STANDARD-BASED ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM(KSSR) 2011

GENERAL AIMS Primary ( exit after Year 6) The English Language Curriculum for Primary Schools aims to equip pupils with basic language skills to enable them to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts that’s appropriate to the pupils’ level of development

OBJECTIVES OF THE CURRICULUM By the end of Year 6, pupils should be able to: communicate with peers and adults confidently and appropriately in formal and informal situations; read and comprehend a range of English texts for information and enjoyment; write a wide range of texts using appropriate language, style and form through a variety of media; appreciate and demonstrate understanding of English language literary or creative works for enjoyment; and use correct and appropriate rules of grammar in speech and writing

UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES OF THE CURRICULUM Back to Basics Fun Learning Learner Centredness Integration of salient new technologies Assessment for learning Character Building

STANDARD-BASED CURRICULUM MODEL Educational Emphases Multiple Intelligences Contextualism Constructivism Learning How to Learn Skills Entrepreneurship Creativity and Innovation ICT skills Values and Citizenship Grammar Phonics Vocabulary Listening Writing Reading Speaking Social skills High Order Thinking Skills World of Stories World of Self, Family & Friends World of Knowledge

CURRICULUM MATRIX STRAND 1 STRAND 2 Language Focus Language Arts LEVEL 2 (YEARS 4, 5 & 6) 300 MINS PER WEEK – SK 180 MINS PER WEEK - SJK Skills – Listening & Speaking, Reading and Writing Vocabulary (includes Science & Maths themes as well as Grammar ) Readers + (Contemporary Children’s Literature) Genres: Short Story, Poems and Graphic Novel LEVEL 1 (YEARS 1,2 & 3) 150 MINS PER WEEK - SJK Skills – Listening & Speaking, Grammar (Year 3) Phonics: SK -Y1 & 2, SJK – Y1-Y3 Penmanship - Big Books Lady Bird Series Music, Poetry & Drama

A MODULAR APPROACH LISTENING AND SPEAKING MODULE READING MODULE WRITING MODULE LANGUAGE ARTS MODULE (CONTEMPORARY CHILDREN’S LITERATURE YEAR 4-6) GRAMMAR MODULE STAGE ONE (YEARS 1 – 3) STAGE TWO (YEARS 4 – 6) YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6

CONTENT CONFIGURATION FOR STAGE 2 (YEAR 4-6) L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 LISTENING & SPEAKING READING WRITING/GRAMMAR World of Self GRAMMAR/WRITING LANGUAGE ARTS (CONTEMPORARARY CHILDREN’S LITERATURE) World of Stories World of Knowledge World of Self World of Stories World of Knowledge World of Self World of Stories World of Knowledge

THE MODULAR APPROACH FOR TEACHING ENGLISH (YEAR 4-6) Recommended structure for English language lessons: LESSON 1 Listening & Speaking LESSON 2 Reading LESSON 3 Writing/ Grammar LESSON 4 Grammar/Writing LESSON 5 Language Arts (Contemporary Children’s Literature)

COMPARISON BETWEEN KBSR & KSSR 1. CURRICULUM DOCUMENTATION STANDARD DOCUMENT SYLLABUS CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS CONTENT STANDARDS & LEARNING STANDARDS

COMPARISON BETWEEN KBSR & KSSR 2. CURRICULUM ORGANISATION LANGUAGE TAUGHT THROUGH THREE BROAD AREAS LANGUAGE TAUGHT THROUGH THREE BROAD AREAS MODULAR STRUCTURE INTEGRATION OF SKILLS INTEGRATION OF SKILLS

COMPARISON BETWEEN KBSR & KSSR 3. CURRICULUM CONTENT FOCUS ON FOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS FOCUS ON FOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS BASIC LITERACY SOUND SYSTEM PHONICS LANGUAGE ARTS PENMANSHIP GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT

COMPARISON BETWEEN KBSR & KSSR 4. APPROACH WHOLE LANGUAGE PHONICS STANDARD BRITISH ENGLISH 5. ADDED VALUES EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES CREATIVITY & INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP ICT SKILLS

NEW ELEMENTS IN THE STANDARD-BASED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM Language Arts – Contemporary Children’s Literature The Modular Approach/Configuration Assessment for learning

ASSESSMENT CURRICULUM COMPONENT CONTENT CURRICULUM PEDAGOGY ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT YEAR 4 ONWARDS– 1 document; CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT STANDARD DOCUMENT (CDD), a document which contains Content Standards, Learning Standards and Performance Standards Teaching and Learning follows the modular structure of Listening & Speaking, Reading, Writing, Language Arts and Grammar. Assessment is done for all the language skills. Grammar is assessed through the Speaking and Writing Skills. This is because when you assess a pupil for fluency and accuracy in Speaking and Writing, you are indirectly assessing the grammar that is used. Assessment is recorded for L&S, R, W & LA in the EXCEL template.

4. Assessment is formative in nature and is ongoing 4. Assessment is formative in nature and is ongoing. Therefore, you are constantly assessing your pupils as you teach, making changes to your methods or approaches so that your pupils will understand better. However, the recording of the levels (EXCEL template) is only done once every 3 months. How do you justify the levels of performance that you assign to each pupil? - Through the exercises, worksheets, class presentations, exercises in the activity books, quizzes etc. You do not need to have a special file to collect and keep all these evidence of your pupils. The evidence is in the form of the written and oral work that you do in the classroom. 6. If the school carries out the mid term and end of year examination, the format will have to incorporate all the 4 modules stipulated in the DSKP; L&S, R, W & LA. So, the testing is not only paper and pen but covers all these modules.

THE CONTEMPORARY CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

AIMS Create interest in pupils towards literature by introducing them to a variety of literary texts of different genres. Provide pupils with an early beginning and foundation to literature. Develop pupils’ understanding of other societies, cultures, values and traditions that will help pupils in their emotional and spiritual growth. Expose pupils to the aesthetic use of the English language.

BACKGROUND Introduced in all primary schools since 2004. Involves pupils from Year 4 - 6 (Level 2). Compulsory to be taught and learnt. Current cycle of books will end in 2014 for Year 4. Cycle 2 (new texts) will be used from Year 4 onwards in stages. 2014 2015 2016 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Texts In The Current Cycle (Cycle 1) Year 4 National Schools The following titles are used in Perlis, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak, Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor: Tidy Your Room, Tanya! – Pamela Rushby Tales and Tails – Hyacinth Gaudart The Little Blue Boy – Fatou Keita Danalis Distributors The following titles are used in Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Sabah, Sarawak and Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan: Coral Bay Surprise – Barbara & David Miller Everyone is Good At Something – Peter Etherton The Humble Prince – Kumara Velu

Texts In The New Cycle (Cycle 2) SK & SJK GENRES POEMS (COMPILATION) THE SHORT STORY THE GRAPHIC NOVEL 1. This Tooth by Lee Bennett Hopkins Cats by John Kitching Serenade by Bobby Katz Watching a Bumble Bee by Wes Magee Miss Antrobus by Richard Edwards The Meal by Karla Kuskin Seaside by Shirley Hughes The Dark by Adrian Henri And Something Weird Happened by Pamela Rushby Gulliver’s Travel by Jonathan Swift

KEEP IN MIND! Teachers are free to choose whichever genre to start teaching in Year 5 as long as all genres are covered in a year. Finish teaching one genre before moving on to the next. Teachers need to plan the allocation of time (weeks) to cover each text according to the needs and level of their pupils. If pupils are advanced and teachers have finished teaching all the texts in the 3 genres, they are encouraged to use literary texts of their own during the Language Arts classes.

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