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Easy stories,easy learning
Using self-developed stories to enchance
childrens listening and speaking skills
PeaceEvangelical CentreKindergartenMs Cherry CHOI
Ms Ruby MAN
Ms IrisYIP
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Backgroundoftheschool
Joinedtheprojectin2009/10
3projectteachers
2levels:K2&K3
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Attheendofthe1stprojectyear
TriedconductingSharedReadingandSongs,
RhymesandGamessuccessfully.
Teachersdecidedtorevisetheschoolplanfor
Englishlanguageexposureattheendofthefirst
projectyear.
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WhyadoptingStorytelling?
ItallowschildrenofdifferentabilitiestohavemanyopportunitiestolistentoandspeakinEnglishinmeaningfulcontexts.
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Whyself-developedstories?
Thestoriescanmatchthethemesoftheschool
curriculum.
Thestorieswillbeappropriatetothe
developmentalneeds
ofthechildren.
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Whyself-developedstories?
Thevocabularyitemsorsentencepatternsthat
thechildrenhadlearnedpreviouslycanbe
embeddedinthestorieswhenappropriate.
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Differentstagesincreatingsimple
storiesforexposingchildrentoEnglish
TryingoutsimplestorytellingactivitiesinOct
CreatinganewendingforexistingstoriesinOct&Nov
Creatingself-developedstoriesandpropsinNov&Dec
DevelopingaunitwithStorytellingasthemainteachingstrategyfrom
DectoFeb
Creatingnewstorieswithinteractive
elementsforchildrentoparticipatewithfamiliarwordsfromMartoJun
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Tryoutsofstorieswithanewending
TeacherscreatedanewendingforthestoryUndertheSea. Childrencouldhelpsolvetheprobleminthenewending.
UndertheSea
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Tryoutsofself-developedstories
TeachersdevelopedKamishibaifortheself-developedstoryMessyGrandma.
MessyGrandma
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VideoobservationVideoclip#1:
TheCaterpillarandtheWorm(anadaptedstorywithinteractiveelementsforchildrentolistentoandsaysomelearnedtargetlanguage
featuresinameaningfulcontext)Videoclips#2:TheBigUmbrella(aself-developedstory
togetherwiththecontentofthephonicstextbookforchildrentolearnthesoundofletterU)
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ChildrensSuccessfulOutcomes
Theyenjoyedstorytellingactivities:
theywerelongedforstorytellingactivities.
theyaskedteacherstoretellsomestorieseventhoughtheyheardthemformorethan3times.
theylikedtheafter-storytellingactivities,suchascraftmaking
orroleplayingthestory.
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ChildrensSuccessfulOutcomes
Game:
Roleplay:
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ChildrensSuccessfulOutcomes
Theyshowedgreaterenjoymentinlearningletter
sounds: Theyweremotivatedtosaythetargetlettersounds
astheyparticipatedintellingthestory.
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ChildrensSuccessfulOutcomes
Thesimplestoriesdevelopedbytheteachers
couldhelpchildrenrememberthelettersounds. Theylikedthe
storiesinthe
EnglishLetterStorySet.
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Childrenssuccessfuloutcomes
Parentshadpositivefeedback,theyobserved:
childrenwereinterestedinlisteningtoEnglishstories.
childrensometimeswouldtelltheirparentsthefunnystoriestheylearnedfromschool(e.g.Bark,GeorgeandUglyMummy).
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Teachers ReflectionandLearning
Teachersfoundthatthey
gainedbetterknowledgeofthelearning
objectivesofEnglishlanguageeducationatthe
pre-primarylevel.
gainedownershipoftheself-developedstories.
enjoyedtheprocessofdevelopingstoriesand
makingprops.
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Teachers ReflectionandLearning
Teachersfoundthatthey
enjoyedtellingEnglishstoriestochildren.
becamemoreconfidentofconductingEnglishactivities.
becamemoreconfidentofconductingparentseminarandworkshopsonhowtoexposechildrentoEnglishathome.
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Teachers ReflectionandLearning
Theimportanceoftheprincipalssupport: Theprincipalallowedtimeforteachersto:
havepeerobservation.
co-plantogethertocreateself-developedstories. co-teachwitheachothertobuildconfidence.
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Teachers ReflectionandLearning
Theimportanceoftheparents support:
parents helpinmakingpropsandmaterialsforstorytellingactivitiesandextendedactivities.
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TeachersrevisedtheschoolplanforEnglish
languageexposureattheendoftheschoolyear. Teacherscontinuedcreateself-developedstoriesto
arousechildrensinterestinEnglishlanguage
learning.
Projectteacherspassedtheirknowledgeandthe
learnedteachingstrategiestonon-projectteachers.
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