Hop Yat Church School
Parents' Workshop
How to raise students’
interest in English learning
and promote better English
proficiency
Different Learning Styles
Learning Style Characteristics
Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Tips for Accommodating
•Use maps, flow charts, or webs to
organize materials
seen or observed things, including •Highlight and color code
pictures, diagrams, demonstrations, books/notes to organize and relate
material
displays, handouts, etc..
•Draw pictures or cartoons of
concepts
Someone with an Auditory learning
style has a preference for the
•Engage the student in conversation
transfer of information through
about the subject matter
listening: to the spoken word, of self •Ask for oral summaries of material
or others, of sounds and noises.
Someone with a Kinesthetic
•Use role play
learning style has a preference
•Use some form of body
for physical experience movement (snapping fingers,
touching, feeling, holding, doing, pacing, mouthing ideas) while
practical hands-on experiences. reciting material to be learned.
http://www.umassd.edu/dss/resources/facultystaff/howtoteachandaccommodate
/howtoaccommodatedifferentlearningstyles/
Factors Affect Motivations
Oxford and Shearin (1994) - identified six factors that impact motivation in language
learning:
1. Attitudes (i.e., sentiments toward the learning community and
the target language)
2. Beliefs about self (i.e., expectancies about one's attitudes to
succeed, self-efficacy, and anxiety)
3. Goals (perceived clarity and relevance of learning goals as
reasons for learning)
4. Involvement (i.e., extent to which the learner actively and
consciously participates in the language learning process)
5. Environmental support (i.e., extent of teacher and peer support,
and the integration of cultural and outside-of-class support into
learning experience)
6. Personal attributes (i.e., aptitude, age, sex, and previous
language learning experience)
http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-4/motivation.htm
How to do at school?
• Create a pleasant and relaxed learning environment
(PLPR/W and Reading Lessons / English Day/ Sharing Sessions)
• Use new teaching devices to arouse the students’
learning interest (eLearning)
• Set a clear goal for English learning (Superkid Passport)
• Integration of outside-of-class support into learning
experience
(eLearning Platform / eBooks Platform)
Diversified Learning Experiences
NET Teachers in P. 1- P.6
P. 1- P.3 PLPR/W
Phonics Revision
Whole class demonstration:
Phonics Fun Apps / Kahoot
1. Phonics Fun (App)
• Used in P1 and P2 in all e-Learning lessons
• Fun, interactive game that gives students the opportunity to
practice their listening and oral skills, as well as develop their
letter-sound recognition
• Each level has been designed
to match the exact content of
each unit in PLP-R/W
• Phonics Fun 1-3 will be used in P.1,
and Phonics Fun 4-6 will be used in p.2
Phonics fun
2. Kahoot (website)
• Used in P2 for first e-Learning lesson
• Fun, interactive online quiz that gives students the
opportunity to practice their listening and oral skills, as well as
develop their letter-sound recognition
• Tailor designed in school
to match the exact content of
The Magic Science Museum PLP-R/W unit
Kahoot
Diversified Learning Experiences
P. 4- P.6 Reading Lessons and Oral Lessons
Diversified Learning Experiences
English Day (Wednesdays)
encouraging the use of English outside the classroom
• Load Prayer (English)
• English Sharing Session
Campus TV
• English Day
Activity
Choral Speaking
• Primary School
English Quest
• English Camp
in Disneyland
• English Recess Game
• English Corner
How to do at home?
Spelling and Reading
Spelling
• Phonics
• Syllabification – won /der / ful
(counts the number of syllables by
clapping it our or tapping it out)
• Look Say Cover Write Check
•
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html
• Other Word Attack Skills –
1. Picture Memory (Visualize or Story)
e.g. bride
A boy rides on a horse to chase the bride.
2. Compound Words –
football – foot and ball
3. Group of Words
ball tall hall mat rat fat
cake bake wake
4. Rainbow Words
Word Ladders
5. Fun Games at home
Reading
Let’s Try
Game Pin:
Your Name:
e.g Mary
Questions to think about:
• 1. Does your child like reading books?
• 2. Does he/she like reading English
books?
• 3. How many English books does your
child read in a month?
• 4. How often do you read English books
with them in a month?
Reading Online Platforms
•Oxford – an eBook library
(Website) (P.1 – P.6)
•Book Flix – an eBook platform
(Website) (P.1 – P.6)
•Oxford Reading Club –
Monthly Comprehension Online Exercise
Grammar Exercise (Apps) (P.1 – P.6)
•Reading Town 1, 2 and 3 –
PLPR/W e-materials (books and games)
(Apps)(P.1 – P.3)
Oxford Owl – an eBook library
• Need
register to
access
• eBooks with
recordings
• About 20
free books
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/home/reading-owl/find-a-book/library-page
How to log in
Book Flix – an eBook platform
(Website) (P.1 – P.6)
How to log in
• Book Flix
• Login
Password
Oxford Reading Club –
Monthly Comprehension Online Exercise
Grammar Online Exercise
(Apps) (P.1 – P.6)
小學- English language
• Oxford Reading Club
• Online Assessment
http://www.oupchina.com.hk/elt/primary/#Oxford-Reading-Club
Reading Town 1, 2 and 3
(PLPR/W e-materials) (Apps P.1 – P.3)
• *P.1 - Reading Town 1 *P.2 – Reading Town 2
• *P.3 – Reading Town 3
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eBooks
Content Words
Phonics
Games
Record
How to download the apps
Google Play or Apple Store
Reading Town
Reading Town
New Magic (CD / DVD)
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Small tools to help
• Dictionary
• Pronunciation
• Yahoo Dictionary
http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com/
• Pronunciation http://www.howjsay.com/
Conclusion
• Learning English is like building a house.
Laying a strong foundation is the first and
most important step. Also, there is no
short cut to learn English. Like building a
house, learning English takes time. So be
patient.
The End