The wholeschool approach Promoting Reading Writing to enhance

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The whole-school approach Promoting Reading & Writing to enhance students’ language proficiency

The whole-school approach Promoting Reading & Writing to enhance students’ language proficiency

True Light Middle School of HK Miss Yip Yee Kwan Miss Chu Suk Ching

True Light Middle School of HK Miss Yip Yee Kwan Miss Chu Suk Ching (English vice-Panel Head) (Chemistry Panel Head) EMI Team Coordinators

Aims Enrich students’ subject Knowledge Help students develop reading skills to become effective readers

Aims Enrich students’ subject Knowledge Help students develop reading skills to become effective readers Enhance students’ language proficiency Through Reading a wide range of text-types with different subject content

Principles • Promote cross-curricular collaboration • Facilitate collaboration between teachers of English and teachers

Principles • Promote cross-curricular collaboration • Facilitate collaboration between teachers of English and teachers of other KLAs • Should NOT be extra tasks to students & teachers • Can be integrated into the curriculum / blended in subject-based classroom activities

Staff Development

Staff Development

Teacher training workshops on reading & writing skills

Teacher training workshops on reading & writing skills

Reading skills

Reading skills

Writing skills

Writing skills

Genre of the writing task : WHAT -- Subject Content HOW -- Genre :

Genre of the writing task : WHAT -- Subject Content HOW -- Genre : • Organization of ideas / Structure of the text • Language features

Finding out Text-types Procedure • Describe the process of … • Outline how …

Finding out Text-types Procedure • Describe the process of … • Outline how … could be done. • What could you do to … ? • How does it work ?

Finding out Text-types Descriptive Report ＊Give a description of … ＊List the characteristics of

Finding out Text-types Descriptive Report ＊Give a description of … ＊List the characteristics of …. ＊What are the properties of …? ＊State the principle …

Finding out Text-types Explanation • Explain how … works or was formed • Explain

Finding out Text-types Explanation • Explain how … works or was formed • Explain why … occurs • Account for …. • What causes … ?

Genre Schematic Structure Language Features Comparison point (比較點) – generally state out the aspect

Genre Schematic Structure Language Features Comparison point (比較點) – generally state out the aspect or points arising from the comparison between items or concepts, as the clear foundation of later comparison Simple Present Tense (簡單現在 式) - to present factual information 比較語體 Elaborations (闡釋) – Detailed comparison between items or concepts points by Points Use connectives / adverbs expressing contrast ideas (連詞/副詞表示轉折關係) ( e. g. whereas, while, however, on the other hand, on the contrary, different from) Use connectives / adverbs expressing similarity (連詞/副 詞表示相似關係) (e. g. Similarly, Likewise, similar to, as …as, the same as, also)

Draw up an action plan for 3 years, as a measure of sustainability •

Draw up an action plan for 3 years, as a measure of sustainability • 06 -07 : Learn to Read • 07 -08 : Learn to Read; Read to Write • 08 -09 : Learn to Read; Read to Write (II)