PARENTS’ BRIEFING

ON

PRIMARY THREE

ENGLISH

Presented on 26 January 2018

P3 ENGLISH CURRICULUM

Explicit Language Teaching

Comprehension

Grammar

Vocabulary

Listening Compre

Oral

Writing

STELLAR

Reading

Vocabulary

Grammar

Reading Programme, Public Speaking, Literature Appreciation

What your child should have mastered

at the end of P2:

Reading of passages of about 120 words

Writing – be able to write a composition of 80 words based on given pictures

Subject-Verb Agreement and tenses

Good penmanship, i.e. formation of letters

PAPER COMPONENT MARKS DURATION REMARKS

1

Continuous Writing

20

50 mins

SA1 - Choose one of

2 qns

SA2 – Only one

question-type

2

Language Use and

Comprehension

50

1 h 15 mins

3

Listening

Comprehension

14

About 30 mins Picture-matching,

Note-taking &

Comprehension MCQ

4

Oral Communication

16

About 11 mins (5 mins prep)

Reading Aloud &

Stimulus-Based

Conversation

TOTAL

100

P3 EL Semestral Assessment

Paper 1: Continuous Writing (Choice 1)

Write a story of at least 100 words based on the pictures below. Give the story your own ending.

Paper 1: Continuous Writing (Choice 2)

Write a composition of at least 100 words

about the day you received your report

book.

Vocabulary – help build a collection of

good words and phrases describing

i. Settings

ii. Emotions

iii. Actions

Exposure to good writing

Ensure child writes following

format, i.e. paragraphing, etc

How You Can Help Your Child

• Grammar MCQ

• Vocabulary MCQ

• Grammar Cloze (with helping words)

• Synthesis

• Visual Text Comprehension MCQ

• Comprehension OE (with varied

answer forms)

Paper 2:

Language Use & Comprehension

Paper 2 Component: Synthesis

Paper 2 Component:

Visual Text Comprehension (MCQ)

Paper 2 Component: Comprehension

Open-Ended (OE)

Greater variety

of questions

types Reasoning skills and

precision of answers

required

Paper 2 Component: Comprehension

Open-Ended (OE)

Greater variety

of questions

types Reasoning skills and

precision of answers

required

• Focus on comprehension skills

and strategies – Sequencing, Using contextual clues,

Locate and retrieve accurately, Referencing, etc

– Ask:

• What happened first? What happened next?

• Which word in the story has the same meaning

as…?

• Retell in your own words.

How You Can Help Your Child

Look at the picture. Which one of the items

would you choose to buy as a present for your classmate’s birthday?

Tell me why. • Do you have a special birthday present that you have given to someone? Tell me about it.

•What are some meaningful gifts or acts of kindness that you have received? What made you appreciate the gift(s)?

Paper 4: Oral Communication

Increased emphasis on reasoning & justification

• Encourage your child to express their opinions and justify with reasons

• Use real-life, authentic scenarios

• Get your child to make connections to themes/topics once they see a picture

• Practise with school’s resources

How You Can Help Your Child

• Explore the resources and tips on the STELLAR website:

www.stellarliteracy.sg

16

How you can help your child

• Explore the resources and tips on the Speak Good English website:

http://goodenglish.org.sg

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How you can help your child

Encourage Your Child to…

Read, Read, Read!

Physical libraries

Online libraries- E-Resources:

National Library Board (www.nlb.gov.sg)

Let’s work together to develop our Cedarians into competent and confident English language users!