Adapted Material

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Topic 6

Developing resources for teaching

eading skills


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Original teaching resource

Board book

Adapted teaching resource

The Big Book of Vegetables

or

eBook


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Students:

Year 1 (SJK)Level :

Advanced

Topic :

Unit 14 Uncle Foons

Stall


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Content Standard

By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils

will be able to :

1.1 pronounce words and speak confidently with the correct

stress, rhythm and intonation.

1.3 understand and respond to oral texts in a variety of contexts.

2.2 demonstrate understanding of a variety of linear and non-linear texts in the form of print and non-print materials using arange of strategies to construct meaning.


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Learning Standard

1.1.1 Able to talk about a stimulus with guidance.

1.3.1

Able to listen to and demonstrate understanding oforal texts by:

(b) answering simple Wh-Questions

2.2.4

Able to read a paragraph of 3-5 simple sentenceswith guidance.


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How we adapt our

material?


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Big Book Approach enlarge the text

about 18 inches x 12inches

Pupils able to seeand react to the

words and pictures

Teacher read aloud


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Total : 7 pages

large picture

accompanied with

three short lines ofsentences (adding).

cut down some of

the vocabularies in

board book(deleting).

Vegetables


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Original :

only consists of vocabulary

Adapted :

add on some sentences which describe about the

features of the vegetables and fruits

Reason:

able to know about the features of the

vegetables.

improve their reading skills when they readthrough the sentences.


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Why we adapt?

Size: The board book is small

Content: made the adaptation into higher level as the

material that we found is much simpler.

Only contain vocabulary

Illustrations

small


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Strength : Content

Usefulness

Contain specific

components to be

taught

Accurateness

Level of difficulty

Comprehensible

Appropriate with the

proficiency level oflearners

Relevance

In line with appropriatesyllabus

Relevant to the topic

How can we assess the qualityof material?http://www.accu.or.jp/litdbase/pub/p_man1/almd/Ch2merge3.pdf


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Strength : language & text

Appropriateness

Can be understood

Length of the text suitable amount of new vocabulary

clear sentence structure

Repetitive language


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Strength : visual & illustrations

Clarity

Can be seen clearly

Size

Big enough for pupils to see

Relevance

Relevance to the topic / text you which teach

Attractiveness Colourful, real


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Strength: durability

Can be used repeatedly

Long lasting

Not easily being broken Can be recycled

Can be adapted become e-book

Strength: supporting materials


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Strength : moral value

Can be used to inculcate moral value

Eating habits

Healthy


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Listening & Speaking skill

Listen to the text and guess the vegetables

Listen and rearrange the fruits

Look and describe about the vegetables orally

Reading skill

Read aloud Read the text and guess the vegetables

Fill in the blanks

Strength :


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Writing skill

Repetitive language structure as a guidance for

pupils to write 3-5 word sentences.

Example:

I can be green, white and purple.

I can be red and green.

Strength :


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Activities using Big Book

Read aloud session by teacher

Read aloud session by pupils Guessing activity

Teacher read out the text and pupils guess the

vegetable

Documents

Adapted Material