A. 2009-10 English Action Plan

1. Upgrade students’ reading and writing skills

a. Construct a systematic framework of reading strategies and writing curriculum.

b. Encourage reading habits through various materials such as websites, Daily Readers,

and English newspaper.

c. Strengthen students’ reading strategies through PLP-R program in KS1

d. Conduct ‘Story time’ during lunch recess and organize a reading buddy team to

promote reading culture.

e. Establish an ‘e-writing platform’ using Blog & Wiki. Students can share & evaluate

each other’s writing.

f. Conduct writing competition including e-writing.

2. Upgrade students’ social skill to establish a harmonic and cooperative

school environment

a. Practise cooperative learning in lessons and strengthen the social skills such as role-taking, turns-taking and listening to others

b. Show caring for classmates through writing thank-you note, get-well-cards, festival greeting cards and designing bookmarks.

3. Develop students’ self appreciation and enhance students’ self

confidence

a. Practise presentation and show-and tell regularly in class.

b. Encourage group praising in cooperative learning

c. Introduce incentive scheme and reward students with coupons in class.

4. Enforce students phonics skills and basic sight words

a. Develop a systematic phonics curriculum with various phonic activities using Scholastic Phonics

b. Implement ‘magic word scheme’ every lesson with assessment on reading levels

c. Display the magic words (Dolch sight words) and phonics words in every classroom

B. Activities:

31/10/2008 Halloween Party

2008/09 EDB Language Support Scheme

English Calligraphy Competition

English Writing Competition