What is Reading Fluency?

How to improve oral exam scores?
practise this :

FARE
Fluency =
Accuracy - pronounce correctly
Rate - suitable speed (eg. pause at right time)
Expression - read with feelings + stress + intonation

Fluency is the link between word recognition & comprehension

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Preparations for CA1

Outstanding work:
Eng - 1 more set of revision papers + unit 2 &3 additional worksheets

Math - Review 1 from Homework book + go through Process Skills + Problem sums (in Math1/2)

Science - 2 DVDs to watch (interactions & diversity) - pupils will pen down notes & create mind maps in Sc journal

CA1 time table

HMT - 27 feb (fri)
EL - 2 Mar (mon)
Ma - 3 feb (tue)
MT - 4 feb (wed)
Sc - 5 feb (thu)

11 mar - pupils will get back exam scripts (to be filed)

1st Math Topical Review (Ch 1 -3)

This will happen on 25 Feb 09 (WED) before recess.
Topics: Unit 1 - 3 (numbers)
short review about 30min.
MCQ and short answer questions.

These Reviews' scores will form part of CA2 results.

Science - 1st Topical Review (Magnets)

It will be on 23 Feb (MON) before recess. The topic to revise is MAGNETS (Interactions ch 1 -3). The format of this written review: 5 MCQ & 5 Open-ended (Fill-in-blanks).

Little Red Dot Lesson

It will be every Tue's last period. We will do 1 or 2 activities and jot them down in EL journal.
The revamped LRD is a great tool for teaching English - writing, speaking, comprehension etc.

Science Spelling 16 Feb

Unit 1 - 3: 8 sentences on Magnets.
Pupils need to remember the spelling of the underlined words.

On test day, I will read the sentences without the underlined words.
Pupils will write down, in the Sc Journal, the sentences and fill in the blanks.