LINUS Classes at SJKC Khai Mun Pagi!

Every week in Khai Mun Pagi the Year Two LINUS pupils spend some time with their mentor Charlotte Lewis.  Mr Foong Tow Choong and Madam Choong Wei Ping wanted to offer their pupils some extra support so weekly sessions were organised with the mentor.  These sessions give the pupils the opportunity to review and revise the basics of phonics, segmenting and blending in a more focused environment. Extra time is spent on making the sounds and recognising the graphemes.  As groups are smaller errors can be corrected more effectively and individuals have more opportunities to be actively involved in the learning process.

There has been a great increase in confidence amongst the participating pupils and this is having a direct effect on their improvement.  Pupils are now quick to try new sounds, face challenges and work together to complete activities.  The sessions have only been taking place for a few weeks but now these pupils can cope in a learning environment where there first language is completely absent and can follow directions and commands in English.

The nerves and reluctance that were present during the first sessions have gone.  The pupils are experiencing a new sense of conviction and self assurance.  Due to the simplified lesson content and hands on activities learning English is not as daunting as it once was.  

Large sets of grapheme cards are used to teach the pupils new sounds and their corresponding actions, smaller sets of cards are used for a variety of activities.  Activity examples include identifying the grapheme after hearing the sound, asking each other for certain sounds to collect a set and making simple CVC words. Once time has been spent preparing these materials there really is no end to the ways in which you can use them to support teaching and learning.

The process is in the initial stages but if the pupils continue to engage with the material and grow in confidence their English language abilities are sure to improve greatly.  This is an exciting project and all successes will be recorded and shared amongst the TELL2 teachers so that the LINUS pupils from all participating schools can improve their language schools and further their enjoyment in the subject.

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