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