需要,導師會調整功課量和教學進度,以協助您的孩子在課堂上趕上未完成的功課。 有了我們獨特的DOORS拼音系統,即使有些學生只能完成75%的功課,也能掌握好閱讀技巧。

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Q7:
問題7:
Why can't my child spend 50 to 60 minutes daily to finish some DOORS homework ?
為什麼我的孩子無法每天花50 至 60分鐘去完成一點DOORS的功課?
A7:
回答7:

Parents need to select a good mix of effective programs to lay solid foundations that will enable their child to study with ease in later years at school. Besides swimming being beneficial, other interesting activities can be added later as an incentive after your child can master the crucial subjects like English, Mathematics and Chinese during the formative years, instead of consuming a child’s time and energy from building important subject pillars before starting primary school. We encourage parents to practice good ‘time management’ and start noting the time spent daily for each program. Should prioritize academic development over recreational activities.

家長需要明智地選擇一些有效果的課程,目的是為孩子打下堅實的基礎,使他們在日後的學習中應付自如。 除了游泳極為有益外,其他有趣的活動可以在孩子掌握好關鍵科目如英語、數學和中文基礎後作為激勵,而不是在開始小學前消耗孩子本用來建立重要科目支柱的時間和精力。 我們鼓勵家長實踐良好有序的“時間管理” 及開始記錄每天不同課程所花的時間,為學術發展和娛樂活動排好優先次序。

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Q8:
問題8:
Should parents worry about their children adapting to different Tutors?
家長是否需要擔心孩子適應不同的導師?
A8:
回答8:

For 36 years Auntie Dora has launched classes for every new student who is assigned initially to at least two Tutors in case one Tutor takes holidays or becomes sick. After correcting the speech and/or concentration problems, students are rotated to different Tutors subjecting to each student’s level of reading proficiency.  Every Tutor though with different accents, teaches the same standardized DOORS Phonic System. That will train your child to read and communicate comfortably in whatever unfamiliar room setting, with whoever the examiner, even those with different foreign accents in future. With this approach different Tutors can pick up and correct different reading issues and weaknesses such as speech problems, missing ending sounds, incorrect breathing habit, wrong intonation like not lowering tone before a full stop of a sentence or raising tone at the end of a question, or reading in a monotone with no emotion… that list is endless. DOORS Tutors work as a team and can discuss all students’ progress and identify problems that need correction at our weekly staff meeting, with every student’s best interest at heart.

DOORS groom your child to have good learning attitudes. Parents and students should not “pick and choose” though our Administrator may arrange appropriately to your reasonable requests.

Here is a Mom Rachel’s testimonial in Chinese confirming classes taught by a rotation of different tutors, and DOORS homework almost solely cared by a helper had not affected the efficiency of the DOORS program to build speedily her girls’ English proficiency.

36年來,Auntie Dora都親自為每位新學生上課啟蒙,及分配至少兩名導師上課,以防一名導師會休假或生病。 在糾正了言語和/或集中力問題之後,根據每個孩子的閱讀水平,學生會被輪換到不同的導師。 儘管每位導師口音不同,但都教授相同標準的DOORS拼音系統。 我們藉此訓練您的孩子在任何陌生的教室環境中,能與任何考官或帶有不同外國口音的人溝通。透過這個安排,不同的導師可以觀察到及糾正各個學生的閱讀問題和弱點,比如發音問題、缺少結束音、不正確的呼吸習慣、錯誤的語調 (例如沒有在句尾的句號前降低語調或在問句的結尾前提高語調),又或者沒有情感地以單調的語氣朗讀... 這個清單是無窮無盡的。 DOORS的導師團隊協作,會在每週的老師會議上討論各學生的進展,並指出需要糾正的問題,我們都以學生的最佳利益為重。

DOORS培養您的孩子擁有良好的學習態度, 家長和學生不應該“挑選” 導師,儘管我們的行政主任或會根據您的合理要求而編制適當的安排。

這裡有一位母親證言,証實了由本校不同導師輪換教授的課堂,以及DOORS的功課幾乎完全由她的助手來負責,並沒有影響DOORS 課程提升她女兒英語水準的效率

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Q9:
問題9:
How can parents be assured a new Tutor is fully qualified to teach the DOORS Method?
家長如何確保新的導師具備所需要的資格教授DOORS的教學方法?
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回答9:

Since establishing the DOORS Method Learning Centre, Auntie Dora has thoroughly and successfully trained a selected team of dedicated Tutors. Every Tutor has gone through regimented training via a stringent QC process to teach students in the most effective and efficient manner, with thorough understanding of the DOORS Phonic System and our special reflex approach to give clues for explaining and lead students to read new words using the Clue-Reading Game.

If parents review the red words in their child’s notebook, they will find different Tutors’ written lists and notes are of the same system and standards. This is fundamental to ensure efficient speedy progress for each student to read any new books with confidence and fluency within a very short time.

自成立本校DOORS Method Learning Centre 以來,Auntie Dora徹底並成功地培訓了一隊精心挑選的導師團隊。 每位導師都經過嚴格及標準的培訓,以最高效的方式去教授學生;導師們以熟練的DOORS 拼音系統及我們獨特的反射 方法,透過線索閱讀遊戲來解釋及引導學生讀新的單詞。

如果家長複習孩子筆記本內的紅色字,你們會發現不同老師的教授筆記和註釋都有相同的系統和標準,同出一轍!這樣確保每位學生都能在最短的時間內有效率地進步,有自信及流暢地閱讀任何新書。

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Q10:
問題10:
How long will it take to finish dictation and sentence making before writing compositions?
在開始作文前,需要多久才能完成聽寫和造句子?
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回答10:

If your child can dictate the words on the left and only 2 sentences for one Text-lesson daily, it will take 7 to 8 weeks to finish dictation of 41 Text-lessons and make 57 sentences (3 daily) before starting to write compositions.

如果您的孩子每天可以聽寫每課文的單詞 並僅聽寫兩句句子,那麼只需要7到8週,便能完成聽寫41篇課文和寫作57句句子(每天作3),那就可開始作文了。

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