Levels 1 - 3: Reading & Writing

Levels 1 - 3: Reading & Writing

Nooraini M. Nor (Nanie)Regional Trainer

Video Time Stamp (Reading, Week 1) Summary

Tip # Content Video Timestamp

1Training objective:

Level 1-3, Reading & Writing00:14s – 00:29s

2 Reading: Introduction 00:38s – 01:14s

3 Reading: Duration & Purpose 01:15s – 01: 34s

4 Reading: Instructional Design, Week 1 01:35s – 2:32s

5 Reading Activity 1 02:33s – 03:13s

6 Reading: Activity 2 03:14s – 04:28s




10 Reading Demo 08:-56s – 34:10s

Training Objectives

▪ To take a deeper look into the Reading and Writing modules in Levels 1 - 3

▪ To learn how to teach the Reading and Writing lessons in Levels 1 – 3

Total 3 videos for Reading 7 Writing modules • Part 1 of 3 -> Level 1 – 3: Reading, Week 1• Part 2 of 3 -> Level 1 – 3: Reading, Week 2• Part 3 of 3 -> Level 1 – 3: Writing


Reading & Writing Modules

Part 1 of 3

Levels 1 - 3: Reading, Week 1

Levels 1 - 3 Reading

▪ In Level 1 Reading, students develop:➢ concepts of print, e.g., print tracking, one-to-one correspondence, book cover,

book pages, story sentences, pictures and text-picture connection➢ phonics knowledge and skills➢ reading fluency➢ reading comprehension

▪ In Level 2 and Level 3 Reading, students apply what they have learned in Phonics to read INDEPENDENTLY.

L1 – L3 Reading

Refer to the SWE Training Manual: Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3, p.3

Warm Up 10 mins[5 mins for 30-min class]

▪ Review previously learned content▪ Introduce the theme of the unit

Vocabulary 25 mins ▪ Learn and practice thematic words▪ Use thematic words in sentences

Speaking 25 mins ▪ Apply vocabulary in conversations▪ Use language in authentic communication

Phonics 25 mins ▪ Learn and practice beginning and ending letter sounds

Reading 25 mins ▪ Apply phonics skills to reading▪ Respond to the text in graphical/written forms

Writing 25 mins ▪ Review lesson content▪ Develop penmanship

Note: No break for 30-minute class; 5 mins break for 1.5-hour class; 15 mins break for 2.5-hour class

Duration & Purpose

Let’s Learn New WordsListen & Repeat------------------------------------• 5 minutes• Whole class

Let’s Listen to the StoryLook, Listen & Enjoy------------------------------------• 3 minutes• Whole class

Let’s Read the StoryListen & Repeat------------------------------------• 6 minutes• Whole class

Let’s Read for PracticeDo It Together------------------------------------• 6 minutes• Whole class

Let’s Remember the StorySay It Together------------------------------------• 5 minutes• Whole class

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Instructional Design: WEEK 1

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L1 – L3 Reading

▪ Level 1: High-meaning words

▪ Levels 2 & 3: Sight words

Activity 1: WEEK 1 L1 Reading

Note:Students learn high-meaning words that appear in the story - helps their comprehension when reading the story.

These words usually begin with the letter of the day and are also later used in the WEEK 2 Phonics module.

1. Let’s Learn New WordsListen & Repeat (5 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Understand the meaning of new words

• Recognize and pronounce new words correctly

Student Engagement

• Whole class (listen and repeat)

Unit 5 – WEEK 1Teaching Procedure

• This section works the same way in every lesson.

• Open a lesson in Prepare mode to view the teaching procedure.

1. Let’s Learn Sight WordsListen & Repeat (5 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Pronounce sight words with correctly

• Spell the sight words correctly

• Understand the meaning of sight words and how they are used in sentences

Student Engagement

• Whole class (listen and repeat) Level 2: Unit 4 – WEEK 1

Teaching Procedure



Activity 1: WEEK 1

Note:Each reader in Level 2 introduces 3 new sight words.

