this is from a JU course organized by the BPK

1. KURIKULUM STANDARD
SEKOLAH RENDAH
( KSSR )
2011
BAHASA INGGERIS

2. OVERVIEW

3. KBSR ENGLISH 2001
Social skills Educational Emphases
Multiple Intelligences
Thinking Skills
Listening Contextualism
Constructivism
Speaking
Writing
Grammar
Sound System
Vocabulary
Reading
IT skills
Values and Citizenship

4. NEW CURRICULUM MATRIX
STRAND 1 STRAND 2
Language Focus Language Arts
Skills – Listening &
Readers
Speaking,
+
LEVEL 2 Reading and Writing
(Literature)
(YEARS 4, 5 & 6) Vocabulary
PRIMARY
(includes Science & Maths English at Play:
themes Music, Poetry & Drama
as well as Grammar )
Skills – Listening &
Readers
LEVEL 1 Speaking,
Reading and Writing - Big Books
(YEARS 1,2 & 3)
Vocabulary -Lady Bird Series
Grammar (Year 3) Music, Poetry & Drama
(phonics & penmanship)
Pre-school

5. CONTENT STANDARD
Content Standards specify the essential knowledge,
skills, understandings and strategies that pupils need
to learn.
LEARNING STANDARD
Learning Standards describe in detail the degree or
quality of proficiency that pupils need to display in
relation to the Content Standards for a particular year.

6. Eg:
CONTENT STANDARD
1.1 By the end of the 6 year primary schooling, pupils
will be able to pronounce words and speak confidently with
the correct stress, rhythm and intonation.
LEARNING STANDARD
1.1.1 Able to speak with the correct word stress.
1.1.2 Able to listen to and enjoy stories.
1.1.4 Able to talk about a stimulus with guidance.

7. PRESENT & FUTURE
KBSR KSSR
1. CURRICULUM DOCUMENTATION
SYLLABUS STANDARD
DOCUMENT
CONTENT
CURRICULUM
STANDARDS
SPECIFICATIONS
&
LEARNING
STANDARDS
TEACHER’S GUIDE

8. PRESENT & FUTURE
KBSR KSSR
2. CURRICULUM ORGANISATION
LANGUAGE TAUGHT LANGUAGE TAUGHT
THROUGH THREE THROUGH THREE
BROAD AREAS BROAD AREAS
MODULAR
STRUCTURE
INTEGRATION OF INTEGRATION OF
SKILLS SKILLS

9. PRESENT & FUTURE
KBSR KSSR
3. CURRICULUM CONTENT
FOCUS ON FOUR FOCUS ON FOUR
LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGE SKILLS
SOUND SYSTEM BASIC LITERACY
PHONICS
LANGUAGE ARTS
PENMANSHIP
GRAMMAR IN GRAMMAR IN
CONTEXT CONTEXT

10. PRESENT & FUTURE
KBSR KSSR
4. APPROACH
WHOLE LANGUAGE PHONICS
STANDARD BRITISH ENGLISH
5. ADDED VALUE
EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL
EMPHASES EMPHASES
CREATIVITY &
INNOVATION
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

11. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SK & SJK
SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN SEKOLAH JENIS
KEBANGSAAN
• 300 minutes per week
for Level 1 & 2 • 150 minutes per week for
• Literacy in Years 1 & 2 Level 1 & 2
(teaching of phonics) •Literacy in Years 1, 2 & 3
• Additional learning (teaching of phonics)
standards have been • Learning Standards are
included. spread throughout the 6
years in order to
prepare pupils for
secondary education.

12. Why KSSR?
(Rationale)
• lack of fun and real learning
• lack of focus on Listening & Speaking skills
• too focused on Reading and Writing
• not nurtured to :
think ask communicate
questions meaningfully
and effectively
• are drilled to answer examination questions

13. ‘Standard Documents’ In KSSR English
Standard Document

14. New Elements
Fun, meaningful and focused
learning

15. New Elements
Modular configuration
teaching and learning process
complete in one cycle
LISTENING LANGUAGE
AND READING WRITING
ARTS
SPEAKING
teachers must maintain the
continuity of the flow

16. New Elements
Sound System
 Pupils must learn all the sounds of the
letters in Year 1 before proceeding to
the sounds in Year 2
 Year 2 teachers must know where the
exit point of the pupils in Year 1 is
 Teachersneed to work on their
phonetic skills

17. Year 1 Year 2

18. Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

19. Why the ‘Sound System’?
Blending Segmenting
to help pupils to to help pupils to
read and spell
pronounce
correctly
f food d
oo f food d
oo

20. New Elements
Language Arts
a platform for pupils to share,
plan, produce and use the
language skills to express
creative works
encourages the weaker pupils to
participate actively

22. Jazz Chant – 4.1.1, 4.1.2
COOKIE CHANT
All : Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
Teacher: Cindy (name of any pupil in the class) stole
the cookie from the cookie jar.
Pupil : Who, me?
All : Yes, you!
Pupil : Couldn’t be.
All : Then, who?
Pupil : Rama stole the cookie from the cookie jar.
* Repeat the chant as long as desired, using names of pupils from the class.

23. New Elements
GRAMMAR
(to be introduced from Y3 onwards)

24. New Elements
EMK
(Elemen Merentas Kurikulum)