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Term 1 Dates January 10 - March 17, 2019 Contact us to find out more.
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Speech and Drama is used as an educational tool to develop students’ language abilities, creativity and confidence. The programme focuses on speaking and pronunciation skills, and allows students to develop public speaking skills in a dramatic environment. Speech and Drama helps students gain confidence using English in practical situations and in front of an audience. |
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Our Reading and Phonics Programme focuses on developing reading and international standard pronunciation skills. The Programme covers phonics pronunciation, using phonics to pronounce unknown words, reading comprehension, reading discussion and overall grammar ability. Small group work, pair work and discussion exercises help students build confidence and ability in reading comprehension and critical thinking. |
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Creative Writing is used to develop students’ ability to express themselves through their writing. Students are encouraged to think creatively and use their imagination to tackle problems and write about various topics. Group discussion and interactive activities help guide students to develop a strong writing foundation and enables them to express their thoughts in their written work and orally. |
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Our Avid Readers Club is aimed at promoting a love of reading. Students read classic English works that have been written for children, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and the Harry Potter series. Our club members develop their overall reading proficiency, comprehension, appreciation, fluency and vocabulary in addition to sharing a love of reading with other club members. |
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Phonics is the study of the way in which spellings represent the sounds that make up words. At the basic level, it is learning ABCs and being able to associate the shape of the letter A with the sound it makes. At the higher levels, this involves the ability to pronounce unknown words by recognizing the combinations of letters in that word or hearing an unknown word and being able to deduce how it is spelled.
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We teach International pronunciation. International pronunciation is a more acceptable method of teaching pronunciation compared to adopting a solely British or American pronunciation guide. This is the adopted standard of the Ministry of Education and we fully support it to enable our learners to be world ready rather than confined to a single region. This also follows the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). |
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Grammar is a term used to refer to various aspects and levels of language as a system, for instance the conventions that govern word formation and word order within sentences. More broadly, it covers the construction of larger units such as paragraphs and complete texts. Grammar includes syntax (the study of sentence structure) and morphology (the study of word structure). Grammar is the relationship between the words in sentences, including the use of adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, verbs and tenses to move between present and past. |
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Sight words that are immediately recognizable as whole words and do not require word analysis for recognition. Although there are a number of lists of sight words, the most comprehensive and used are the Dolch sight words. This is a list of 220 words categorized by grade level that represent 50% to 75% of the words used in children's school books. Of course we will introduce many more words than just these sight words through our Programmes. |
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A number of our books are read by the students using phonics, grammar and comprehension skills we teach. However, the teacher may read books to the students for other purposes other than teaching reading. It may be a listening exercise, used to help spark imaginative or creative thinking, having the students discuss their feelings and opinions about the story or part of a dress-up drama lesson. The students may not have yet acquired the skills required to read these works on their own.
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A key to learning phonics is repetitive practice. The teacher may use nonsensical words that have no meaning but to teach phonic component. These words are used only to practice pronunciation and recognising key letters or blends of letters. |
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