Sight words are words that students learn by memorizing the spelling (rather than decoding them phonetically).

To aid students’ comprehension and fluency, teach these sight words before reading.

L2-L3 Reading

2. Let’s Listen to the StoryLook, Listen & Enjoy (3 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Develop basic comprehension of the story

• Make predictions and activate prior knowledge

Student Engagement

• Whole class (listen and enjoy)

Level 1: Unit 5 – WEEK 1

Activity 2: WEEK 1 L1 – L3 Reading

Teaching Procedure



Note:

Students listen and enjoy the story as it is read.

Access questions to ask on each page, while reading -questions in this section focus on activating prior knowledge, making predictions and developing basic comprehension.

3. Let’s Read the StoryListen & Repeat (6 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate comprehension of the story

• Develop concept of print and associated skills

Student Engagement




Teaching Procedure


• Open a lesson in Prepare mode to view the teaching procedure. Note:Students listen and repeat the sentences on each page.

The reading questions in this section allow students to demonstrate comprehension of the story.

3. Let’s Read the StoryDo It Together (6 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Apply phonics skills and sight word knowledge to read the story


Student Engagement

• Whole class

Teaching Procedure



Activity 3: WEEK 1

Note:Students should have all the phonics skills and sight word knowledge to read the story by themselves.

Guide students to read the story as a whole class. If students have trouble decoding or remembering a word, the teacher can tap on the word and have students listen and repeat.

The reading questions in this section allow students to demonstrate comprehension of the story.

L2 - L3 Reading


4. Let’s Read for PracticeDo It Together (6 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Identify letters, sounds and words in the story


Student Engagement

• Whole class

L1 ReadingActivity 4: WEEK 1

Level 1: Unit 5 – WEEK 1Teaching Procedure


• Open a lesson in Prepare mode to view the teaching procedure.Note:Students apply what they have learned in Phonics.

Reading questions encourage students to locate words on the page, notice sounds in words, and see how these sounds are represented by letters.

The panel at the side allows students to find and collect words that begin with the letter sound of the day.


Learning Objectives

• Identify words with the target sound spellings(s) in the story

• Identify learned sight words in the story

• Develop reading fluency

Student Engagement

• Whole class

Activity 4: WEEK 1

Teaching Procedure



Note:Students focus on the sounds and spellings used in words.

Reading questions encourage students to locate words on the page, notice sounds in words, and see how these sounds are represented by letters.

The panel at the side allows students to find and collect words that begin with the target sound spelling(s).

L2 - L3 Reading


5. Let’s Remember the StorySay It Together (5 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Recall the story and sentences from the story

• Correctly arrange words to complete sentences

Student Engagement

• Whole class


Level 1: Unit 4

Teaching Procedure

• There are a few different activities in this section throughout Level 1.


Level 1: Unit 5Note:Students recall parts of the story and arranging words into sentences.

5. Let’s Remember the StoryDo It Together (5 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Correctly arrange words to complete sentences; OR

• Correctly arrange parts of the story into the correct sequence; OR

• Review previously learned sight words

Student Engagement

• Whole class


Activity 5: WEEK 1



• There are several activities in this section.


L2 - L3 Reading

Let’s take a look!



Part 2 of 3

Levels 1 - 3: Reading, Week 2

Video Time Stamp (Reading, Week 2) Summary


1 Reading: Instructional Design, Week 2 00:05s – 0:32s





6 Reading Demo 04:08s – 16:30s

Let’s Read the StoryListen & Repeat-------------------------------------------• 4 minutes• Whole class

Let’s Read for PracticeDo It Together-------------------------------------------• 6 minutes• Groups

Let’s Think About the StoryDo It Together-------------------------------------------• 5 minutes• Whole class (discussion)• Individual (Activity Book)

Let’s Respond to the StoryDo It by Yourself-------------------------------------------• 10 minutes• Whole class (discussion)• Individual (Activity Book)

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L1 – L3 ReadingInstructional Design: WEEK 2

1. Let’s Read the StoryListen & Repeat (4 mins)

Learning Objectives



Student Engagement




Note:Students listen and repeat the sentences on each page.

