1. “Reading in English Classrooms – Teachers’ Dialogues”Group 5 “Integrating BC skills into daily teaching and learning”

2. Basic Competencies Skills • the essential knowledge and skills acquired by students (learning targets and objectives) for each key stage • just part of the curriculum requirement

3. Learning Targets and Objectives Values and Attitudes Curriculum Framework Basic Competency KS1 & 2 5 BC Descriptors(Reading) 3-4 BC Descriptors(Writing) 4-5 BC Descriptors(Speaking) 3 BC Descriptors(Listening) Generic Skills

4. BC Descriptors(Reading):(1) Using a small range of reading strategies to understand the meaning of short and simple texts with the help of cues

7. (2) Applying simple reference skills with the help of cues

12. BC Descriptors(Writing):

15. BC Descriptors(Writing):(1) Writing and/or responding to short and simple texts with relevant information and ideas (including personal experiences and imaginative ideas(and evaluative remarks) with the help of cues

20. Same BC descriptor Different Skills Sources: Student Assessment (HKEAA)

21. Notes for teachers • Before the oral assessment (3 mins) • Show the pictures about Tom’s story to the pupil • Allow 3 minutes for preparation. • B. During the oral assessment (3 mins) • Encourage the pupil to tell the story according to the pictorial sequence of events. • If necessary, you may ask: • e.g. What does Tom hear? What does he see? What is it like? How does he feel? What does he do next? • 3. End the oral assessment by thanking the pupil.

22. Today’s Presenters:

23. Five working tips to share: • Plan your SB curriculum from P.1 to P.6 • Adopt a modular approach • Adopt an integrative approach • Scaffold your students’ learning • A balance between word/sentence level and text level