Page 9 - Primary Year 4 SK SoW

and consulting with the English Head or a senior English teacher at their school. The
Teacher’s Book provides a lot of guidance and ideas as well as the listening audio script,
thus considerably saving preparation time. It is therefore very useful for all teachers to
access it, even if only periodically.

4. Teachers are expected to plan lessons based on the lesson outline in the Scheme
of Work. They may need to develop and produce worksheets, create flashcards (these are
picture cards that can be printed or drawn by the teacher) and prepare other material and
resources for most lessons.

5. Language Awareness lessons will focus specifically on the language taught in the unit. The
Scheme of Work offers suggestions to teachers for these lessons, but teachers are
expected to plan these lessons based on the needs of their pupils. Teachers also expected
to refer to the syllabus which contains an overview of the language, vocabulary and the
text types and other areas that are suitable for the grade.

6. Pre-lesson and post-lesson stages in the lesson outline are important stages in the
lesson. They should not be neglected or rushed. See Section 3 for more information.
7. At the end of every unit, pupils are expected to review and assess their learning in that
unit. This self-assessment is guided using a worksheet which identifies the language
covered in the unit. Teachers can use the suggested worksheets at the end of every unit
in the Scheme of Work or modify/produce their own. Self-assessment should be
completed in class time, not given for homework. Pupils will need guidance from the
teacher to complete it, especially in the first part of the year. The teacher should collect the
self-assessment worksheets and note common answers as well as any particular problems
some pupils think they are having. Pupils’ skills in self-assessment may begin the year at
a very basic level but will develop over the year.

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