STELLAR TALK FOR PARENTS

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STELLAR TALK FOR PARENTS

• Saturday, 7 February 2009
• 9.00am 10.30am

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The STELLAR Journey

• Welcome on board the STELLAR journey!
• In this journey, we hope to partner you in
  helping your
• children learn English well in an enjoyable
  manner.

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Overview of Workshop

• Part 1 Story-telling
• Part 2 An Insight of STELLAR Pedagogies
• Part 3 Hands-on Experience
• Part 4 Q A Session

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First, a story
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What is STELLAR?

• STELLAR Strategies for English Language Learning
  and Reading

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The STELLAR Pedagogic Model(Lower Primary)
6 Differentiated Learning through Learning
Centres
E.g. Reading Centre, Word Study
Centre, Listening Centre
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The STELLAR Unit Plan(Upper Primary)
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Shared Book Approach 1Reading for Understanding
and Enjoyment

• Procedures
• 1. Tuning-in Share a relevant poem or song.
• 2. Reread a familiar favourite Big Book.
• 3. Introduce the new Big Book.
• - Relate the cover content to prior
  knowledge.
• - Show cover and read the title, author and
  illustrator.
• - Ask questions/ask for predictions about
  the story.
• 4. First reading
• - Read the book aloud, pointing to the words
  fluidly as you read.
• - Ask for predictions or ask questions to
  focus on illustrations.
• 5. Second Reading
• - Reread the book straight through without
  stopping.
• - Have pupils respond to the story in some
  way (book-based.)

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Shared Book Approach 1

• Video
• SBA1

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Questioning Techniques

• When questioning and making predictions
• Keep your child involved
• Stimulate his/her thinking
• Aid in developing comprehension strategy
• Open-ended questions rather than yes-no
  questions to encourage your child to talk
• Avoid killing interest in the story by asking too
  many questions
• What are some of the types of questions one can
  ask?

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Shared Book Approach 2Explicit Teaching of
Language

• Procedures
• 1.Tuning-in Share a relevant poem or song.
• 2.Reread a familiar favourite Big Book.
• 3.Rereading the current Big Book
• Recall the story.
• Reread the book straight through without
  stopping.
• Have pupils relate their personal experiences to
  the book.
• 4.Follow-up activities.

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Shared Book Approach 2

• Video
• SBA2
• As you view the video, take note of the types of
  follow-up activities shown.

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Follow-up Activities

• From the video
• 1. Identifying concepts of print
• 2. Identifying target vocabulary
• 3. Teaching phonemic awareness
• 4. Learning letters and sounds
• 5. Developing reading comprehension with riddles
• 6. Learning language structures a guessing game
• 7. Practising language through dramatisation

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MLEA Experience Class Writing

• Procedures for MLEA 1
• Tuning in Sing a song or recite a poem related
  to the current Big Book.
• Reread a familiar Big Book chosen by the pupils.
• Reread the current Big Book.
• Provide a thematic link
• Provide experience
• Class writing
• Reading class writing

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MLEA Experience Class Writing

• Video
• MLEA 1b 1c

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Examples of Class Writing
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MLEA 2Group Writing

• Procedures
• Tuning in sing a song or recite a poem.
• Rereading a familiar Big Book chosen by the
  pupils.
• Rereading the current Big Book.
• Rereading the Class Writing from Part 1
• Brainstorming
• Group Writing (Mixed Ability Grouping)
• 1) Drafting
• 2) Editing
• 3) Publishing illustrating
  
• Reading Group Story

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MLEA 2Group Writing

• Video
• MLEA 2

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MLEA 3Individual Writing

• Procedures
• Tuning in sing a song or recite a poem
• Rereading a familiar Big Book
• Rereading the current Big Book
• Rereading Class Writing from Part 1
• Rereading the Group Writing from Part 2
• Individual Writing
• 1) Drafting
• 2) Conferencing
• 3) Publishing illustrating
• Reading Individual Writing

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MLEA 3Individual Writing

• Video
• MLEA 3

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MLEA 3Pointers for Individual Writing

• It is important that your child uses the target
  language in the writing.
• Encourage your child to be creative and vary
  his/her usage of the target language.

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STELLAR Learning Centres

• The Listening Centre
• The Reading Centre
• The Word Study Centre
• Additional for upper primary
• The Drama Creativity Centre
• The Computer Centre
• The Writing Centre

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STELLAR Learning Centres

• Video
• LC Lessons 1 to 3

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Supported Reading

• Procedures
• Sustained Silent Reading
• Setting a Purpose
• Introduce the text using PowerPoint slides or
  the text on a visualiser
• - Relate the cover content to prior knowledge.
• - Ask questions / ask for predictions about the
  story.
• - Have pupils read the text silently and discuss
  the text in
• sections.
• 4. Rereading
• - Give pupils the text.
• - Have pupils read the entire text again
  silently.
• - Elicit responses about the text.

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Know-Want-Learnt

• Begin by asking pupils to brainstorm on
  everything they Know about a topic.
• Ask pupils for questions about what they Want to
  Know about the topic.
• Any new information that they have Learnt is
  recorded.

K-W-L
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A K-W-L Chart
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Writing Process Cycle

• The basic and interrelated steps of the writing
  process
• cycle involve
• Planning
• Writing includes word processing
• Reviewing rereading for revising (e.g.
  redrafting, editing for correcting spelling,
  punctuation, changing word order, etc.)

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Hands-On Experience

• Parents as Pupils

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Q A Session
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Thank you for your time interest in the STELLAR
Programme.

• Please fill up the evaluation forms before you
  leave.
• Have a great day ahead!