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Speaking and Listening The importance of speaking and listening with confidence Develops their spoken language Builds their vocabulary Improves their writing
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English Workshop2015
Three Areas of English
• Speaking and Listening• Reading• Writing- includes spelling and handwriting
Speaking and Listening
• The importance of speaking and listening with confidence• Develops their spoken language• Builds their vocabulary• Improves their writing
Reading
Reading is making meaning from print. It requires that we: • Identify the words in print – a process called word
recognition (learn the Year 4 high frequency words and use phonics to read unfamiliar words)
• Construct an understanding from them – a process called comprehension (asking and answering questions related to the text)
• Coordinate identifying words and making meaning so that reading is automatic and accurate – an achievement called fluency
Reading
1. Importance of reading every day2. Talking about books and asking questions (Reciprocal
reading)3. Learning vocabulary4. Reading a wide range of books ( book lists)5. Parent story telling6. Library
Comprehension Task
Discuss.
Writing
• "Writing" is the process of using symbols (letters of the alphabet, punctuation and spaces) to communicate thoughts and ideas in a readable form.
Writing• Handwriting – letter formation, upper and lower case
letters, joining• Spelling patterns and key words • Grammar and punctuation (test)• Different genres of writing• Creativity• VCOP
Assessment
• Assessment without levels• Workshop coming up in January
Questions and Evaluation