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February, 2014 Kowloon, Hong Kong

Speaker: KHOO Kay Yong BSc.(Malaya); MSc(ITE) (HKU); Doctor of Education (HKU)

MELS 2014 – Phonics & Preschool’s English Language

Learning

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Today……

• Phonics 44

• Phonics reading & Digital teaching

• Digital assessment

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Uniformity of Language Development Sequence

Worldwide babies learn to speak about the same time…and

They go through about the same stages: babble---one word, two words, sentences,.. (Lightbown & Spada, 2013)

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Why do we need a “language”?

to communicate with each other…

It is the combination of symbolic ability and social need…

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Language’s rule systems

Phonology

Morphology (word rules such as plurals, tense, etc.)

Syntax (Grammatical rules that govern sentence structure)

Semantics (Meaning of words)

Pragmatics (Using language in different contexts)

(Lightbown & Spada, 2013)

+Very sadly, our traditional ways of teaching discourage the process of inquiry. It makes the student get less prone to asking questions as they move through their grade levels, they are just expected to listen and repeat the expected answers.

PASSIVE LEARNING

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Usage-based learning

Task-based learning

Communication

AuthenticMeaningful

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Language Learning

Assessment

An essential skill in English

Language

Learning oriented assessment : Why it is important in learning…

(Gibbs, 2006)

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Today……

• Phonics 44

• Digital teaching

• Digital assessment

Chinese— 看字识义

Chinese— 看字识义

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睛 清 蜻 晴 ……

Brother, father

Toefl , fancl

Tackle

Towel, hostel

Fast

Clerk

Got/pot

Little, litter

head, again

Quay

Three, tree

Forever

Coconuts

Of, off

sharpener

magnet

croissant

muesli

practised

basket

Wasted

method

beat bit

sad sat

home, aim

chef ,example

fat, Wednesday

clap , egg, leg, hand

market, again,

umbrella

plumber, bomber

moon book

knife, knob

caught, lounge

Debt, sharpener

their, aeroplane

flour, flower

tortoise

Knowledge? Or Skill? PHONICS

PHONICS

a tfl

a nkth

a emfr

蛾

我

卞

下

e

bian

Xia

ˇ

ˋ

ˊ

wo

ˋ

字 拼音

a-eapeate

sale

ale

/eI/

/eIp//eIt/

/eIl//seIl/

字 拼音

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SYNTAX

粤语：你瘦过我。 / 你走先。

普通话：你比我瘦。 / 你先走。

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sad

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MontessoriPhonics-44

Phonics –44

English Words

Spoken Written

24 consonant sounds 21 consonant letters

20 vowel sounds 5 vowel letters

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44 speech sounds 26 alphabet letters

24 consonant sounds

20 vowel sounds

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ac t

p

m

r

a t

a t

a t

eb g

it p

or b

uh g

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a tfl

fl i p

ac mp

or mp

Initial blends

Final blends

Double consonant sounds

Digraphs

eb ll

ob ss

ish p

is nk

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ai

ay

a-e

t eaPhonograms

mai

ays

Initial blends

Final blends

Double consonant sounds

Digraphs

a ebl m

a esh k

a

b

c

d

e

f l

g

h

i

j

k

m s

r

q

p

n

x

w

o

v

u

t

y

z

/æ/

/b/ /h/

/ l /

/ //k/

/e/

/f/

/z/

/j/

/ks/

/w/

/v/

/t/

/s//m/

/n/

/r/

/g/

/p/

/kw/

/d/

/k/

/ i/ /Λ/

/ dз/

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Today……

• Phonics 44

• Digital teaching

• Digital assessment

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A good learning must have the ability to engage learners.

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You need books to “display” the integrated ideas….

+ MELS introduces…..Six essential parts in English language learning

A to Z-Words & Images-Words & Sounds-Words descriptions-Phonics sounds (Single letters)

BASIC READING-Words & meanings-Basic reading-Responsive conversations-Phonics (CVC)

CRITICAL READING-Words & meanings-Critical reading-Phonics (Phonograms)-Expressive conversations-Grammar

EXPRESSIVE LEARNING-Words & meanings-Contextual reading-Responsive conversations-Phonics (Blendings)

COMPREHENSIVE READING-Words & meanings-Critical reading-Phonics (Phonograms)-Expressive conversations-Grammar

SYNTAX-Words & meanings-Sentences reading-Form sentences with words-Non-phonic words

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Digital teaching tools… to “record”, “interact with”,

reflect, and to find out “tacit information”.

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PhonicsSingle letterBlending soundsVocabulary (contextual approach)Vocabulary (Critical reading)Reading – 5 stepsReading – (Mimicking)

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Reading

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Assessment

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Today……

• Phonics 44

• Digital teaching

• Digital assessment

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Assessment

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Assessment

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Report

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References:

Lightbown, M., & Spada, N. (2013). How Languages are Learned. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Gibbs, G. (Ed.). (2006). How assessment frames student learning. London: Routledge.