Aspects and Rationale

Aims

• Enhance the professional development for English teachers working with NCS students; and

•Improve literacy levels of students in reading and writing through catering to learner diversity

ObjectivesTo work closely with the school personnel indeveloping a School-based Curriculum which focuson:

• Textbook adaptation

• Teaching of reading through the five strategies

• Teaching writing through shared writing andprocess writing

• Using drama to enhance teaching and learning

Mode of Collaboration with Seed schools

• Teacher Secondment – one secondee per year, three LETs over three years

• Option of no Secondment – the school will spare a co-ordinator for taking up the adaptation task with flexible deployment during the week.

• Environment – storage for Big Books and Guided Readers and notice board for display of students’ work

* Please refer to the Information Pack for full details regarding commitment!

Commitments for Joining• School-based Curriculum Development

Plan and develop a school-based curriculum

Schedule timetabled co-planning meetings for at least an hour per week on a regular basis

Allow teachers to attend CPD, cluster and school-based PD workshops

Schools in the NCS Seed Project

• Key Stage 1 (Using the PLP-R/W)Hong Kong Taoist Association Wun Tuen

SchoolLi Sing Tai Hang Primary School

• Key Stage 2 (Developing school-based units)Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School

Experience Sharing –

NCS Project Schools

Schools in the NCS Seed Project

• Key Stage 1 (Using the PLP-R/W)Hong Kong Taoist Association Wun Tuen

SchoolLi Sing Tai Hang Primary School

• Key Stage 2 (Developing school-based units)Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School

Hong Kong Taoist Association Wun Tsuen School

• PLP-R/W Program

• Video clip

Common Features of NCS students

• Often strong oral skills• Reading does not match oral skills • Their writing is much weaker than their

listening, speaking and reading skills• Very vocal and highly responsive• Parent support sometimes lacking

Nationalities in Our Schools

Pakistani Filipinos Nepalese Indians Chinese Others

A 19% 35% 9% 23% 5% 9%

B 54% 7% 7% 20% 6% 6%

C 27% 37% 12% 8% 7% 9%

Others include:

Russian, Polish, Myanmar, Iranian, Burmese, Korean, Sri Lankan, Japanese, African, Indonesian, Egyptian, Mexican, English, Australian, Canadian, American, Bangladeshi, German, Thai

NCS SEED Project-SEKPS

School Teacher Students

• SBC• Activities

matched with Textbook-

My Pals are Here

• Reading • Writing

• Co-planning• Co-teaching• Lesson plan • Resources

• GR /activities

• Matched to book levels

• SR/GR• H.R.• Writing

(SW/IW)• Assessment

Teacher Students School

SEED Project -SEKPS

Drama Adaptation

Teacher’s workshop - Drama

Drama Adaptation

Thank You!