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Parents’ Briefing Session English Language Primary 3 & 4 2012. Overview. Components of Assessment Highlights Programmes STELLAR Resources. Semestral Assessment P3. Semestral Assessment P4. Composition Rubrics. Content : 12 marks - Arrangement of ideas and facts - Paragraphing
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Parents’ Briefing Session English Language Primary 3 & 42012
Overview • Components of Assessment • Highlights • Programmes • STELLAR • Resources
Composition Rubrics Content : 12 marks - Arrangement of ideas and facts - Paragraphing - Linking of ideas • Details, if included, are relevant
Composition Rubrics • Language : 8 marks • Spelling, punctuation and • grammar • - Vocabulary • Use of Language according • to purpose, audience, culture • and context
Oral Component • Read a passage : 6 marks • Picture Discussion : 6 marks • P3: Show & Tell : 4 marks • P4: One-Minute Talk : 4 marks
Reading rubrics • Good pronunciation • Fluent expressive reading • Tone, pace and volume • Stress and intonation to convey meaning
Picture Conversation rubrics • Articulate ideas fluently • Elaborate on ideas • Make interpretations
(P3) Show & Tell Assessment Pre-assessment • A topic will be given so that child can prepare in advance Assessment • Duration expected: at least 1 min • Prompts from examiner
(P4) One-Minute Talk • A topic will be given to pupil on the spot Assessment • Duration expected: at least 1 min • Prompts given by examiner
Criteria • Delivers interesting content & gives logical opinions • Uses a wide range of appropriate vocabulary and accurate structures • Displays confidence in her presentation • Speaks in at least 6 or more complete sentences
Highlights • Revision Checks Comprehension and Composition • Project Work P3 – Our Very Own Fractured Fairytale P4 – Healthy Food For A Cause
Programmes • Words Go Round – Mass and Opt-in workshops • Book Displays • Bulk Book Borrowing with NLB • Little Red Dot • Competitions • Project Work
STELLAR Strategies for EL Learning And Reading Programme
Resources • News on TV and Radio • Newspapers, Periodicals, Brochures • All authentic situations – experiences at the supermarkets, wet markets, playground and on the MRT and buses • Holiday plans? – visits to museums, watch a movie, visits to the library
Parental Support • Encourage reading • Monitor homework • Manage school and tuition work (if any) • Communicate with the teacher
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 - 1951)
Mrs Celia Lau (Head of Department) choh_thian_jeng_celia@moe.edu.sg Mrs Paulilne Loo (Level Head) chan_pauline@moe.edu.sg