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Our Aim

• Through the teaching and learning of reading, writing, speaking and listening components of English Language in AMKP, we hope to nurture confident communicators who enjoy learning and using English.

Our Approach

• To achieve this, the language learning experience in AMKP is made “visible, inclusive and authentic” with the following approaches:
  • ACoLADE
    • Raising Awareness
    • Structuring Consolidation
    • Facilitating Assessment for Learning
    • Enabling Application
    • Guiding Discovery
    • Instructing Explicitly
• Learning Journeys
• Shared Book approach (SBA)
• Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) - A teaching approach that transitions students to eventually assume all the responsibility for their learning (self-directed learning).
• e-Pedagogy
• Formative Assessment (FA) Strategies
• Differentiated Instruction (DI)

Our Key Programmes

1. Reading Programmes
   • kidsRead Programme (P1 and P2): a fun and interactive reading programme conducted by trained volunteers. kidsREAD is a nationwide reading programme aimed at cultivating the love of reading among Primary 1 and 2 students.
   • ASPIREaders Programme (P1 to P4): a reading support programme aimed at raising students’ reading levels conducted by student and parent volunteers.
2. Literature Appreciation Programme (P3-P5)
   • Students learn about plot, character and themes in age-appropriate novel that has been selected for the level to develop skills to comprehend, interpret and respond to the text in finer details.

3) Little Red Dot (P4-P6)

• To encourage our students to read more widely, write better, expand their horizons and prepare them for a globalised world, Little Red Dot Newspaper is used as an authentic learning resource during English lessons. Students read the articles in the newspaper and respond to them by writing or speaking about them. Their comments are captured on the school’s Padlet and the students’ Writer’s Notebooks.

4) Learning Support Programme (LSP) (P1-P2)

• This specialised early intervention programme conducted by LSP-trained teachers helps students who need additional help in developing basic literacy skills. Students are identified to attend this programme through screening conducted upon school entry.

5) POISE@AMKP – Applied Learning Programme (P1-P6)

• An oracy programme designed specially for our students with the aim of developing them into outstanding, inspired and sensitive communicators.
• The programme will include the explicit teaching of oracy skills and opportunities for students to apply what they have learnt.