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LITERACY AND NUMERACY

PROGRAMME

( LINUS )

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NKRA -TO MEET THE CHALLENGES THAT PREVENT THE

REALIZATION OF VISION 2020

EDUCATION ( ONE OF THE 6 NKRA)

LINUS - SUB NKRA (SUB-NATIONAL KEY RESULT AREA)

LINUS is an acronym Literacy and Numeracy Screening

Objective – to ensure that all students master basic

literacy and numeracy skills in BAHASA MALAYSIA

at the end of the first 3 years of Primary Education

Targeted at students with problems in Reading,

Writing and Arithmetics/Counting

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DEFINITION

Literacy is defined as the ability to read, write and understand simple words and complex sentences in Bahasa Malaysia and apply knowledge of learning and communication

Numeracy is defined as the ability to read, write, count and up to 1,000, be competent in mathematical operations such as add, subtract, multiply and divide, and to apply them in money, time and length

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WHY?....... LITERACY AND NUMERACY STANDARDS IN

MALAYSIA SHOWS: (BEFORE 2010)

4 SUMBER: KIA2M untuk kadar literasi dan PROTIM untuk kadar

numerasi

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

100,000

0 2008

54,272

(13%)

2007

51,486

(10%)

2006

50,253

(11%)

Number of students who do not

achieve target literacy standards

at the end of Year 1 (% in brackets)

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

100,000

0 2008

117,024

(24%)

2007 2006

Number of students who do not

achieve target numeracy standards

at the end of Year 1 (% in brackets)

PROTIM

beginning in

2008

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HOW ? ...... 6 STRATEGIES

TO ACHIEVE 90% LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS BY 2010

1. Screening process

2. Teaching and learning modules

3. Teacher training

4. Commitment of all stakeholders

5. Monitoring and Supervision

6. Facilitators at the district level.

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1. SCREENING PROCESS:

- conducted 3 times a year

March,

June

and September each year until Year 3)

- Students who do not achieve a certain level will be identified

to follow the LINUS programme OR

a Special Education program.

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Screening Process - 3 times a year

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Basic Literacy

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Ayat Tunggal (Simple Sentence) 1. terdiri daripada satu subjek dan satu predikat.

Contoh : Lelaki gemuk itu sedang menembak burung.

Dia sangat kaya , Dia sangat sombong

Subjek = Lelaki gemuk itu Predikat = sedang menembak burung.

Ayat Majmuk (Compound sentence) 1. mengandungi dua atau lebih ayat

- ayat tunggal disambungkan oleh perkataan Kata Hubung seperti dan,

atau, kecuali, tetapi, dan lain-lain.

Contoh:

A) Razak mengambil sebuah buku cerita. ( Ayat Tunggal )

B) Razak membaca buku itu. ( Ayat Tunggal )

C) Razak mengambil sebuah buku cerita lalu membaca buku itu. ( Ayat

Majmuk )

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Basic Numeracy

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2. Teaching and learning modules

- Develop new teaching and learning of literacy and

numeracy (Yr 1 – Yr 3)

- Modules are based on the concept

from the easiest to the more difficult

emphasizing on application of concepts learned.

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3. TEACHER TRAINING

- To overcome the shortage of teachers with

expertise in teaching basic literacy and

numeracy,

- intensive teacher training to deliver effectively

learning modules.

- From November 2009 to February 2010,

17,000 teachers were trained.

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Professional Training

TEACHING REMEDIAL STUDENTS LINUS

▪ Training includes the following:

Integrate various

pedagogical methods Strengthen teaching

skills using technology Provide a variety of

teaching and learning resources

Reveal best practices

in the teaching of basic literacy and numeracy

▪ Development of new materials and

modules for effective teachingand learning

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Ratio of Remedial Teachers to students

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4. COMMITMENT OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS

Awareness programs

- State Education Department, District

Education Office, school heads,

parents, teacher unions and the

community began in Dec 2009 - Jan

2010.

Purpose : to increase understanding of the

importance of all the LINUS program

and to gain their support.

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5. MONITORING AND SUPERVISION

• By officers at the district level and the

Inspectorate and Quality Assurance officers

- on 10% of low-performing schools.

• To monitor the progress of students who

attend the program

- reports on the results of the monitoring will

be produced twice in 2010,.

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6. FACILITATORS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL

• Conduct 'coaching and mentoring' for

LINUS program teachers

• Help schools to plan appropriate strategies

based on the results of screening tests

• Serve as a liason officer between the

schools and PPD, JPN and MOE.

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DESIRED OUTCOME:

Every child will have basic literacy and

numeracy skills after three years of

primary education 90

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99.84%

Literacy

99.92 %

Numeracy

LINUS

programme

for BM since

2010

LINUS 2.0 FOR

ENGLISH IN

2013

NEWSPAPER REPORT: BERITA HARIAN

ACHIEVED

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“…………….. students with English literacy

problems will receive assistance and additional

support through LINUS 2.0 to enable them to be

on par with others in the mainstream," he told a

press conference here yesterday.

Basic screening will be carried out in Year One

in June 2013 to determine the level of students'

literacy in English to students who need special

attention are identified.

Laman Web Rasmi BPK:

Timbalan Pengarah Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum,

Kementerian Pelajaran, Shamsuri Sujak explained:

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What can Frog VLE do

for linus in 2013 ? • Frog VLE can be used to support LINUS for English in

Primary schools starting 2013 and the ongoing LINUS for

BM and Maths

• Teachers can be encouraged to search for interactive and

dynamic resources online / Frogstore

• Collaborate on building teaching resources on Frog VLE

• Share best practices in the teaching of basic literacy and

numeracy through Frog VLE

• Implementation Consultants – mentoring and coaching

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Old Mac Donald…

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Resources:

http://nkrapendidikan.moe.my

http://www.moe.gov.my/jpnselangor/