THE BENEFITS OF STUDYING THE KUMON MATHS AND ENGLISH PROGRAMME TOGETHER

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It is often said that Maths and English are important subjects children should acquire in their academic life. A strong grasp of Maths and English is essential for them to experience all-around academic success and gain more opportunities when they finish their formal education. Many Kumon students study both the Maths and English programme simultaneously, as they will enjoy the benefits of this dual approach later.

Toru Kumon, the Kumon founder believes, there are two key benefits to be gained from reading books. The first one is to help children deepen their knowledge of society and acquire the ability to think about how they should live their lives. Reading also can develop children’s knowledge of the world which will enrich the experience of learning other subjects such as Geography and History. Concurrently, many people view Maths as the key to creativity as it provides clear and sensible thought process which helps to unlock other skills such as mental visualisations skills.

Looking at his son, Takeshi, he could see the correlation between his Maths skill and his competence as a reader. His son was able to understand the worksheets which mean the process of learning was much easier.

The Kumon English Programme can help children when reading and interpreting instructions, analysing word problems and strong comprehension skills that will support independent learning. Meanwhile, the Kumon Maths Programme can help children to develop analytical and critical thinking skills, the ability to reason in a logical manner and the ability to recognise patterns and apply these to new situations.

Now, most Kumon students experience the success in one subject and they are motivated to try another subject as they already established their daily routine and develop a foundation of strong study skills. As they continue their Kumon journey and able to learn independently with the ability to tackle higher level work, Kumon worksheet will maximise their ability and the benefits of studying both subjects together will be recognised.

At Kumon, our students develop the academic ability, as well as the mindset and skills for self-learning, which will benefit them in all other learning and beyond their school years too.