Primary 1 English

Assessment Briefing for Parents

4 Jan 2011

Mrs Finella Goh

Desired Outcomes for English Proficiency in

Singapore• All should attain foundational skills particularly in grammar, spelling and basic pronunciation

• Majority of our pupils will attain a good level of competence in English, both in speech an writing

• At least 20% will attain a high degree of proficiency in English

Syllabus Aims•Listen, read and view critically and with accuracy and understanding a wide range of literary and

informational/functional texts from print and non-print sources

•Speak, write and represent in internationally acceptable English (Standard English) that is

grammatically fluent, mutually intelligible and appropriate for different purposes, audiences, contexts

and cultures

•Understand and use internationally acceptable English (Standard English) grammar and vocabulary accurately

and appropriately as well as understand how speakers/writers put words together and use language

to communicate meaning

File Check

• From Terms 1 – 3, the teacher will be teaching file organisation skills

•Updating the contents page (title of worksheet, date, score, etc)

•Categorising the worksheets into various components (e.g. daily supplementary work, topical exercises, revision papers, etc)

•Maintaining neatness in file.

• The file will be checked in term 4 using a rubric.

Performance Tasks

In a performance task, the pupil is expected to work either individually or in groups where they

need to communicate their ideas with an understanding of purpose, audience and context

Sample : Talk about an interesting object.

It can be your

- favourite game or soft toy.- an interesting book.- a special gift.- a souvenir from your travels.

My Favourite Story Character

Mrs Wishy WashyDan the Flying Man

Little Red Riding HoodGodilocksCinderella

Pipe Piper

Kipper

P1 Pupils in Action

How do we assess in performance tasks?

•For some tasks, rubrics are used.

Level of Attainment

DESCRIPTORS

clear and consistently good pronunciation fluent reading and without hesitation at a good pace and with expression

clear pronunciation; with a few errors generally smooth delivery with little hesitation

generally clear pronunciation with some noticeable errors

generally smooth delivery with some hesitations

pronunciation somewhat unclear slow and hesitant delivery

most words mispronounced very slow and jerky / word-by-word delivery

Rubric for Reading Aloud

Thank You