P3 English Language Briefing What goes on in an EL classroom How your child is assessed How parents/guardians can help to support their child s language development
Overview of Components Paper Component Marks (End of Year) 1 Guided Writing with pictures 20 2 Language Use & Comprehension 50 3 Listening Comprehension 14 4 Oral Communication Reading Aloud Conversation 6 10 Total 100
STELLAR APPROACH (Terms 1 and 2)
STELLAR APPROACH (Terms 3 and 4)
By the end of P3 We want to guide your child in mastering: reading and understanding to be a critical and creative thinker the writing process to generate & organise ideas to revise and edit his or her writing oracy skills to be a confident and effective communicator
By the end of P3 We want your child to: build his or her grammar and vocabulary knowledge read widely love the English Language
Your child will: learn to write a story learn writing skills 1. Writing i. Use of story map to plan stories ii. Writing beginnings (to hook the reader) iii. Connectors for sequence iv. Show not Tell (describing using 5 senses) v. Using dialogue -Alternatives for said vi. Sentence Varieties vii. Descriptive language for emotions viii. Conclusions
P3 and 4 Writing Buddy
Writing Enrichment in Term 2 Creative writing through Drama
Reading and Understanding a Text We want to guide your child to: think aloud and explain the storyline, character and big ideas think critically what the writer is saying about the story and characters to explain his or her ideas clearly and in full
Surface Annotation (Terms 1 and 2) Reading with a Pen
What it looks like
Deep Annotation (Terms 3 and 4) C S O Asking questions about what puzzles me Making connections to what I have read and what I know Summarising what I have read in my own words Forming opinions about what I have read.
O- maybe it s hot An example O- They can be dangerous Strong? Did not approve S: A horse was being difficult to ride O- he was insistent C- they think he is joking O- Was firm?- What did he say? C- Light was bright
Oracy Speaking Skills Developing accuracy in speech Pronunciation Articulation Expression Confidence in speaking Content of Speech
What we do in school Opportunities to speak and present in class Reader s Theatre (Term 1) Speakers corner (Term 2 and Term 3)
How your child is assessed 1) Everyday assessment to check for pupils understanding using questions and follow up worksheets the information collected is used to plan lessons to improve the children s learning
How your child is assessed 1. Listening Task (14 m) Assess ability to listen to, view and respond to a variety of spoken, audio and visual texts. i. Picture matching ii. Sequencing iii. Note Taking
Writing Task (20 marks) Write a composition on a series of 4 pictures with helping words for each picture.
Oral Examination Reading Aloud (6m) Read a given text with good articulation, pronunciation and expression Stimulus based conversation (10m) A conversation based on a picture or poster
TH sounds The This That Those Together Their Think before you say the
Reading Aloud Articulation Pronunciation Expression
Stimulus based conversation (a) Look at the poster. Would you be interested to attend the school bazaar? Why? (b) Have you donated anything before? Tell me more about what you have donated. (c) Have you helped someone before? Tell me about it.
Language Use (50 marks) COMPONENTS MARKS TOTAL Vocab MCQ 6 Grammar MCQ 8 Grammar Cloze 1 4 Grammar Cloze 2 4 Vocabulary Cloze 4 (no helping words) Punctuation 2 Editing for Spelling 3 Synthesis 3 Basic 8 Comprehension Comprehension OE 8 50 MARKS Pupils are given regular practices to ensure that they are familiar with the assessment expectations and criteria for success
How you can help your child Provide a rich language environment at home i. Monitor your child s reading habits to ensure he or she is reading widely ii. Engage in meaningful talk with your child Talk about what he or she has read, learnt or seen in school iii. Encourage your child to speak accurately
Importance of Reading RESEARCH: Success in reading ensures success across different subjects Surround your child with books, they are bound to pick one up Ensure you have NLB membership
Online reading tool P3 students will have access to an online reading tool The reading tool will determine your child s reading level and recommend books (in the school library) for him or her to read The system provides quizzes for your child to complete after reading the book.
How we are helping your child i. Plenty of opportunities for oral interaction ii. Rich learning materials iii. Scaffolded learning iv. Strategy based instruction v. Authentic learning
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