Parents’ Briefing Session
English Language
Primary 3 & 4
2012
Overview
 Components of Assessment
 Highlights
 Programmes
 STELLAR
 Resources
Semestral Assessment P3
Area
Content
Marks
No.
of items
Composition
(Paper 1)
Picture series with helping
words
20
1
Language Use
(Paper 2)
Vocabulary
Grammar (MCQ and Cloze)
24
10
14
Comprehension MCQ
(Paper 2)
Open-ended
Cloze Passage
24
5
5
4
Listening
Picture making
Comprehension Note taking
(Paper 3)
Dictation
16
4
6
1
Oral
(Paper 4)
16
1
1
1
Reading aloud
Picture
Show and Tell
Semestral Assessment P4
Area
Content
Composition
(Paper 1)
Picture series with helping 20
words
Situation with outline
1
Language Use
(Paper 2)
Vocabulary
Grammar
(MCQ and Cloze)
26
10
16
Comprehension MCQ
(Paper 2)
Open-ended
Cloze Passage
24
5
5
4
Listening
Picture making
Comprehension Note taking
(Paper 3)
Dictation
14
4
5
1
Oral
(Paper 4)
16
1
1
1
Reading aloud
Picture
One-minute Talk
Marks
No. of items
Composition Rubrics
Content : 12 marks
- Arrangement of ideas and facts
- Paragraphing
- Linking of ideas
- Details, if included, are relevant
Composition Rubrics
Language : 8 marks
- Spelling, punctuation and
grammar
- Vocabulary
- Use of Language according
to purpose, audience, culture
and context
Oral Component
 Read a passage : 6 marks
 Picture Discussion : 6 marks
 P3: Show & Tell
: 4 marks
 P4: One-Minute Talk : 4 marks
Reading rubrics
 Good pronunciation
 Fluent expressive reading
 Tone, pace and volume
 Stress and intonation to convey
meaning
Picture Conversation
rubrics
 Articulate ideas fluently
 Elaborate on ideas
 Make interpretations
(P3) Show & Tell
Assessment
Pre-assessment
 A topic will be given so that child
can prepare in advance
Assessment
 Duration expected: at least 1 min
 Prompts from examiner
(P4) One-Minute Talk
 A topic will be given to pupil on the
spot
Assessment
 Duration expected: at least 1 min
 Prompts given by examiner
Criteria
 Delivers interesting content & gives
logical opinions
 Uses a wide range of appropriate
vocabulary and accurate structures
 Displays confidence in her
presentation
 Speaks in at least 6 or more complete
sentences
Highlights
 Revision Checks
Comprehension and Composition
 Project Work
P3 – Our Very Own Fractured Fairytale
P4 – Healthy Food For A Cause
Programmes
 Words Go Round – Mass and Opt-in
workshops
 Book Displays
 Bulk Book Borrowing with NLB
 Little Red Dot
 Competitions
 Project Work
STELLAR
Strategies for
EL Learning
And
Reading
Programme
Resources
 News on TV and Radio
 Newspapers, Periodicals, Brochures
 All authentic situations – experiences
at the supermarkets, wet markets,
playground and on the MRT and
buses
 Holiday plans? – visits to museums,
watch a movie, visits to the library
Parental Support
 Encourage reading
 Monitor homework
 Manage school and tuition work
(if any)
 Communicate with the teacher
The limits of my language mean
the limits of my world.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
(1889 - 1951)
Mrs Celia Lau
(Head of Department)
choh_thian_jeng_celia@moe.edu.sg
Mrs Paulilne Loo
(Level Head)
chan_pauline@moe.edu.sg