Purposes of Using Songs and Poetry in the

Malaysian Primary School

Group 4(PISMP/Tesl 2/Sem 3)Cheong Zi Hoong

Constance cheeHarzuwani binti wahab

Hong Yin Yin Lee Li Wen

Norafidah binti jasman

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Purposes of Using Songs and Poetry in the Malaysian

Primary School : Linguistic Development.

Develop phonemic awareness (ability to blend and segment the sounds) in identify rhyming words and spell words

Song and poetry helps children pay attention to the sounds & patterns of language

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Encourage students to expand their

vocabulariesRepetition of words,

phrases or line in songs & poetry

Using rhythm to emphasize on specific words

Purposes of Using Songs and Poetry in the Malaysian

Primary School : Linguistic Development.

Help students to improve their pronunciation

Allow students to

develop speech fluency

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Improve students’ reading skills

Using songs and poetry help student improve their writing

abilities.

Purposes of Using Songs and Poetry in the Malaysian

Primary School : Linguistic Development.

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How to use songs and poetry to improve linguistic development of students?

Listening to poetry / song

Read aloud the poetry follow the

rhythm several times and have the student

recite the poem

Sing / play the suitable song for

students to listen and engage students in

singing

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How to use songs and poetry to improve linguistic development of students?

Moving to

Song/

Poetry

Encourage physical

response from students

Let students to move when teacher slowly read a poem

aloud

Asked students to do the action

in the song

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Choral

speaking

Choose a poem that is interesting and simple to memorize

Select poem that use refrain for children to memorize

Guide the students so that they can recite the poem with fluency

How to use songs and poetry to improve linguistic development of students?

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How to use songs and poetry to improve linguistic development of students?

Learning to Write Poetry

Teachers often start the writing of poetry as a collaborative

effort.

The class brainstorms for ideas and then composes

the poem in groups or pairs.

Teachers can encourage children to model the works of

professional poets

Imitation of a whole poem or of specific

techniques

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Strategies to promote language development

• Activity: Vocabulary Development Using Song• Objective: Improve vocabulary through lyrics.• Students level: year 1• Resources:

1. A song which you wish to teach them.2. A list of your own simple definitions which are age appropriate.

Procedure:• Select songs which have words which you want them to learn. • Introduce the lesson as an easy and enjoyable way to learn new words.• Play the song for student to listen• Let the children sing one song.• Say one of the words which you want to teach.

– As you ask for a word's meaning, give clues.– When you define a word, be sure they understand the words in the

definition.• Keep the fun flowing.

– Teach a few words at a time. Sing, teach, and sing some more.– Ask for word meanings

• Create simple definition of each word which you want to teach.– Define each word consistently with its usage in the song. – When you write your definitions, use a dictionary to help you give children

a clear understanding of the way the word is used in the song.

Reference

• http://aplaceofourown.org/question_detail.php?id=337

• http://aplaceofourown.org/question_detail.php?id=113

• http://www.abcmusicandme.com/documents/M&G_ABC_To_HeadStart_Outcomes.pdf

• http://aplaceofourown.org/print.php