The reading questions allow students to demonstrate comprehension of the story.

The panel at the side allows students to find and collect words that begin with the letter of the day.

Teaching Procedure



1. Let’s Read the StoryDo It Together (4 mins)

Learning Objectives


• Identify words with the target sound spelling(s)


Student Engagement

• Whole classLevel 2: Unit 4 – WEEK 2

Teaching Procedure



Activity 1: WEEK 2

Note:Students read by themselves, as a whole class.

The reading questions allow students to demonstrate comprehension of the story.

The panel at the side allows students to find and collect words that feature the target sound spelling(s).

L2-L3 Reading


Learning Objectives


• Demonstrate competency in reading skills

Student Engagement

• Groups



Teaching Procedure


• Open a lesson in Prepare mode to view the teaching procedure. Note:Students read in small groups - to develop their reading fluency, demonstrate competency.

May use this as an opportunity for informal assessment of students’ progress.

There are NO reading questions in this section.

3. Let’s Think About the StoryDo It Together (5 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Think critically about the story (categorizing, problem solving, associating, classifying, predicting, etc.)

Student Engagement

• Whole class (discussion)

• Individual (Activity Book)





Note:Students engage in a critical thinking activity.

Guide class discussion as students complete the activity in their Activity Books.

4. Let’s Respond to the StoryDo It by Yourself (10 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Identify and respond to various elements of the story (characters, setting, personal connection, etc.)

Student Engagement

• Whole class (discussion)

• Individual (Activity Book)

L1 – L3 ReadingActivity 4: WEEK 2

Teaching Procedure



Note:

Students complete an illustrated response to the story in their Activity Books.





Part 3 of 3

Levels 1 - 3: Writing

Video Time Stamp (Writing, Level 1) Summary


1 Writing L1: Duration & Purpose 00:08s – 00: 22s

2 Writing L1: Instructional Design 00:23s – 1:01s

3 Writing L1: Activity 1 01:02s – 01:32s




7 Writing Level 1 Demo 03:-35s – 13:11s

Video Time Stamp (Writing, Level 2 – 3) Summary


1 Writing L2-L3: Duration & Purpose 13:17s – 13:32s

2 Writing L2-L3: Instructional Design 13:34s – 14:24s

3 Writing L2-L3: Activity 1 14:25s – 15:50s



6 Writing Level 1 Demo 17:-29s – 23:27s

7 More information 23:-38s – 23:56s


Levels 1: Writing

L1 Writing

Refer to the SWE Training Manual: Level 1, p.3





Phonics 25 mins ▪ Learn and practice beginning and ending letter sounds




Duration & Purpose

Let’s Learn Big and Small LettersLook, Listen and Do It Together-----------------------------------------------• 5 minutes• Whole class

Let’s Understand WritingLook, Listen, and Do It Together-------------------------------------------• 2.5 minutes• Whole class

Let’s Understand WritingLook, Listen, and Do It Together--------------------------------------------• 2.5 minutes• Whole class

Let’s Practice WritingDo It by Yourself--------------------------------------------• 15 minutes• Individual

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L1 WritingInstructional Design

In Level 1 Writing, students learn how to write the 26 letters in the alphabet (in uppercase and lowercase) and review phonics skills.

1. Let’s Learn Big and Small LettersLook, Listen & Do It Together (5 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Understand how to write uppercase and lowercase forms of the target letter

Student Engagement

• Whole class

Level 1: Unit 5

L1 WritingActivity 1

Note:Students learn how to write the uppercase and lowercase forms of the letter of the day.

When teaching how to write the letters, teachers should draw attention to:• Stroke order• Position on the lines• Proportions

Teaching Procedure



2. Let’s Understand WritingLook, Listen & Do It Together (2.5 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Understand how to complete the task in the Activity Book

Student Engagement

• Whole class




Teaching Procedure



Note:Preview and demonstrate how to complete the 1st Activity Book page.

