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Parents’ Briefing (P2)

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.

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Parents’ Briefing (P2)

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  1. Parents’ Briefing (P2) 4 February 2012 Ms Julie Chua Senior Teacher

  2. Outline • What is STELLAR? • The STELLAR Vision • STELLAR & Language • Learning • A STELLAR Unit • STELLAR & Parents • Assessment for English

  3. STELLAR STrategiesforEnglishLanguageLearning AndReading The English Language Curriculum for Primary Schools in Singapore

  4. Vision of STELLAR • Love reading • Have a strong foundation • in the English Language

  5. STELLAR & Language Learning • Listening • Speaking • Reading • Writing

  6. What is a STELLAR lesson like? • Shared • Reading Experience • (Big Book) 2. Shared Writing Experiences (CDW/Group/Individual, Creative) 3. LanguageUse Activities in Learning Centres

  7. Some of the titles: • Life In A Shell • A World Of Tools • The Grasshopper And The Ant STELLAR Units P1: Total of 17 units P2: Total of 14Units 4 Units (Term 1 & Term 3) 3 Units (Term 2 & Term 4)

  8. Reading Materials • Big Books • Book Flood Books • Guided Reading Programme • Media Resource Library Books • National Geographic Magazine: Explorer

  9. STELLAR and Parents • Role models • Home support • Activate child’s interest: make the learning of English both enjoyable and purposeful

  10. Each STELLAR unit includes • Development of Social Skills • oral interaction among peers in non-threatening situations • working in partnership with other children • turn taking & respect for others during class discussions • Independent Learning

  11. Assessment for English • No Practice Paper • No Mid-Year Examination (SA1) • On-going bite-size assessments • Year-end Examination (SA2) in Term 4 • Revision Papers

  12. Semester 1:Primary 2 Checkpoints

  13. Alternative Assessment Weighting: 30% • Listening 5% ~ selected activities from Let’s Listen Together • Oral 5% ~ Reading a given passage ~ Picture Conversation ~ Show & Tell

  14. Sample for Picture Conversation

  15. Alternative Assessment • Spelling & Dictation (on-going) 5% • Grammar/Vocabulary/Comprehension (Checkpoint WS) 10% ~ Multiple Choice Questions ~ Fill In The Blanks ~ Open-ended Questions

  16. Sample Grammar: Multiple Choice Question • “Come over here! Look at all _______ pretty flowers growing in this flower pot,” Mother told Lina. (1) those (2) these (3) that (4) this ( )

  17. Sample Vocabulary: Multiple Choice Question • Gopal puts on a pair of __________ before he dives into the sea. (1) boots (2) flippers (3) skates (4) slippers ( )

  18. Alternative Assessment 1 2 3 4 • Picture Writing (on-going) 5% ~ 4 related pictures given~ A paragraph or more of at least 80 words~ May use helping words provided The Hungry Cat

  19. Formal Assessment (SA2) • Listening Comprehension Paper • Consists of sections on • listening comprehension, phonics and dictation

  20. Formal Assessment (SA2) • SA2: Picture Writing (Paper 1) • Story writingexercise given 4 related pictures

  21. 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

  22. Sample Cloze Passage (Grammar) 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 …

  23. Sample Cloze Passage (Vocabulary) 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

  24. Weighting:30% - Alternative Assessments • (on-going) • 70% - SA2

  25. 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

  26. Thank you

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