This document discusses a 3-year subject leadership program for English panel heads in Malaysia. The program has 3 phases that focus on helping young learners acquire English, supporting learning through assessment, and supporting teachers. Phase 1 of the RELTmax program teaches how children learn best through play. Participants will gain skills in using the textbook creatively, implementing the syllabus and assessment, and providing professional development for English teachers. The program employs constructivist teaching approaches and focuses on classroom instruction, planning effective lessons, connecting with other teachers, and conducting professional development.

1. Azmira Amran
Mohathir Jamaludin
Norina Melati MohdYusoff
Abu BakarAhmad

2.  If you are, then you would have experienced
these:

7.  How did you feel when you were elected to
be a KP?

8.  Has any teacher in your panel asked for your
help with regards to the teaching of English?
How did you respond?

9.  Have you ever gotten that nagging feeling
when watching some teachers in your panel,
teaching the children in a non-children-
friendly way? How did you respond to these
teachers?

11.  Subject Leadership is a continuous 3-year
programme involving English Panel Heads
around Malaysia

12.  This programme is divided into 3 phases:
 Year 1: RELTmax (KSSR Lower Primary)
 How do we help young learners acquire second/third
language?
 Year 2a: School-Based Assessment
▪ How do we support and improve children’s learning through
on-going assessment?
 Year 2b: Coaching and Mentoring
▪ How do we support the teachers in our panel?
 Year 3: RELTmax Plus (KSSR Upper Primary)
▪ How do we further support children’s second language
learning?

13.  RELTmax is divided into two phases:
 Phase 1: English is all fun and play –
understanding how children learn best through
play
 Phase 2: Understanding how to plan a unit from
the textbook for young learners

15.  employ the elements of play, constructivist approach to
teaching and learning English in their classroom
 use English within a classroom with greater confidence
 make use of the textbook and activity book more creatively
 understand and implement the KSSR syllabus effectively
and creatively
 understand and implement the School-Based Assessment
(SBA) reliably and consistently based on Dokumen Standard
Prestasi
 provide continuous professional development for the
teachers in the English Language panel

16.  How Children Learn
 Places and Directions
 What’s in My Classroom?
 ExpertTeacher Knowledge
 Phonics Fairy
 Action Plan

17.  Modeling
 Classroom simulations
 Reviewing
 What is your view about the lesson?
 Making sense
 What theories support these lessons?
 Action Plan
 How do you fit this lesson intoYOUR classroom?

19.  How do we structure our instructions in the
classroom?
 Easy to understand
 Simple and precise
 Motivating
 How do we structure the planning for the
learning in order to make it effective, fun and
cost/time-efficient?
 How do we connect with other teachers and
exchange lessons?
 How do we conduct CPD in our schools?