WEEK 1: Students color the big and small letters and associated word.

WEEK 2: Students practice writing the big and small letters.


Note:

Preview and demonstrate how to complete the 2nd Activity Book page.

WEEK 1: Students practice writing the big and small letters.

WEEK 2: Students review vocabulary and phonics (with an Initial Phoneme Recognition task).



3. Let’s Understand WritingLook, Listen & Do It Together (2.5 mins)

Learning Objectives

• Understand how to complete the task in the Activity Book

Student Engagement

• Whole class

Teaching Procedure



4. Let’s Practice WritingDo It by Yourself (15 mins)

Students complete the pages in their Activity Books.

Learning Objectives

• Review vocabulary and phonics

• Develop penmanship

Student Engagement

• Individual

Level 1: Unit 5

L1 Writing

Teaching Procedure


• Open a lesson in Prepare mode to view the teaching procedure.Let’s take a look!

Activity 4


Levels 2 - 3: Writing





Phonics 25 mins ▪ Learn and practice phonics concepts




Refer to the SWE Training Manual: Level 2 & Level 3, p.3

Duration & Purpose L2 - L3 Writing

L2 - L3 WritingInstructional Design

In Level 2 and Level 3 Writing, students…

▪ review phonics concepts and sight words (from the Phonics and Readinglessons)

▪ learn and practice grammar concepts (from the language structures in the Speaking lesson)

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Instructional Design

Week 1: Let’s Remember Sight WordsWeek 2: Let’s Learn Grammar Look, Listen & Do It Together-----------------------------------------------------• 5 minutes• Whole class

Let’s Remember Sound SpellingsLook, Listen & Do It Together

-----------------------------------------------------• 5 minutes• Whole class

Let’s Practice WritingDo It by Yourself

-----------------------------------------------------• 15 minutes• Individual

L2 - L3 Writing

1. Let’s Remember Sight WordsLook, Listen & Do It Together (5 mins)

Students review the sight words that they have previously learned in Reading.

Learning Objectives

• Review the spelling of sight words and how they are used in sentences

• Understand how to complete the Activity Book page

Student Engagement

• Whole classLevel 2: Unit 4

Activity 1: WEEK 1 L2 - L3 Writing

Teaching Procedure



Note:

Preview and discuss how to complete the Activity Book page as a whole class.

1. Let’s Learn GrammarLook, Listen & Do It Together (5 mins)

Students learn grammar concepts by revisiting language structures previously learned in the Speaking module.

Level 2: Unit 4

Activity 1: WEEK 2 L2 - L3 Writing

Note:Students learn key words in the written form, then use these words to complete grammatically correct sentences.

There is NO need to give detailed explanations of the grammar concepts.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the target grammar points


Student Engagement

• Whole class

Teaching Procedure



Level 2: Unit 4

Activity 2 L2 - L3 Writing

Teaching Procedure



Note:

Preview and discuss the Activity Book page as a whole class.

They spell words WITH the scrambled letters provided, or WITHOUT the letters provided.

2. Let’s Remember Sound SpellingsLook, Listen & Do It Together (5 mins)

Students review the phonics concept(s) that they have previously learned in Phonics.

Learning Objectives

• Review the target sound spelling(s)


Student Engagement

• Whole class

3. Let’s Practice WritingDo It by Yourself (15 mins)

Students complete the pages in their Activity Books.

Learning Objectives

• Correctly write sight words and sentences

• Practice the target grammar points

• Correctly spell words with the target sound spelling(s)

• Develop penmanship skills

Student Engagement

• Individual

Level 2: Unit 4

Activity 3 L2 - L3 Writing

Teaching Procedure




Need More Information?

▪ Refer to the S.W.E. Training Manual for Teachers: Levels 1 – 3 for more details on how to teach the Reading and Writing lessons.

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Levels 1 - 3: Reading & Writing


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