english curriculum briefing
TRANSCRIPT
ENGLISH
CURRICULUM
BRIEFING
by Ms Marianne Ha
HOD English
Presentation Outline
P3 English Curriculum
P3 English Assessment
P3 ENGLISH CURRICULUM
Explicit Language Teaching
Comprehension
Grammar
Vocabulary
Listening Compre
Oral
Writing
STELLAR
Reading
Vocabulary
Grammar
Learning Fest, Reading Programme, Public Speaking, ICT
Strategies for English Language Learning and Reading (STELLAR)
STELLAR Vision
Children who love reading and have a strong foundation in the English Language
STELLAR Learning
• Teaching and learning of English using more speaking and listening activities
• Children learn reading and writing using rich and interesting books, with discussions led by the teacher
Why the use of books in
STELLAR?
opens up the world for children
helps children think and wonder
increases children’s vocabulary and knowledge about the world around them
provides good examples for reading and writing
What your child should have mastered
at the end of P2:
Reading of passages of about 120 words
Writing – be able to write a composition of 80 words based on given pictures
Subject-Verb Agreement and tenses
Good penmanship, i.e. formation of letters
PAPER COMPONENT MARKS DURATION REMARKS
1 Continuous Writing20 50 mins
Choose one of 2 qns
2 Language Use and
Comprehension50 1 h 15 mins
3 Listening
Comprehension14 About 30 mins
Picture-matching,
Note-taking &
Comprehension MCQ
4 Oral Communication16
About 11 mins (5 mins prep)
Reading Aloud &
Stimulus-Based
Conversation
TOTAL 100
P3 EL Semestral Assessment
Paper 1: Continuous Writing (Choice 1)
Write a story of at least 100 words based on the pictures below. Give the story your own ending.
Paper 1: Continuous Writing (Choice 2)
Write a composition of at least 100 words
about the day you received your report
book.
Vocabulary – help build a collection of
good words and phrases describing
i. Settings
ii. Emotions
iii. Actions
Easy access to dictionary/thesaurus
Ensure child writes following
format, i.e. paragraphing, etc
How You Can Help Your Child
• Grammar Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
• Vocabulary MCQ
• Grammar Cloze (with helping words)
• Comprehension MCQ
• *Synthesis
• *Visual Text Comprehension MCQ
• *Comprehension OE (with varied answer forms)
*new
Paper 2:
Language Use & Comprehension
Paper 2 Component: Synthesis
Paper 2 Component:
Visual Text Comprehension (MCQ)
Paper 2 Component: Comprehension
Open-Ended (OE)
• Focus on comprehension skills
and strategies– Sequencing, Using contextual clues,
Locate and retrieve accurately, Referencing, etc
– Ask:
• What happened first? What happened next?
• Which word in the story has the same meaning
as…?
• Retell in your own words.
How You Can Help Your Child
• Don’t give too many answers away;
get your child to infer
– Using a combination of what you child
already knows and contextual clues found in
the text
As I walked into the classroom, I noticed
Phillip reading a small red book. Just as
Susie returned, he quickly placed the book
on her table and went back to his seat.
Q: Who owned the little red book?
How You Can Help Your Child
Stimulus-based Conversation
– Stimulus is a springboard for
conversation
– Total of 10 marks
– Assessing speaking skills;
Increased emphasis on
expressing oneself clearly and
providing appropriate
reasons/justifications
Paper 4: Oral Communication
Look at the picture. Which one of the items
would you choose to buy as a present for your
classmate’s birthday? Tell me why.
• Do you have a special birthday present that you have given to someone? Tell me about it.
• Sometimes a present can be meaningful, yet does not cost any money, especially when the giver has put in much effort. What are some meaningful gifts or acts of kindness that you have received? What made you appreciate the gift(s)?
How You Can Help Your Child
Identify your child’s strengths and
weaknesses in fluency, enunciation
and pitch (practice makes perfect)
Use online dictionaries to check
correct pronunciation Oxford Dictionaries
• Encourage your child to express their opinions and justify with reasons
• Use real-life, authentic scenarios
• Get your child to make connections to themes/topics once they see a picture
• Practise with school’s resources
How You Can Help Your Child
• Explore the resources and tips on the STELLAR website:
www.stellarliteracy.sg
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How you can help your child
Encourage Your Child to…
Read, Read, Read!
Physical libraries
Online libraries- E-Resources:
National Library Board (www.nlb.gov.sg)
THANK YOU!