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

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

3. EL Department Goals
Fluent language users
Independent learners

4. STELLAR (Strategies for English Language Learning And Reading) Programme

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

6. STELLAR & Language Learning
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing

7. 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

8. 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

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

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

11. Language
Oracy
Writing
Language Development
Reading
Multi-literacies

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

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

14. Listening (Aural)
Let’s Listen Together Package

15. 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)

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

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

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

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

20. (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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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:

24. 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: _______

25. 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)

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