English Language

Curricular Goal

Confident, Effective and Empathetic Communicators of the English Language

We want our students to have a strong foundation and be proficient in the English Language so that they can communicate confidently, effectively and empathetically in Standard English for different purposes, audiences and contexts.

Our Aims

Our students will be able to communicate confidently, effectively, and empathetically as a result of their development in the following areas of language learning:

Listening
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Language Use (Grammar & Vocabulary)

P1 – P3 Learn to Read	P4 – P6 Read to Learn
Building a strong foundation in listening, reading, speaking, writing & language use skills Emphasising on oral communication (listening, speaking skills) Developing learning to read strategies (e.g. phonemic awareness) Nurturing a love and enjoyment of the English Language	Building upon the strong foundation in listening, reading, speaking, writing & language use skills to extend learning Emphasising on oral & written communication Developing reading to learn strategies (e.g. comprehension skills without visual aids) Nurturing a love and enjoyment of the English Language

Our Focus

Providing timely feedback to students and parents

We monitor students’ learning through appropriate formal and informal methods so as to provide them with timely and useful feedback for improving learning and closing learning gaps.

Some examples how we use various assessment methods to monitor students’ learning include:

Method	Purpose
• Effective Questioning	• Check understanding of skills/concepts taught
• Rubrics/Checklist	• Monitor progress against a set criterion and so as to provide useful feedback for improvement
• Skills based assessment tasks (E.g. Reading Aloud, etc)	• Monitor the mastery of skills

We support our students in their learning through the use of ‘ Strategies for English Language Learning And Reading (STELLAR)

Lower Primary Strategies

Upper Primary Strategies