NET Scheme News 2024 Spring issue 45

To support our students’ acquisition of sight words, we have developed weekly audio flashcards on Quizlet . To ensure proper illustration of meaning, each sight word is contextualised in sentences. These flashcards, accompanied by pictures and audios, provide a multi- modal learning experience. To make these resources accessible at home, the sight word lists are freely available through QR codes and our school webpage. We organise seminars and provide a summer bridging coursebook for prospective parents explaining the rationale behind our sight word instruction. Enhanced Sight Word Lists Sight word acquisition is another crucial part of our literacy programme. We have enriched the Dolch Sight Word List by adding selected words from Fry Word List, resulting in a more comprehensive version. Our students will complete all 5 sight word lists by the first term in P3. Instructions for parents in students’ reading records P2 students developing confidence and fluency with weekly sight word practices To foster collaborative learning and enhance comprehension, we employ various strategies such as rally coach, fortune tellers, quiz-quiz-trade, literature circles,and group presentations.These activities engage our students actively to develop a comprehensive understanding of the reading materials and boost their confidence in English communication skills. Novel Studies In the novel studies component, our students delve deep into popular children’s books. Starting with picture books in the first grade, we gradually introduce poetry, non-fiction, and short novels. Class 1A proudly presenting a readers’ theatre of their beloved story, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen In short, our school-based literacy programme is designed to cultivate a lifelong love for English reading, foster critical thinking skills, and empower our students to become confident and skilled readers. We also celebrate the joy of reading during festive occasions such as Christmas and Chinese New Year through the Bookaloud Competition. This self-initiated competition requires students to submit a five-minute video of themselves reading aloud a book they love. The competition has been embraced warmly by both students and parents as it fosters a love for reading and showcases students’ reading abilities. Vivian Lui, English Panel Chair PLK Chong Kee Ting Primary School Slap the word vocabulary game Fortune teller vocabulary activity (top); P4 students having a non-fiction group presentation (bottom) 7 NET Scheme News Issue 45