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• An English Gifted Programme
• Write Out Of The Box
• (2004 2005)

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Background
Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School P.M.

• ? A seed project with the Gifted Education
  Section
• ? An implementation of gifted education policy by
  running school-based gifted development programmes

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Aims
Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School P.M.

• ? To enhance gifted students creativity and
  critical thinking abilities by piloting pull-out
  enrichment programmes in student English
  learning
• ? To pilot school-based selection procedures for
  the high ability students in English (student
  learning)

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? To enhance teachers professionalism and
promote a community of expertise and learning
among English teachers (professional growth of
teachers) ? To foster school development
(application of student portfolio)
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• Level of the target students P5
• No. of students 16
• No. of lessons 8
• Duration 1 hour
• Teachers involve Miss Lo M Y, Miss Tang L S.
  Miss Wong Y C, Miss Ho H Y
• Dates of Classes 3/2, 24/2, 10/3, 14/4,
  28/4,12/5,26/5, 2/6
• Showcase 8/7

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Outline of the programme contents
Lesson Content
1 Students can learn some reading strategies like skimming , scanning, etc. Text tapes poem, story
2-3 Students can locate information from the story using inferencing skill and grasp the meaning of new vocabulary items using semantic features, contextual and pictorial clues.
4 Student can ask 6-wh questions and use a mind-map. Then they have to complete a story chart.
5 Students have to create a story chart and develop a summary based on the story chart.
6 Students can find out the similar elements from two stories Cinderalla and Cindy Boy.
7 Preparation for the showcase, students form in groups and create their own stories.
8 Presentation
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Methods of selecting gifted children
? Nomination by subject teachers according to
1. academic result 2. observation and comments
on students skills like collaboration,
critical thinking and creativity ? Assessment
selection task
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How to assess students progress?
? Pre-test ? Post-test ? Student portfolios
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Pre-test (Selection Task) Three Little
Raindrops
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Post-test Three Little Pigs (new version)
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A students portfolio
? A purposeful collection of student work that
tells the story of the studentss efforts,
progress, or achievement in a given area. This
collection must include student participation in
selection of portfolio content the guidelines
for selection the criteria for judging merit
and evidence of student refection. (Arter and
Spandel 1992, P.36)
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The portfolio process
? It is not the simple collection of work into a
folder. ? It is an ongoing process if
observations, assessments, collaboration and
dialogues. ? It is a process which involves
dialogues ? in the students ? among
students ? between the student and the
teacher ? between the student and family ?
among the student, the students family and the
teacher
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Reading portfolios
? The portfolios should contain a variety of
texts produced by the student that exhibit the
students response, understanding, and
reflection on the materials that she has read.
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Example of collected items
? reading lists ? illustrating story frames
(e.g. drawing the story board) ? story retelling
(e.g. bubble map, free writing) ? reading goals
sheet ? artwork, mind maps etc ? self-assessment
/ peer-assessment
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Writing portfolios
? Pieces can be selected to demonstrate
specific characteristics of writing, examples of
different genres, writing used in various
curriculum projects, personal responses to
reading, or change over time.
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Examples of collected items
? writing lists ? writing record / log ? drafts,
revisions, final copies ? writing goals sheet ?
self-assessment / peer- assessment ? Teacher
conference notes
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Difficulties / Limitation
? The length of each lesson is not long enough
? The number of lessons is insufficient ? Lack
of experience ? The overall plan is too brief ?
Lack of time for preparation of the showcase ?
Student are not familiar with the goals setting
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Recommendation
? Extend the duration of each lesson from one
hour to one and a half hours ? Extend the number
of lessons from 8 10 ? More planning is needed
to improve better linking between lessons ?
Modification is needed according to the students
progress and ability ? Goal setting should be
guided by teachers closely, therefore, grouping
should be done before course started
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Findings
? Gifted students seem to do better in their
thinking skills and creativity ? Students
reading and writing skills are also enhanced ?
The course effectively strengthen students
confidence ? Parents reflect students build up
reading interest and habit ? Teachers
professionalism is promoted through
collaboration ? Catering gifted students /
underachievers will be one of our school policies