English Language
English Language
Focus
A Community of Confident and Competent English Learners
Objectives
- To nurture confident and effective communicators with the love for the language
- We strive on building a strong foundation of the English Language through students’ enjoyment of the language and the promotion of reading, oracy and writing skills to develop knowledge and independent use of the language.
Pedagogy Approaches
The school adopts STELLAR (STrategies for English Language Learning And Reading) in the teaching of English Language. STELLAR strengthens students’ language and reading skills and promotes a positive attitude towards learning using stories and strategies to engage students in the learning of English Language.
Key Programmes
MOE Programmes
Learning Support Programme (LSP)
Literacy support programme for lower primary students
Reading Remediation Programme (RRP)
Literacy support programme for middle primary students
School-based Dyslexia Programme (SDR)
Specialised literacy remediation programme for middle primary students with dyslexia
Reading Circles
Programme to engage advanced upper primary readers in fiction texts
School Programmes
Speech and Drama
Our Primary 1 students build their confidence and enhance their communication skills when they explore rhythm, expression and voice projection during English Language lessons that culminate in a showcase at the end of the programme.
STARLit is AGPS Literature-appreciation programme that instils our students with the love for the language and encourage them to become critical and creative thinkers who express themselves confidently, effectively and empathetically.