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Parents’ Briefing (P2). 4 February 2012 Ms Julie Chua Senior Teacher. Outline. What is STELLAR? The STELLAR Vision STELLAR & Language Learning A STELLAR Unit STELLAR & Parents Assessment for English. STELLAR. ST rategies for E nglish L anguage L earning A nd R eading. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Parents’ Briefing (P2)Parents’ Briefing (P2)
4 February 2012
Ms Julie ChuaMs Julie Chua
Senior TeacherSenior Teacher
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•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
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The English Language Curriculum for Primary Schools in Singapore
STELLARSTELLAR
STSTrategiesrategies forfor EEnglishnglish LLanguageanguage LLearning earning AAndnd RReadingeading
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Vision of Vision of STELLARSTELLAR•Love reading Love reading
•Have a strong Have a strong foundation foundation in the English in the English LanguageLanguage
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Listening Listening Speaking Speaking Reading Reading WritingWriting
STELLAR & Language STELLAR & Language Learning Learning
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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)
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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
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•Big Books •Book Flood Books•Guided Reading Programme•Media Resource Library Books
•National Geographic Magazine: Explorer
Reading MaterialsReading Materials
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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
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• 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
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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
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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 -
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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%
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Sample for Picture Conversation
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Alternative
Assessm
ent
Spelling & Dictation (on-going) 5%
Grammar/Vocabulary/Comprehension
(Checkpoint WS) 10%
~ Multiple Choice Questions
~ Fill In The Blanks
~ Open-ended Questions
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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
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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
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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
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Formal Assessment (SA2)
Listening Comprehension Paper
•Consists of sections on listening comprehension,
phonics and dictation
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Formal Assessment (SA2)
•SA2: Picture Writing (Paper 1)
Story writing exercise given 4 related pictures
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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
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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 …
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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
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• Weighting: 30% - Alternative Assessments
(on-going) 70% - SA2
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Mrs Celia Lau (HOD: English/PW/MRL)
Mrs Pauline Loo (Level Head: English)
Miss Julie Chua(Senior Teacher: Lower Primary
Curriculum)[email protected]
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Thank youThank you