MAKING ROOM FOR LEARNING AND 5 MORE WAYS TO SWING A CAT

Khat-less we stand, and the ABC's of the 'Student is the Syllabus'

2 stage 5 practice sets for .................................
- for making a quantum leap in linguistic aptitude
- for reaching a sustained silent reading level
- for migration to second language skills
- for raising a bunch of avid readers

"Here the class is involved either in remedial stage (Book 6 below) or enrichment (Book 7 onwards). In a dream setting, a teacher supervises the ongoing practice of 4 teams, one doing the storytelling component whilst the other 3 the Hidden grammar component. It is possible to bring down each team's voice level so that the humming is at the same sound level.

We have experimented with this using Ladybird's Key Words reading scheme as a bidan terjun set, and found that it is designed for just this kind of logistics, besides having been in the market for more than 20 years. The formula to note here is that using a 3000 word corpus as a guide, or as a target, the drill and practice requires a constant brush of these 3000 words as students pored along to achieve target; with learning outcome credo requiring students to read aloud, spell and write them, and USAGE (ability to produce written essays or speak the language when required).

The reading practice helps students understand and master the school English language syllabus more easily. The progress to a second language mode, we notice, is faster once students go through a foreign language approach in language learning i.e. through an enforced reading programme. Thus as a supplemental programme it does not interfere with the ongoing lessons and reduces the examania and “examicide” when it comes to English.

For PMR/SPM students we would recommend Times Educational's Primary English for Malaysian Books 1 - 6 as a brush before proceeding to intermediate level."


Early Reading Stage UPSR (PMR/SPM remedial)
1- Grading of first language skills using Utusan's Himpunan 366 Cerita Rakyat Malaysia

2- Basic Literature in storytelling mode- Utusan's 366 Collection of Malaysian Folk Tales
3- Hidden Grammar in read aloud mode- Ladybird's Key Word reading scheme 1 a - 12 c
4- Grammar Practice- Times Educational Primary English for Malaysians 1A - 6
5- Writing Practice- Longman's three-level Ready to Write series

Further Reading Stage UPSR (PMR/SPM remedial)
Barron's Maths and Science Wizardry
Usborne's Puzzle Adventure Omnibus
Ladybird's Classic Collection
Oxford Bookworms
Puffins Roald Dahl audio books
and thousands more freely available on the net for the diligent