St Josephs Institution Junior

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St Josephs Institution Junior

• English Department
• P6 Parents Briefing 2008

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Exam components (Standard)
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Exam components (Foundation)
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Common Errors for Comprehension

• Poor Grammar
• Inability to quote
• Misquote of phrase/sentence
• Incomplete answers
• Rushing through the passage without fully
  comprehending the main message
• Poor Vocabulary

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Component addressed Comprehension

• Cluster Comprehension Package
• teaching of skills, different
• levels of questions asked,
• technique in answering questions
• Library Programme
• Reading of different genre
• NLB visits
• Assembly Reading Programme
• Reading in the Hall

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Common Errors for Composition

• Inconsistent grammar,
• expression, spelling punctuation
• ideas facts are not well linked
• Does not show good understanding clear
  awareness of the purpose, audience context
  (There was a handout given in P5)
• Lacked ability to express their ideas further

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Components addressed Situational Writing and
Composition

• Cluster Compo package
• Teaching of skills and
• Techniques
• Phrases provided by dept
• (P5)

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Common Errors for Oral

• Lack of Expression
• Lack/Inaccurate details
• Weak in Conversation component-Lack of
  development of ideas

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Component addressed Oral

• Oral preparation for P6 pupils by PM teachers
• Oracy Programme
• Mass Lecture
• Speak Good English Movement (MOE)
• EP (P5 Oratorical), P6 Debating (after exams)

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Component addressed for Listening
Comprehension/Common errors

• My Pals Listening Comprehension book
• Past Years PSLE Questions
• Not taking down points and notes during the
  listening exam

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Components Addressed Grammar,

• P6
• component teaching
• Worksheets
• Revised Primary English (from
• P5-used as a resource)
• Forms of the Verb pg 47 (Present/Past/Participle)
  
• Forms of the Word (Adverb-pg 147/Adjective-pg 116
  /Noun-pg 38)
• Gerunds and Gerund phrases pg 165C
• Conjunctions/Prepositions/Antonyms/
• Synonyms

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Vocabulary, Synthesis Transformation

• Vocabulary List
• Learn words from the
• dictionary
• Synthesis and Transformation
• -students are unable to transform words
• e.g Jeremy was very sad to give his pet cat away
• Ans It was with great sadness _________

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Components Addressed Editing for Spelling
Grammar, Comprehension Cloze

• Exposure to different words
• Vocabulary associated with the theme
• Lack of identification of contextual clues
• Phrasal verbs
• e.g ______ my watch, its 8 oclock.

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Components Addressed Punctuation, Graphic
Stimulus

• Direct Speech
• e.g Lets take a break now, replied Mary
• Use of Colon and Semi Colon
• Look at pamphlets, brochures, posters and be
  aware of fine prints

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Book list

• Recommended book list from NLB and the School
  library.

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How can you help

• Encourage reading of different types of genre
• Monitor Homework provided by the teachers
• Revise the Revised Primary English book
• Asking Inquiry type questions. Do not provide
  answers immediately to questions. Encourage
  thinking

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Parents Workshop

• Saturday 2nd February
• School Hall
• www.learningventures.com
• This is a free monthly email newsletter for
  teachers and anybody else interested in issues of
  literacy and English language teaching.

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The End

• Thank you
• English Department 18th Jan 2008