Jurong West

Primary School

English Department

Primary 1

TEAMWORK

Key

changes

starting 2019 ▹ To enhance the joy of learning

1) No weighted assessment from 2019 (including

year-end exam for P2)

2) Use qualitative descriptors to report students’

learning progress.

Holistic

Development

Aspects ▹ PERI HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT (PERI HA)

1) Supports student learning and development of

the whole child

2) Builds students’ confidence and desire to learn

3) Better prepares students for the future

4) Strikes a balance between Assessment of

Learning (AoL) and Assessment for Learning

(AfL) practices

5) Uses appropriate methods and modes of

assessment

PERI HA

Process▹ Teachers use multiple sources to continually

gather information on a child’s development, to

provide feedback to support and guide learning.

▹ Teachers use assessment information

formatively, to adjust instruction and provide

students with feedback and targeted practice to

move learning forward.

PERI HA

Formative

Assessment ▹ Pupils respond individually to short, pencil–paper or

presentation formative assessments of skills and

knowledge taught in class.

▹ Assessment results help teachers to monitor

individual student progress and to inform future

instruction.

▹ Teacher can quickly assess whether the pupil has

acquired the intended knowledge and skills.

▹ As a formative assessment, a grade is not the

intended purpose.

English

syllabus and

Curriculum

from MOE

▹ Listening & Viewing

▹ Speaking & Representing

▹ Reading & Viewing

▹ Writing & Representing

▹ Language Use

Components: Areas of Language Learning

Receptive Skills

■ Listening

■ Reading

■ Viewing

Skills that are required

for the making of

meaning from ideas or

information

Productive Skills

■ Speaking

■ Writing

■ Representing

Skills that enable the

creating of meaning.

Knowledge About

Language

■ Grammar

■ Vocabulary

The building blocks

that are required for

the application of the

receptive and

productive skills for

effective

communication.

Component Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Listening & Viewing Sound Discrimination Sound Discrimination Sound Discrimination Sound Discrimination

Picture Matching Picture Matching Picture Matching Picture Matching

Categorise and Classify Categorise and Classify Categorise and Classify Categorise and Classify

Speaking &

Representing

Nursery Rhyme Recitation

(Group Presentation)Nursery Rhyme Recitation

(Individual Presentation)

Stimulus Based

Conversation

Stimulus Based

Conversation

Reading & Viewing Word List Reading Aloud Reading Aloud Reading Aloud

Writing & Representing Rearrangement of words

into sentences

Rearrangement of words into

sentences and rewriting

arranged sentences into a

paragraph

3 Picture Series Writing 3 Picture Series Writing

Language Use Class Exercise 1

Grammar

Vocabulary

Class Exercise 2

Grammar

Vocabulary

Class Exercise 3

Grammar

Vocabulary

Punctuation

Comprehension

Class Exercise 4

Grammar

Vocabulary

Punctuation

Comprehension

PERI HA TASKS

1) Listening &

Viewing- Sound

Discrimination

Listen carefully. Circle the letter that begins with the

word that you hear.

1. p q b m

2. a h x c

3. k j s z

1. Circle the letter that has the /b/ sound as in ball.

2. Circle the letter that has the /a/ sound as in air.

3. Circle the letter that has the /z/ sound as in zoo.

2) Reading &

Viewing

Learning Outcomes: To be able to

• pronounce the words correctly and accurately

• read fluently and expressively by varying tone,

pace and volume

• use appropriate stress and intonation

2) Reading &

Viewing

- Word List

Instructions to Teachers

Get pupils to read the words aloud.

run fun cat sad let

bus pet sun bun lap

nap fat mat rug jug

tap eat map get bad

2) Reading

& Viewing -Reading

Aloud

- Students will read based on STELLAR

books read in class

3) Speaking &

Representation

- Nursery Rhyme

Recitation &

Show & Tell

Presentation in groups and individually.

We aim to develop every pupil into becoming a

confident speaker.

We aim to help pupils present their stories,

nursery rhymes with confidence

and clarity.

3) Speaking &

Representing

Stimulus-

Based

Conversation

- Questions will be based on STELLAR

books

E.g. Do you like the cover page?

