Primary 1 Curriculum Briefing

MOTHER-TONGUE

CURRICULUM 2016 P1 Parents Briefing

• Features of the 2015 Primary School MTL

curriculum

• Greater emphasis on spoken & written

interaction skills;

• Greater focus on authentic activities to

better engage students and develop their

communication skills; and

• Continue to expose students to culture &

values through MTL learning.

Features of the 2015 Primary School MTL

curriculum

• Story characters set in real-life situations

that students can relate to, so as to better

engage students in their learning of MTL

and;

• Greater use of ICT e.g. videos,

animations, digital interactive games etc.

Continued Focus on Language Skills

• Greater use of authentic language

activities to better develop our students’

communication skills;

• Encourage language use in its various

forms; and

• Development of other language skills

remain important.

P1 MTL Language Printed Resources

Information on Chinese Language Learning

Resources

1. Xuele (学乐) http://xuele.moe.edu.sg/xuele/slot/u107/index.html

(A website to access the ICT resources used in the teaching and learning

of Chinese Language in school.)

Xuele (学乐)

Oracy

Theatre

Pinyin

Castle

Literacy

Playground Songs

and

Rhymes

Xuele (学乐)

Parents’

Info

Information on Chinese Language Learning

Resources

2. Parents in Education http://parents-in-education.moe.gov.sg/

(MOE online website that contains information and resources for parents to

support their children’s learning in schools.)

3. Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning http://www.cpcll.sg/

(A website that contains information about the various events and programmes

organised by the community to support children in the learning of language

outside schools.)

4. Chinese Story-telling Sessions http://www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary/programme/Story-telling%20~2Fcraft.aspx

(This link provides details about the Chinese story-telling sessions held in

the national libraries.)

Information on Malay Language Learning

Resources

1. e-cekap http://tinta.moe.edu.sg/mekar/slot/u112/ecekap/index.html

(A website to access the ICT resources used in the teaching and learning

of Malay Language in school.)

Information on Malay Language Learning

Resources

2. Tinta Tunas http://tinta.moe.edu.sg/mekar/slot/u112/PRI/index.html

(Engage your child with a host of interesting and relevant digital

multimedia learning resources, including games and grammar practices)

Information on Malay Language Learning

Resources

3. Nadi http://nadi.edumall.sg/

(An e-magazine for primary ML pupils with a wide range of multimedia

content and online activities.)

Information on Malay Language Learning

Resources

4. Applications

Pintar Kata to stimulate the

of your child’s

A game

expansion

vocabulary.

Cerita Rakyat Nusantara

An electronic book to

encourage reading in a fun way.

It has recording function and

comprehension practices.

Information on Tamil Language Learning

Resources

1. Pazhahutamil (பழகு தமிழ்) – E-learning Portal

http://www.pazhahutamil.com/login/

Engage your child with a cloud of attention-grabbing and relevant digital multimedia

learning resources, including games that can be found in Pazhahutamil website.

Pazhahutamil (பழகு தமிழ்)

பாடல்கள் -Songs

பயிற்சிக ள் Execises

Information on Tamil Language Learning

Resources

MC Online

Tamil E-books Oral Buddy

Information on Tamil Language Learning

Resources

Sangamam

Information on Tamil Language Learning

Resources

WALTT

Package for P1 :

• Reading Log

MTL Reading Programme at Kellock

Book

Title Character

CCE

Values

Rewards for Reading Log

1.Complete 25 books – get

5 stamps and 1 bookmark

2.Complete 50 books – get

10 stamps and 1 lucky

draw chance

Stamp

Reading Support Programme for P1 :

• Starting from 2016 Term 2: Twice a week

• Target Group: Students weak in reading

• Emphasis on word recognition (Chinese and

Malay Language)

• Emphasis on letter recognition and word

recognition (Tamil Language)

MTL Reading Programme at Kellock

CL Modular Approach

• Will only be implemented starting from P2

• Based on feedback from the CL teachers and

students’ performance in P1, students who need

more support will be placed in Bridging class to

help them better learn Chinese Language.

Remedial Lessons for P1 :

• Will start from 2016 Term 2: Once a week

• Target Group: Low-progress students from P1

Other Support Programmes

Thank You!