Measuring Civic Learning: Meaningful Strategies for Educating 21st Century Citizens
The Making of Global Citizens in the 21st Century
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PARENTS’ BRIEFING ON PRIMARY FOUR ENGLISH Presented on 29 January 2016
Transcript of The Making of Global Citizens in the 21st Century
PARENTS’ BRIEFING
ON
PRIMARY FOUR
ENGLISH
Presented on 29 January 2016
Presentation Outline
P4 English Curriculum
Assessment Plan for P4 English
P4 ENGLISH CURRICULUM
Explicit Language Teaching
Comprehension
Grammar
Synthesis & Transformation
Listening Compre
Oral
Writing
STELLAR
Reading
Vocabulary
Grammar
Learning Fest, Reading Programme, Public Speaking, ICT
Strategies for English Language Learning and Reading (STELLAR)
STELLAR Vision
Children who love reading and have a strong foundation in the English Language
STELLAR Learning
• Teaching and learning of English using more speaking and listening activities
• Children learn reading and writing using rich and interesting books, with discussions led by the teacher
Why the use of varied text
types in STELLAR?
open up the world for children
help children think and wonder
increase children’s vocabulary and knowledge about the world around them
provide good examples for reading and writing
2016 P4 Assessment Plan
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 • Formative
Test 1 (Editing for spelling & grammar)
• SA1 (Paper 1, 2, 3 & 4)
• Formative Test 2 (Reading Aloud)
• Formative Test 3 (Visual text & compre OE)
• SA2 (Paper 1, 2, 3 & 4)
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PAPER COMPONENT MARKS DURATION REMARKS
1
Continuous Writing
20
50 mins
Choose one of 2 qns
2
Language Use and
Comprehension
50
1 h 15 mins
3
Listening
Comprehension
14
About 30 mins Picture-matching,
Note-taking &
Comprehension MCQ
4
Oral Communication
16
About 11 mins (5 mins prep)
TOTAL
100
P4 EL Semestral Assessment
Paper 1: Continuous Writing (Choice 1)
Write a story of at least 120 words based on the pictures below. Give the story your own ending.
Paper 1: Continuous Writing (Choice 2)
Write a composition of at least 120 words about a party game
you disliked.
Vocabulary – help build a collection of
good words and phrases describing
i. Settings
ii. Emotions
iii. Actions
Easy access to dictionary/thesaurus
Ensure child writes following
format, i.e. paragraphing, etc
How You Can Help Your Child
• Grammar Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
• Vocabulary MCQ
• Grammar Cloze (with helping words)
• Comprehension MCQ
• *Synthesis
• *Comprehension Cloze
• *Visual Text Comprehension MCQ
• *Comprehension OE (with varied answer forms)
*new
Paper 2:
Language Use & Comprehension
Paper 2 Component: Synthesis
Paper 2 Component:
Visual Text Comprehension
Paper 2 Component:
Comprehension Cloze
Paper 2 Component: Comprehension
Open-Ended (OE)
• Focus on comprehension skills
and strategies – Identifying the Main Idea, Inferring,
Visualising, Sequencing, etc
– Ask:
• What is happening here?
• What is the main idea?
• What is the main purpose of this text?
• Retell in your own words.
How You Can Help Your Child
• Don’t give too many answers away; get your child to infer – Using a combination of what you child already
knows and contextual clues found in the text
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He stared longingly at the picnic basket on the dining table. “Life’s not fair,” Max sighed.
Q: Why did Max say “Life’s not fair”?
How You Can Help Your Child
• Don’t give too many answers away; get your child to infer – Using a combination of what you child already
knows and contextual clues found in the text
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He stared longingly at the picnic basket on the dining table. “Life’s not fair,” Max sighed.
Q: Why did Max say “Life’s not fair”?
How You Can Help Your Child
Stimulus-based Conversation
– Stimulus is a springboard for
conversation
– Total of 10 marks
– Assessing speaking skills;
Increased emphasis on
expressing oneself clearly and
providing appropriate
reasons/justifications
Paper 4: Oral Communication
Look at the picture. Which one of the categories would
you choose to take part in? Why?
• Have you taken part in a competition? Tell me about it.
• Do you like to take part in competitions? Why or why not?
How You Can Help Your Child
Identify your child’s strengths and
weaknesses in fluency, enunciation
and pitch (practice makes perfect)
Use online dictionaries to check
correct pronunciation
• Encourage your child to express their opinions and justify with reasons
• Use real-life, authentic scenarios
• Get your child to make connections to themes/topics once they see a picture
• Practise with school’s resources
How You Can Help Your Child
• Explore the resources and tips on the STELLAR website:
www.stellarliteracy.sg
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How you can help your child
Encourage Your Child to…
Read, Read, Read!
Physical libraries
Online libraries- E-Resources:
National Library Board (www.nlb.gov.sg)
