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P6 Foundation EnglishParents’ Briefing
Strategies for English LanguageLearning and Reading
The EL instructional programme for primary schools that provides the instructional materials, teaching strategies and training to
enable teachers to implement the EL syllabus.
Aims to move EL learners towards independence using authentic texts and learning activities that motivate and engage different
learners
STELLAR
Desired Junyuan OutcomesConfident Communicator
P5 Fdn – JournalismP6 Fdn – Public Speaking
Writing• Modular Writing - pupils are taught to use different ways of introducing their
stories (eg. with quotations, flashbacks, using similes and phrasal words)
Visible Thinking Routine- Group work, sharing ideas, think-pair-share
Key Department Strategies
Key Department StrategiesStrategies that students adopt to better organise their written work- A.R.O.PE- C.U.B / C.T.P.S
C.U.B.Circle Underline Bracket C.T.P.S.Context.Tenses.Punctuation.Spelling.
Using C.U.B & C.T.P.S SELF-CHECK Strategies in Comprehension (Written)
Example: What did the fisherman eat on the deserted island? ref. Unit 1: Kusu Island/STELLAR
- CUB strategyWhat did (the fisherman eat at the deserted island)?circle/ underline/ bracketsWh/how verb question
- CTPS strategy He ate fruits and small animals that are found on the island.Context √ Tenses √ Punctuation √ Spelling √
CTPS
Using A.R.O.PE Strategy in Oral Assessments
A strategy to structure the pupils’ conversation in a systematic manner so that they can organise
their thoughts.• A - Answer• R - Reason• O - Opinion• PE – Personal Experience
An example of how AROPE is practised.
EXAMINER: Look at the picture. Would you like to go for this buffet? (pupil refers to a picture of a selection of dishes in a buffet spread.)
Answer : Yes, I would like to go for this buffet becauseReason : it is a good way to taste different types of dishes at one
sitting.Opinion : In my opinion, going for lunch or dinner buffet is a good
way to be introduced to dishes that I am not familiar with. In addition, we can avoid food wastage when we go for buffet meals. We would only take the food that we would eat.
Personal Experience : I remember having a delicious buffet lunch at a wedding reception. I could choose the dishes that I would like to eat from the many varieties that were available. I tried out some dishes that I was not familiar with. I was surprised that I actually liked some of them. I would not have known how the food tasted if I had not tried them that day.
Home Support for Oral Assessments
• Daily Reading Time• Providing experiences (family trips, outings)• Sharing thoughts on current news (newspaper articles / news on television)
Foundation English ASSESSMENTS
AssessmentAssessment
(Written Examination) Period
CA (100%) (just Paper 2) Term 1
MYE (100%) all papers Term 2
Prelims - 100% all papers Term 3
PSLE Oral - Term 3Written Papers – Term 4
Paper Marks Duration
Paper 1Writing (SW & CW)
40(10m + 30m) 1hr 10 mins
Paper 2Language Use & Comprehension
60 1hr 20 mins
Paper 3Listening Comprehension
20 Approx 35 mins
Paper 4 Oral Communication
30 8-10 mins(Preparation Time 5 mins)
COMPONENT CONTENT ITEM TYPE NO. OF ITEMS MARKS
Oral20%
30mksAbout 10 mins
Reading Aloud
Stimulus-based Conversation
Open-ended
Open-ended(1 visual stimulus)
2 passages
2 pictures
10
20
Listening Comprehension
13.3%20mks
About 40 -45 mins
Listening Comprehension
MCQ discrete 20 items 20
Writing26.7%40mks
1 hr 10 mins
Situational Writing
Continuous Writing
Open-ended
Open-ended
1
1
10
30
Booklet A20 marks
Booklet B40 marks
40%60 mks1hr 20 mins
Grammar
Vocabulary
Punctuation
Visual Text Comprehension
Form Filing/ Information Transfer
Editing for Grammar
Editing for Spelling
Comprehension Cloze:
Synthesis &Transformation
Comprehension OEPassage A Passage B
MCQ discrete
MCQ discrete
MCQ discrete
MCQ discrete
Open-ended
Open-ended
Open-ended
Open-ended
Open-ended
Open-endedOpen-ended
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Different Types of Comprehension Questions• Visual Text Comprehension (Booklet A/MCQ)
(5 x 1m)• Form Filing (5 x 1m)• Completion of Sentences Comprehension (Booklet B)
(5 x 1m)• Open-ended Comprehensions (Booklet B)
(10 m from)- Two texts- Open-ended questions
Managing Understanding Comprehension TextsPupils will be taught - Annotation skills - Contextual cluesManaging Comprehension Open-ended Questions- CUB strategy- CTPS strategy
Example: What did the fisherman eat on the deserted island? ref. Unit 1: Kusu Island/STELLAR
- CUB strategyWhat did (the fisherman eat at the deserted island)?circle/ underline/ bracketsWh/how verb question
- CTPS strategy He ate fruits and small animals that are found on the island.Context √ Tenses √ Punctuation √ Spelling √
CTPS
Visual Text Comprehension
Visual Text Comprehension
Comprehension – Form Filing
Comprehension - Completion of Sentences
Comprehension - Completion of Sentences
Two Open-ended Comprehensions
Synthesis
Home Support
• Daily Reading Time• Providing experiences eg outings / sharing of
current affair stories through newspaper articles or news on television
Thank You.Have a pleasant day!