P1 STELLAR Programme inPaya 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 Vision of STELLARSTELLAR•Love reading Love reading

•Have a strong Have a strong foundation foundation in the English in the English LanguageLanguage

Listening Listening Speaking Speaking Reading Reading WritingWriting

STELLAR & Language STELLAR & Language Learning Learning

What is a What is a STELLAR lessonSTELLAR lesson like? like?

1.Shared ReadingReading Experience

(Big Book)

3. LanguageLanguage Use Activities

in Learning Centres

2. Shared WritingWriting Experiences

(CDW/Group/Individual, Creative)

• Development of Social SkillsDevelopment of Social Skills oral interaction among peers in oral interaction among peers in non-threatening situationsnon-threatening situations

working in partnership with working in partnership with other childrenother children

turn taking & respect for turn taking & respect for others during class discussionsothers during class discussions Independent LearningIndependent Learning

EachEach STELLAR unit STELLAR unit includesincludes

•Big Books •Book Flood Books•Guided Reading Programme

•Media Resource Library Books

Reading MaterialsReading Materials

P1 Themes (Term 1)

• The Farm Concert

• Walking Through The Jungle

• Dan, the Flying Man

• Smarty Pants

LanguagLanguagee

Language Language DevelopmentDevelopment

OracyOracy WritingWriting

ReadingReading

Multi-Multi-literaciesliteracies

Language is about communication…

• Purpose• Audience

• Culture

• Context

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

• Individual• Pair Work• Group Learning /

Teaching• Co-operative

Learning

Learning Groups:

Experiential Learning

Alternative

Assessm

ent

Aural (Let’s Listen Together Ex)

Oral (Show & Tell, Class Discussion,

Reading & Comprehension)

Spelling & Dictation

Grammar/Vocabulary (Checkpoints)

Writing

Penmanship

(Listening * Reading * Speaking * Writing)

Semester 1Primary 1 Checkpoints/Performance-based Tasks

Term/Week Topic/Skill Format

Term 2–Term 4

(on-going)

Oral

-Class Participation

-

Term 2–Term 4

(on-going)

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

Term 2–Term 4

(on-going)

Writing Creative Writing & Individual Writing

Term 1–Term 4

(on-going)

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

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