parents’ briefing (p2)
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Parents’ Briefing (P2)Parents’ Briefing (P2)
4 February 2012
Ms Julie ChuaMs Julie Chua
Senior TeacherSenior Teacher
•What is STELLAR?What is STELLAR?•The STELLAR VisionThe STELLAR Vision•STELLAR & Language STELLAR & Language LearningLearning•A STELLAR UnitA STELLAR Unit•STELLAR & ParentsSTELLAR & Parents•Assessment for Assessment for EnglishEnglish
OutlineOutline
The English Language Curriculum for Primary Schools in Singapore
STELLARSTELLAR
STSTrategiesrategies forfor EEnglishnglish LLanguageanguage LLearning earning AAndnd RReadingeading
Vision of Vision of STELLARSTELLAR•Love reading Love reading
•Have a strong Have a strong foundation foundation in the English in the English LanguageLanguage
Listening Listening Speaking Speaking Reading Reading WritingWriting
STELLAR & Language STELLAR & Language Learning Learning
What is a What is a STELLAR lessonSTELLAR lesson like?like?1.Shared
ReadingReading Experience(Big Book)
3. LanguageLanguage Use Use Activities
in Learning Centres
2. Shared WritingWriting Experiences
(CDW/Group/Individual, Creative)
STELLAR Units STELLAR Units
P1: Total of 17 units17 unitsP2: Total of 1414 UnitsUnits 4 Units (Term 1 & Term 3) 3 Units (Term 2 & Term 4)
Some of the titles:•Life In A Shell•A World Of Tools•The Grasshopper And The Ant
•Big Books •Book Flood Books•Guided Reading Programme•Media Resource Library Books
•National Geographic Magazine: Explorer
Reading MaterialsReading Materials
STELLAR STELLAR and and ParentsParents
Role models Home support Activate child’s interest:
make the learning of make the learning of English both English both enjoyableenjoyable
and purposefuland purposeful
• Development of Social Development of Social SkillsSkills
oral interaction among oral interaction among peers in peers in
non-threatening situationsnon-threatening situations
working in partnership working in partnership with with
other childrenother children
turn taking & respect for turn taking & respect for others during class others during class
discussionsdiscussions
• Independent LearningIndependent Learning
EachEach STELLAR unit STELLAR unit includesincludes
Assessment for English
No Practice Paper No Practice Paper No Mid-Year Examination No Mid-Year Examination
(SA1) (SA1) Year-end Examination Year-end Examination (SA2)(SA2)
in Term 4in Term 4 Revision Papers Revision Papers
On-going bite-size assessments
Semester 1:Primary 2 CheckpointsSubject Term/Week Topic/Skill Format
English
Term 2, Week 5Term 2, Week 6 & 7
Oral Reading Picture Conversation Show & Tell
-
Term 1–Term 4(on-going)
Listening Comprehension Selected ‘Let’s Listen
Together’ Activities -
Term 1, Week 9/10 Term 2, Week 8/9
Grammar, Vocabulary & Comprehension
Checkpoint (1) - Unit 1, Unit 2 & Unit 4 Checkpoint (2) - Unit 7, Unit 9 & Unit 11
Multiple choice questions, Fill in the blanks & Open-ended questions
Term 1–Term 4(on-going)
Picture Writing -
Term 1–Term 3(on-going)
Spelling & Dictation -
Alternative
Assessm
ent
Listening 5%
~ selected activities from Let’s Listen
Together
Oral 5%
~ Reading a given passage
~ Picture Conversation
~ Show & Tell
Weighting: Weighting: 30% 30%
Sample for Picture Conversation
Alternative
Assessm
ent
Spelling & Dictation (on-going) 5%
Grammar/Vocabulary/Comprehension
(Checkpoint WS) 10%
~ Multiple Choice Questions
~ Fill In The Blanks
~ Open-ended Questions
Grammar: Multiple Choice Grammar: Multiple Choice QuestionQuestion
1. “Come over here! Look at all _______ pretty flowers growing in this flower pot,” Mother told Lina.
(1) those (2) these(3) that (4) this (
)
Sample
Vocabulary: Multiple Choice Question 1. Gopal puts on a pair of __________
before he dives into the sea.(1) boots (2) flippers(3) skates (4) slippers
( )
Sample
Alternative
Assessm
ent
Picture Writing (on-going) 5% ~ 4 related pictures
given~ A paragraph or more of at least 80 words~ May use helping words provided
1 2
3 4
The Hungry Cat
Formal Assessment (SA2)
Listening Comprehension Paper
•Consists of sections on listening comprehension,
phonics and dictation
Formal Assessment (SA2)
•SA2: Picture Writing (Paper 1)
Story writing exercise given 4 related pictures
Formal Assessment (English)
English Language Paper 2•Consists of sections on
grammar, vocabulary, cloze passages and comprehension passages
Multiple-choice, Fill in the
blanks and Open-ended questions
Cloze Passage (Grammar) Cloze Passage (Grammar)
Sample
Today is Grandfather’s birthday. Mother wants to bake (1) _________ chocolate cake for him. I am very excited. This is my first time baking a cake with Mother.
First, Mother teaches me to sift the flour. Then she mixes (2) ________ butter and sugar in a cake mixer. Next, she adds in …
Helping words: several few a the …
Cloze Passage (Vocabulary)
Sample
It was four o’clock in the afternoon. The (1) ___________ was out after many days of rain. It was shining brightly up in the clear blue (2) ___________. Paul and Meimei were very …
Helping words: sun rainbow sky
• Weighting: 30% - Alternative Assessments
(on-going) 70% - SA2
Mrs Celia Lau (HOD: English/PW/MRL)
choh_thian_jeng_celia@moe.edu.sg
Mrs Pauline Loo (Level Head: English)
chan_pauline@moe.edu.sg
Miss Julie Chua(Senior Teacher: Lower Primary
Curriculum)chua_lee_eng_julie@moe.edu.sg
Thank youThank you
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