P1 STELLAR Programme in Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Primary)

Outline EL Department Goals STELLAR Programme Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening Grammar / Vocabulary / Comprehension Spelling and Dictation Learning Groups Assessment

EL Department Goals Fluent language users Independent learners

STELLAR (Strategies for English Language Learning And Reading) Programme

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

STELLAR & Language Learning Listening Speaking Reading Writing

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

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

Reading Materials Big Books Book Flood Books Guided Reading Programme Media Resource Library Books

P1 Themes (Term 1) The Farm Concert Walking Through The Jungle Dan, the Flying Man Smarty Pants

Language Oracy Writing Language Development Reading Multi-literacies

Language is about communication… Purpose Language is about communication… Audience Context Culture

Speaking (Oracy) Phonics Show and Tell Book-related activities Storytelling lessons

Listening (Aural) Let’s Listen Together Package

Reading Assembly Reading Book Flood Books: - filler/allotted reading time Guided Reading Programme: - carried out fortnightly from Feb - books assigned to pupils according to their language ability Media Resource Library (Term 2) Shared Book Approach (SBA)

Writing Class Dictated Writing (CDW) Group Writing Individual Writing: Informal/Formal Creative Writing /Free Expression

Language Development: Grammar/ Vocabulary/ Comprehension Word Bank - theme-related words - inclusion of new words learnt

Spelling & Dictation Weekly Words/phrases to be given Lists pasted in Jotter Book Dictation: from Term 3*

Pedagogy Learning Groups: Experiential Learning Individual Pair Work Group Learning / Teaching Co-operative Learning Experiential Learning

(Listening * Reading * Speaking * Writing) Alternative Assessment Aural (Let’s Listen Together Ex) Oral (Show & Tell, Class Discussion, Reading & Comprehension) Spelling & Dictation Grammar/Vocabulary (Checkpoints) Writing Penmanship

Semester 1 Primary 1 Checkpoints/Performance-based Tasks Term/Week Topic/Skill Format Term 2–Term 4 (on-going) Oral -Class Participation - Aural -Selected ‘Let’s Listen Together’ Activities Term 1, Week 9 Term 2, Week 9 Grammar & Vocabulary -Checkpoint (1) -Checkpoint (2) Multiple choice questions & Fill in the blanks Writing Creative Writing & Individual Writing Term 1–Term 4 Penmanship

Component Unit 1: The Farm Concert Grammar Proper & Common Nouns Capital Letters & Full Stop Vocabulary Vocabulary words: baa, croak, moo, oink, quack, wuff cow, dog, duck, farmer, pig, frog, sheep farm, concert High Frequency Words: a, is, the, you, to, said, went, can, can’t

Each unit comprises of the following components: Note to Parents: For the teaching of English Language in the STELLAR Package, Big Books are used in place of textbooks for each unit. It takes about 2-3 weeks to thoroughly cover a Big Book for each unit. Primary 1 pupils will be covering a total of 17 units. Each unit comprises of the following components:

Reading e.g. Reading Aloud and Reading and Comprehension Language Use: Grammar and Vocabulary, Aural e.g. Let’s Listen Together, Phonics and Show and Tell Writing e.g. Class Dictated Writing, Group Writing, Individual Writing, Creative Writing Spelling and Dictation Penmanship ICT: LEAD LMS and other relevant websites Signature of Father/Mother/Guardian: __ Date: _______

How Parents Can Help Inculcate Good Reading/Writing Habit Organisation - Time Table - Bag & Daily File for Worksheets (Homework) Diary - Close monitoring of work/penmanship - Check periodically Communication: -Diary/Telephone/Meet the Parents (Dialogue with Class/Subject Teachers)

Thank You HOD (EL): Mrs Celia Lau choh_thian_jeng_celia@moe.edu.sg LH (EL): Mrs Pauline Loo chan_pauline@moe.edu.sg Thank You