kampung bunian bukit bauk[30" x 40" oil painting by terengganu artist S Jamal]
-from lang merah series courtesy galeri tangsi-
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Our record did indicate that fluency acquired from constant reading and writing practice of the proposed school set, is the best measuring tool for facilitators to rely on in choice of coaches or higher level materials, and when used as either remedial, refresher or enrichment framework
Our record did indicate that fluency acquired from constant reading and writing practice of the proposed school set, is the best measuring tool for facilitators to rely on in choice of coaches or higher level materials, and when used as either remedial, refresher or enrichment framework
- UPSR students who have obtained fluency with the Key Words set (after 15-20 hours of coaching) scored A's in both the school and UPSR exams
- PMR students who have obtained fluency with the Key Words and grammar practice set (after 20-30 hours of coaching) scored A's in both the school and PMR exams
- SPM students who have obtained fluency with the Key Words and grammar practice set and the Ready to write set (after 30-50 hours of coaching) scored A's in both the school and SPM exams
- Post SPM [Diploma and degree] teachers with MUET Level of Band 2 should at least be able to achieve Band 6 (for example should they resit MUET to obtain better places for Masters degree], aided by the 3-stage Bilas practice sets [bookworms, grammar spectrum and Ready to write series]
Listening skills with Key Words
1- Getting students to enunciate words they are now familiar with after having listened and read 10 stories from storynory.com (or any other online audio resources) is best done from scratch.
2- Key Words form 75 percent of words present in most sentences, they are the framework of each sentence that conveys meaning, and graded readers are most effective due to the repetitiveness of the tasks required (students not allowed to move up unless certified fluency for each book assigned).
3- The stricter the coach, the frequency for fluency, will ensure students now grasp the grammatical twists involved and brings forth instant understanding of text.
4. The reading dynamism and competitiveness of the approach, the race to finish first and move to higher levels will lead to actual discernible literacy development as students move on to scour interesting books as further reading becomes a habit. And as avid readers their new found love for books has a positive impact on their self-esteem.
5. It is most important that each reading session must end with spelling activities, copying, dictation and instant CORRECTIONS.
6. Once students have shown fluency at Level 6 they are now introduced to ESL material. This transition is best done as early as possible with the A group to prepare them with the coaching of the other groups. We strongly recommend Utusan's 366 Collection of Malaysian Folk Tales as entry level ESL class readers.
7. Although Utusan's not graded as such the numbering of the stories, its rich variety and choice allows (in the spirit of student is the syllabus) for grading by students. The reading choice is theirs by consensus, and ultimately the better students will pick out the longer ones.
8. Based on the choices made the facilitator should have some ideas about students' reading tastes and genre, and inform the library master accordingly, now that they can and want to read.
9. Once first language interference is cured, students are able to switch with ease from Bahasa Melayu sound system to English, for these are words they can say, spell and place in its grammatical context.
10. The next stage would be early usage (writing), thus the move to grammar reading and writing practice, graded and again takes into account the difference in group pace.
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