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PARENTS’ BRIEFING ON PRIMARY FOUR ENGLISH Presented on 26 January 2018

P4 ENGLISH CURRICULUM Explicit Language STELLAR Teaching Listening Compre Comprehension Reading Oral Grammar Vocabulary Vocabulary Grammar Synthesis & Writing Transformation Reading Programme, Debating 101, Literature Appreciation

P4 EL Semestral Assessment PAPER COMPONENT MARKS DURATION REMARKS Only one question Continuous Writing 1 20 50 mins Language Use and 2 50 1 h 15 mins Comprehension Picture-matching, Listening 3 About 30 mins Note-taking & 14 Comprehension Comprehension MCQ Oral Communication About 11 mins 4 16 (5 mins prep) 100 TOTAL

CHANGES IN 2018

Paper per 1: 1: Cont Contin inuous uous Writing riting Write a composition of at least 120 words about a hobby that became a problem . Pictures show a sequence of events Guiding questions help students flesh out the story

Paper per 1: 1: Cont Contin inuous uous Writing riting Co Commo mmon n pi pitfalls: alls: 1.Missing links / gaps in story (affects content) 2.Simple language (affects language)

How You Can Help Your Child  Basic: Structure – paragraphing  Content – gaps in story  Plan: detailed sequence of events

How You Can Help Your Child  Language Show, not Tell  E.g. When I went up to present, I was scared. As I stood in front of my classmates, all I could hear was my heart pounding wildly in my chest. My throat felt dry and I froze just as I tried to utter the first word of my presentation. Build a collection of good words and  phrases describing settings, emotions (feelings) & actions  Easy access to dictionary/thesaurus

Paper per 2 : 2 : Com Compr prehension ehension Cl Cloz oze Co Commo mmon n pi pitfalls: alls: 1. Subject & verb don’t agree (especially for collective, uncountable & abstract nouns) 2. Tense errors e.g. As she was reaching the 2 nd flr, she hears her neighbour’s dog barking… 3. Word doesn’t fit into sentence

Paper per 2 : 2 : Com Compr prehension ehension Cl Cloz oze How You Can Help Your Child Teac ach h them em to : 1. Look for clues • Contextual, e.g. Her ankle was so swollen • Phrase, e.g. blessing in disguise 2. Highlight subject/verb tenses in the sentence 3. Check by reading aloud the sentence with the word filled in

Paper per 2: 2: Co Comp mprehe ehens nsio ion Ope n Open-Ende Ended d (O (OE) E) Gr Grea eater ter var arie iety ty of of que quest stio ions ns ty type pes Reasoning asoning skills ills and d pr precision ecision of answer ers s requir quired ed

Paper per 2: 2: Co Comp mprehe ehens nsio ion Ope n Open-Ende Ended d (O (OE) E) Gr Grea eater ter var arie iety ty of of que quest stio ions ns ty type pes Reasoning asoning skills ills and d pr precision ecision of answer ers s requir quired ed

How You Can Help Your Child • Focus on reading comprehension skills and strategies – Identifying the Main Idea, Inferring, Visualising, Questioning to Understand, etc – Ask: • What is the main idea? • What questions pop into your mind as you’re reading? • What are you reminded of when you read? • What pictures do you create in your mind as you read? • Retell in your own words.

How How y you ou ca can hel n help y p you our c r chi hild ld Explore the resources and tips on the STELLAR website: • www.stellarliteracy.sg 14

How How y you ou ca can hel n help y p you our c r chi hild ld Explore the resources and tips on the Speak Good English website: • http://goodenglish.org.sg 15

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!