KURIKULUM STANDARD SEKOLAH RENDAH ( KSSR ) 2011 BAHASA INGGERIS

OVERVIEW

KBSR ENGLISH 2001

Social skills Educational Emphases Multiple Intelligences Thinking Skills Contextualism Constructivism

Listening Speaking Writing

IT skills

Grammar Sound System Vocabulary Reading

Values and Citizenship

NEW CURRICULUM MATRIX

STRAND 1 Language Focus
LEVEL 2
Skills Listening & Speaking, Reading and Writing Vocabulary (includes Science & Maths themes as well as Grammar )

STRAND 2 Language Arts

Readers + (Literature) English at Play: Music, Poetry & Drama

PRIMARY

(YEARS 4, 5 & 6)

LEVEL 1
(YEARS 1,2 & 3)

Skills Listening & Speaking, Reading and Writing Vocabulary Grammar (Year 3) (phonics & penmanship)

Readers - Big Books -Lady Bird Series Music, Poetry & Drama

Pre-school

CONTENT STANDARD

Content Standards specify the essential knowledge, skills, understandings and strategies that pupils need to learn.
LEARNING STANDARD Learning Standards describe in detail the degree or quality of proficiency that pupils need to display in relation to the Content Standards for a particular year.

Eg: CONTENT STANDARD 1.1 By the end of the 6 year primary schooling, pupils will be able to pronounce words and speak confidently with the correct stress, rhythm and intonation. LEARNING STANDARD 1.1.1 Able to speak with the correct word stress. 1.1.2 Able to listen to and enjoy stories. 1.1.4 Able to talk about a stimulus with guidance.

PRESENT & FUTURE

KBSR KSSR

1. CURRICULUM DOCUMENTATION
SYLLABUS STANDARD DOCUMENT CONTENT STANDARDS & LEARNING STANDARDS

CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS

TEACHERS GUIDE

PRESENT & FUTURE

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2. CURRICULUM ORGANISATION

LANGUAGE TAUGHT THROUGH THREE BROAD AREAS

LANGUAGE TAUGHT THROUGH THREE BROAD AREAS

MODULAR STRUCTURE

INTEGRATION OF SKILLS

INTEGRATION OF SKILLS

PRESENT & FUTURE

KBSR

KSSR

3. CURRICULUM CONTENT
FOCUS ON FOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS SOUND SYSTEM FOCUS ON FOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS BASIC LITERACY PHONICS LANGUAGE ARTS PENMANSHIP GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT

PRESENT & FUTURE

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4.

APPROACH
WHOLE LANGUAGE PHONICS

STANDARD BRITISH ENGLISH 5. ADDED VALUE

EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES

CREATIVITY & INNOVATION

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SK & SJK

SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN 300 minutes per week for Level 1 & 2 Literacy in Years 1 & 2 (teaching of phonics) Additional learning standards have been included. SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN 150 minutes per week for Level 1 & 2 Literacy in Years 1, 2 & 3 (teaching of phonics) Learning Standards are spread throughout the 6 years in order to prepare pupils for secondary education.

Why KSSR? (Rationale)

lack of fun and real learning lack of focus on Listening & Speaking skills too focused on Reading and Writing not nurtured to :

think

ask questions

communicate meaningfully and effectively

are drilled to answer examination questions

Standard Documents In KSSR English

Standard Document

New Elements
Fun, meaningful and focused learning

New Elements Modular configuration teaching and learning process complete in one cycle
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
READING WRITING LANGUAGE ARTS

teachers

must maintain the continuity of the flow

New Elements Sound System

Pupils must learn all the sounds of the letters

in Year 1 before proceeding to the sounds in Year 2

Year 2 teachers must know where the exit

point of the pupils in Year 1 is

Teachers need to work on their phonetic

skills

Year 1

Year 2

Year 1
Year 2 Year 3

Why the Sound System?

Blending
to help pupils to read and pronounce correctly

Segmenting
to help pupils to spell

f food d oo

f food d oo

New Elements Language Arts a platform for pupils to share, plan, produce and use the language skills to express creative works
encourages the weaker pupils to

participate actively

Jazz Chant 4.1.1, 4.1.2

COOKIE CHANT
All : Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Teacher: Cindy (name of any pupil in the class) stole the cookie from the cookie jar. Pupil : Who, me? All : Yes, you! Pupil : Couldnt be. All : Then, who? Pupil : Rama stole the cookie from the cookie jar.
* Repeat the chant as long as desired, using names of pupils from the class.

New Elements
GRAMMAR (to be introduced from Y3 onwards)

New Elements
EMK (Elemen Merentas Kurikulum)