28 October 2013

NEW CURRICULUM MATRIX

STRAND 1 STRAND 2

Language Focus
Skills Listening & Speaking, Reading and Writing Vocabulary (includes Science & Maths themes as well as Grammar )

Language Arts

LEVEL 2 (YEARS 4, 5 & 6)

Readers + (Contemporary Childrens Literature) Genres: Short Story, Poems and Graphic Novel

LEVEL 1 (YEARS 1,2 & 3)

Skills Listening & Speaking, Reading and Writing Vocabulary Grammar (Year 3) (phonics & penmanship)

Readers - Big Books -Lady Bird Series Music, Poetry & Drama

THE MODULAR CONFIGURATION FOR TEACHING ENGLISH

English language lessons are taught based on the structure below:

Lesson 1 Listening & Speaking Lesson 2 Reading

Lesson 5 Language Arts

Lesson 4 Grammar/Writing Lesson 3 Writing/Grammar

Overview of English DSKP

The Content Standards represent the specific standards that need to be achieved by the end of Year 6. The Learning Standards for Year 4 detail the specific skills and knowledge that need to be attained in order to fulfil a particular Content Standard. The Performance Levels detail the performance level of pupils in the respective skills. Performance Level 1 2 3 Description Very Limited Limited Satisfactory

4
5 6

Good
Very Good Excellent

CONTENT STANDARD 3.1 By the end of the 6 year primary schooling, pupils will be able to form letters and words in neat legible print including cursive writing.

LEARNING STANDARD

3.1.1 Able to write in neat legible print with correct spelling: (a) phrases (b) sentences (c) numerals in word form

PERFORMANCE STANDARD PERFORMANCE LEVEL DESCRIPTOR Can write phrases, sentences, numerals in word form with a very limited level of: 1 neatness and legibility accuracy in spelling Can write phrases, sentences, numerals in word form with a limited level of: neatness and legibility accuracy in spelling Can write phrases, sentences, numerals in word form with a satisfactory level of: neatness and legibility accuracy in spelling Can write phrases, sentences, numerals in word form with a good level of: neatness and legibility accuracy in spelling Can write phrases, sentences, numerals in word form with a very good level of: neatness and legibility accuracy in spelling Can write phrases, sentences, numerals in word form with an excellent level of: neatness and legibility accuracy in spelling

Overview of Contemporary Childrens Literature

Texts In The New Cycle ( SK & SJK )

GENRES
POEMS (COMPILATION) THE SHORT STORY THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

1. Sand Castle by J. Patrick Lewis

2. Sounds Like Magic by Celia Warren 3. Holiday Memories by June Crebbin 4. At The Playground by Brian Moses 5. Clap Your Hands by Pam Gidney 6. Woodpecker by Brenda Williams 7. Grandmas House by Pamela Mordecai 8. Noisy Food by Marian Swinger

The King of Kites

By Judith Heneghan and Laure Fournier

The Jungle Book

By Rudyard Kipling

KEEP IN MIND!
Teachers are free to choose whichever genre to start teaching in Year 4 as long as all genres are covered in a year.

Teachers need to plan the allocation of time (weeks) to cover each text according to the needs and level of their pupils. If pupils are advanced and teachers have finished teaching all the texts in the 3 genres, they are encouraged to use literary texts of their own during the Language Arts classes.

Overview of Assessment & Excel Templates

KEEP IN MIND!

Six levels of performance with descriptors for each level based on clusters of learning standards. Teachers need to assess pupils which cover all clusters of learning standards. The assessment can be done three times and to be reported in Excel Templates (offline).