Who is the author/illustrator?

4) Writing

We aim to prepare the students to be able to write at

least 70 words.

Tasks include –

- rearrangement of words into sentences

(Term 1)

- rewriting arranged sentences into a paragraph

(Term 2)

- writing a story based on 3 Picture Series

(Term 3 and 4)

5) Language Use

Language items will be largely based on

STELLAR Books.

Difficulty levels of the questions will be

progressively increased over the terms.

Component Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Language Use Class Exercise 1

Grammar

Vocabulary

Class Exercise 2

Grammar

Vocabulary

Class Exercise 3

Grammar

Vocabulary

Punctuation

Comprehension

Class Exercise 4

Grammar

Vocabulary

Punctuation

Comprehension

Learning Feedback

Example of the Learning Feedback

Component: Listening and Viewing

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Learning Outcomes

• Listen attentively and follow simple instructions.

• Identify consonants, vowels, consonant clusters and vowel

combinations.

• Make simple generalisations by identifying the main idea and key

details.

• Listen to, view and respond to a variety of spoken, audio and visual

texts.

SOURCES : 1) students’ class work (Listening Comprehension and Oral 1)

2) teacher’s observation in class (students’ responses to questions)

3) Listening Exercises - Sound Discrimination, Picture Matching and Categorise

and Classify

Strategies

to help

your child

1. Exposure to Standard Forms of English

▹ Children pick up language that they are

exposed to

▹ Constantly promote the use of standard

English

▹ Read quality books and magazines

▹ Visit the library and myON and read up books

2. Focus On Areas of Weakness/Concern

▹ Identify areas of weakness through daily class

work

▹ Provide practices in these areas

Strategies

to help

your child

3. Participation In Language Activities

▹ Improvement is achieved through regular use

and practice

▹ Actively engaged in activities organized in

school e.g. Creative Writing, recess interlude

activities

▹ Participation in class discussions and

presentations also provide good opportunities

Strategies

to help

your child

4. Read Widely

▹ Increase knowledge and expand vocabulary

▹ Include stories and poems as these aid in

comprehension

Strategies

to help

your child

5. Seek clarifications and ask questions in

class

▹ Allow one to clear doubts and deepen his or

her understanding

Strategies

to help

your child

student

Recommended

book titles for

reading

TITLE AUTHOR

Jack and Nancy Quentin Blake

This orq : (he cave boy) David Elliot

Exploring Deserts: A Benjamin Blog and his Inquisitive Dog Investigation (Exploring Habitats with Benjamin Blog and his Inquisitive Dog) Anita Ganeri

The Invisible Boy Trudy Ludwig

The Princess and the Pony Kate Beaton

Sidewalk Flowers JonArno Lawson

Florentine and Pig and the Spooky Forest Adventure Eva Katzler

Believe It or Not, My Brother Has a Monster! Kenn Nesbitt

Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse Torben Kuhlmann

Mr. Ferris and His Wheel Kathryn Gibbs Davis

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Simms Taback

Owen Kevin Henkes

The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein

Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day Judith Voist

Recommended

book titles for

reading

TITLE AUTHOR

The Lorax Dr Seuss

Frog and Toad Together Arnold Lobel

The BFG Roald Dahl

Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren

The Sheep-pig Dick King-Smith

A Bear called Paddington Michael Bond

Elephant and Piggie Mo Willems

Gorilla Anthony Browne

If kids ran the world Leo and Diane Dillon

A bad case of stripes David Shannon

The book with no pictures BJ Novak

Ivan: the remarkable true story of the shopping mall gorilla Katherine Applegate

The girl who heard colours Marie Harris

Brave Irene William Steig

Scaredy squirrel Melanie Watt

Recommended

book titles for

readingTITLE AUTHOR

The word collector Peter H Reynolds

Swimmy Leo Lionni

A ball for Daisy Chris Raschka

Flotsam David Weisner

The adventures of Beekle: The unimaginary friend Dan Santat

Lon Po Po Ed Young

Amelia Bedelia Peggy Parish

Stuart Little E.B White

The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson

If you give a mouse a cookie Laura Joffe Numeroff

Stellaluna Janell Cannon

Thank you!