Primary 3

English Language

A sneak peek into

A Strong Foundation for Rich Language & Life

Outcome…

All children should enjoy

learning English, develop good

language skills, be effective

communicators and lifelong

learners.

Primary 3 English Language

Curriculum Integration

English

Pedagogical Strategies

STELLAR 1:1 Learning

Ipad integrated into lessons

STELLAR Strategies for English Language

Learning and Reading

What is a lower primary STELLAR lesson like?

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1.Shared Reading

Experiences

2. Shared Writing

Experiences 3. Language Use

Activities

Children read a storybook

with the teacher and

engage in discussion with

teacher and peers.

The teacher prepares mini-lessons

based on specific needs of children

to prepare them for reading &

writing activities, e.g. grammar,

vocabulary, word recognition,

decoding skills & spelling.

The teacher models writing

using children’s language.

Children engage in writing

together and writing

independently.

What is an upper primary STELLAR lesson like?

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Reading To Learn

Writing

As Process Differentiated Instruction

The teacher modifies her teaching to

cater to the specific needs of

children to build their language

skills.

The teacher models the

writing processes for

different text types.

Children engage in

writing together and

writing independently.

Teacher uses different

strategies to help children

read and understand

different types of texts.

Making the Transition From Lower to Upper Primary

Shared

Reading

Silent Independent

Reading

Big Books Readers of varied text

types

Learning to

read Reading to learn

Changes to some Components and format

P1&2 COMPOSITION Continuous Writing Picture Series

P3 COMPOSITION Continuous Writing Write a composition of at least 100 words about

the day you received your report book.

•The pictures, not arranged in sequence, are provided to help you think about this topic.

•Your composition should be based on one, two or all of these pictures.

P1&2 ORAL COMMUNICATION Picture Description

Look at the picture.

Which one of the items

would you choose to buy

as a present for your

classmate’s birthday? Tell

me why.

Which item would you like

to receive as a present?

Why?

P3 ORAL COMMUNICATION Stimulus-Based Conversation

English Language Skills Acquisition

• Stellar Readers

• Little Red Dot

• SRA Structured Reading

Approach

Reading

• Unseen Dictation

• Note Taking - News

in Class

Listening

• Stimulus Based

Conversation

• Readers Theatre

Speaking

• Stellar-based Worksheets

• Composition Writing

Parental Support

Read books of

different genres

Read and discuss environmental

prints e.g. signs, menus, recipes,

posters and

advertisements

Discuss current affairs

Read different text types e.g.

newspaper articles and

magazines