CECEs Integrated English Programme - Shared Reading * Reading aloud * Responding to questions about a story - Framing * develop an understanding of 1 vocabulary 2 language forms - Warm up activity: singing a song

CECEs Integrated English Programme - Class writing - Group writing - Learning activities that involve real communication - Meaningful tasks in which language is used - Individual writing

CECEs Integrated English Programme - Listening and speaking (P.3) - Learning Centre * Listening * Pair reading * Word bank * Matching game * Guided reading (P.2-P.3)

How small class size beneficial to our English reading lesson

1. Shared reading * Place the book on an easel, invites learners to sit around and makes sure that each of them can see the words and illustrations clearly * Use a pointer to draw learners’ attention to the conventions of print

How small class size beneficial to our English reading activities * These procedures are most effective if the learners are sitting very close to the teacher. (P. Kennedy & P. Falvey 1998)

How small class size beneficial to our English reading activities 2. Framing * Uses a word frame to draw learners attention to the letter sound relationship or language forms

How small class size beneficial to our English reading activities 3. Learning activities / Language tasks * Role play, games, information gap / problem- solving / decision-making / opinion exchange tasks * Emphasize T-S interaction and S-S communication e.g. face to face informal conversation

How small class size beneficial to our English reading activities 3. Learning activities / Language tasks * Cater for learners diversity * Increase the difficulty, complexity and variety of tasks with higher degree of support * Real-life language use

How small class size beneficial to our English reading activities 4. Group writing and learning centre * Involve partnership and collaboration * Everyone has something to offer * Share ideas and experience * Support learner reflection * Employ more and different type of help * Able to observe the effectiveness of the groups

How small class size beneficial to our English reading activities 5. Form of assessment * Spelling record * Oral assessment card

Outcome For learners * More opportunities to “attend” the reading tasks * Use authentic language * Improve learners motivation * Increase their enjoyment of English and promote learning * Increase learners’ confidence

Outcome For teachers * Able to notice how language is used in communication * Able to observe whether the learners actively involved in using English