Ppt For Activity Based Learning Of English 1d4vo

Activity Based Learning English Class I and II

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What NCF 2005 says…1 • English does not stand alone. It needs to find its place along with other Indian languages – an across –the – curriculum approach

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What NCF 2005 says…2 • English can occur in tandem with the first language for learning activities Reading is a transferable skill

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What NCF 2005 says…3 • Language is best acquired through different meaning-making contexts

All language is in a sense, language teaching

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What NCF 2005 says…4 • a comprehensible input-rich curriculum that lays the foundation for spontaneous language growth The classroom needs to be an inclusive space, sensitive to individual learning styles.

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What NCF 2005 says…5 • Language evaluation need not be tied to “achievement” with respect to particular syllabi

must be reoriented to the measurement of language proficiency. SSA Tamilnadu - 2009

What was done… • Analysis of Teacher over 30 Districts • Fixing of a time frame/ladder for English • Streamlining Evaluation for a Skill-based curriculum • Textbook analysis to – Correlate and fix competencies in the cards – Link the themes to the milestones in the ladder – Evolve the word list for the respective years SSA Tamilnadu - 2009

Other criteria for word selection a. English words that could already be part of the vernacular – like bus, station, market, cycle, shop, repair, phone, school, chair, table, balloon, watch, beach, etc., and b. English words that are a part of the child‟s day-to-day environment and experience, like mother, father, sister, brother, door, cow, cat, banana, house, mango, etc., SSA Tamilnadu - 2009

Word selection on the basis of… • • • • • •

Familiarity Themes Word patterns Functional use Sight words Action words SSA Tamilnadu - 2009

given – and taken: A sample • • • •

• • • •

Motorcycle: All difficult words removed Tractor: Unfamiliar words not given ers not introduced in Class 1 Train: • Pictures given clearly; • No. of Questions reduced Road Roller: More cards given for Reading Competency Evaluation Cards streamlined and reduced Auto: Patterns simplified and changed Whole Group activities shifted to Rainbow and Circle Time

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The Time Frame Rainbow I & II

Rainbow III & IV

Period 1 Period 2

English

English

English English

Circle Time Circle Time I & II III & IV

English

English

This means English has 2 periods a week – one in the Morning, and one in the evening. So the subject will have One Rainbow session, and one Circle Time session SSA Tamilnadu - 2009

What the Side Ladder Contains • Rhymes • Formal Conversations and Grammar activities • Language – related games Stories • Craft • Puppetry • Role Play • Riddles SSA Tamilnadu - 2009

Logos – Minimal Changes Pic

LOGO

Definition + Change

C

G

Pencil

Line drawings for children to copy and colour

I, II

1,5

Pot; Custard Apple

Crushing and Folding paper; Stencil patterns are given in the card for teachers to make

I

1

Kit Box

No change

I

1

Logo Rail

No change

I

1

Lorry

Same definition - Handwriting {Direction for writing]

I, II

3

Bus

Same definition - Small letters for Class 1 Capital letters for Class 2

I, II

5

Helicopter

Bingo Game

I, II

4

Train

No change in principle - streamlined

I, II

2

Ship

No change in principle - streamlined

I, II

6

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LOGOS - Redefined Pic

LOGO Motorcycle

New Definition Picture – Sight Word – Contextual Conversation Card [Vocabulary

–

C

G

I, II

2

Bilingual]

Car

Choosing correct word, phrase and sentence

I,II

4

Auto

Widened and simplified -Arranging sight words and word families for spelling practice using individual letters

I,II

4

Van

Grammar Introduction

II

2

Tractor

Patterns of Writing and Spelling Practice

I,II

5

Bullock Cart

Placing Letters in different positions in a word for Spelling Practice

I, II

4

Aeroplane

Teacher dependant Evaluation

I, II

3

Helicopter

Jumbled letters and Words

I, II

5

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LOGOS - Redefined Pic

C

G

Skateboard Grammar Practice based on Van card –

II

5

Jeep

Dictation words and sentences – Brought down to classes I and II

I,II

5

Parachute

Prose and Grammar: Individual Evaluation / Milestone - Brought down to classes I and II

I,II

6

Road Roller

*Words beginning and ending with the same letter[s] *Reading simple phrases and sentences Brought down to Classes I

I, II

2

Letter Train

Small letter and Large letter train:Identifying I,II small [Class 1] and large letters [Class 2] and matching them

1

Bicycle

Listening Comprehension + Questions: Redefined

2

LOGO

New Definition Brought down to Class II

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II

LOGOS – Incorporated, Created Pic

LOGO Boat

Parisal Rocket

New Definition (True/False) (Circle correct answers) (Filling in the Missing Words)

C

G

I, II

2,6

I, II

2,6

I, II

2,6

Catamaran

(Matching test)

I, II

2,6

Spaceship

Creative Interaction Activity -Facilitated

I, II

2

S.Reader

Materials – Audio Video, Story cards, Spiral Sound and Sentence Books

I

5

Workbook

Reinforcement Activities, All Parachute and Ship Cards

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I,II

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Group 5

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Group 6

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Time allocation and MLL Class

Planned weeks

Sessions / Hours per week

No. of milestones

Average Steps per Milestone

Time/ Weeks/ Mile stone

English

1

28

4

12

13

2

English

2

28

4

12

17

2

Subject

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Basket of Skills:Evaluation:English Formative

Summative

Normative

[Logo based – End & along Milestone „I can‟ activities

[End Milestone – After each unit of Learning

After 4/5 Milestones – Content based, Graded, Objective]

1

Singing, Rhythm, Interaction

Analyse, Listen and do, apply, estimate

Put together, group together

2

Drawing, Colouring, Kinaesthetic Activity

Narrate, describe, speak about

Identify, differentiate

3

Free Association, Imagination, Story Completion

Put together, group together, Identify,

Build a sequence, complete, classify

Act like; Act out, Action Songs, Craft, Puppetry

Observe: Teacher based evaluation for Listening & Speaking skills

S.No.

4

differentiate

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Observation: Individual Activity based on content

Logos - Number LOGOs

I

II

1 Pot

1

-

2 C.Apple

1

3 Pencil

LOGOs

I

II

10 Train

14

12

-

11 Letter [s] Train

29

-

14

12

12 Letter [b] Train

-

29

4 Kit

1

-

13 Logo Train

20

-

5 Motorcycle

84

85

14 Road Roller

49

26

6 Lorry

26

26

15 Van

-

4

7 Tractor

22

16

16 Scooter

4

4

8 Spaceship

24

22

17 Helicopter

8

8

9 Bullock Cart

18

10

18 Car

6

6

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Logos - Number S LOGOs

I

II

S LOGOs

I

II

19 Skateboard

-

10

28 Bicycle

-

12

20 Aeroplane

9

9

29 Bus

5

4

21 Parachute

9

9

30 Ship

3

3

22 Supp. Reading Sheets

6

6

31 Ladder

1

1

23 Spiral Book

1

1

32 Group Chart

-

6

24 Text Book

-

-

33 Logo Chart

1

-

25 Workbook

-

-

34 Puppet Pictures

3

-

26 Auto

15

24

35 Alphabet [LC]

1

=

27 Jeep

4

10

36 Alphabet [UC]

1

-

SL Rainbow Time

20

20

SL Circle Time

15

15

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Input-rich Communicational Environment • Textbooks used to supplement Ladder work • Supplementary Readers • Parallel books and materials in more than one language [Poongothu, NBT books] • Workbooks with lateral reinforcement inputs • Media – Audio/Video • Simply English • Hello English

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