The primary literacy program focuses on developing reading skills through shared reading, guided reading, phonics instruction, sight words, songs and poems. It is run by teachers from the English Department, NETs and LETs. Students read different books each week and have their reading abilities tested twice a year to develop a habit of reading English books. For P4 to P6, the focus remains on developing reading skills through four readers per year using a language arts method with additional ELTA-led activities to improve English.

1. Primary Literacy Program
• Developed by the EDB.
• Focus is on reading skills.
• Main activities:
 shared reading using big books.
 guided reading using small book
readers.
• Classes run in our English room.

2.  teaching of sight words.
 teaching of phonics.
 songs, poems and chants.
 VCD’s of our teaching materials for use
at home.
• A double lesson every week.
• Three teachers in the classroom – NET,
LET and CA.

3. • Home reading program:
 each student reads a different book
every week.
 students’ reading abilities are tested
twice a year.
 helps students develop a habit of
reading English books.

4. English P4 to P6
• Focus is also on developing reading
skills.
• We teach four readers per year.
• We use a language arts teaching
method.
• An ELTA runs language arts activities in
the classroom and general English
activities at recess time.

5. • Language arts activities:
 poem writing
 small group presentations
 theme based activities
• We also teach the process of writing.

6. Additional English Activities
• English drama
 In 2008 and 2009, seven acting awards.
 Invited to perform, “What do you wish
for?” at the Public Performance Stage,
Sai Wan Ho Civic Theatre in 2008.
• English Ambassadors
 Recess activities
 Helping younger students with their
reading.

7. • English Week
 Theme used each year e.g. Olympics,
Christmas and fairytales (this year).
• Solo and Choral Speaking
 80 students participated this year.
 90% of students received merit
certificates or better.

8. • Buddy reading in P3 and P6.
• Recess English activities focusing on
speaking and listening.