Innovating towards Reading Excellence in the Singapore English Language Curriculum

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Hauptverfasser: Chin Ee Loh, Elizabeth Pang
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Elizabeth Pang
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contents Innovating towards Reading Excellence in the Singapore English Language Curriculum Chin Ee Loh Elizabeth Pang Foreign Countries English Language Proficiency Language Fluency Literature Appreciation Reading Skills Elementary School Students School Libraries Secondary Schools Educational Innovation Reading Programs A key emphasis of the Singapore education system has been on ensuring English language competency and fluency for communication and work. This chapter examines reading innovation in the Singapore education system, focusing specifically on strategies related to extensive reading to promote reading enjoyment alongside growing reading proficiency. Rather than adopting a broad historical overview, three case studies that are substantiated by published research have been selected for discussion in this chapter: (i) the implementation of the Reading and English Acquisition Programme (REAP) from 1985 to 1989 for students from Primary One to Three; (ii) the development of the Strategies for English Language Learning and Reading (STELLAR) programme for primary schools from 2006 to 2015; and (iii) the focus on reading and school libraries in the Building a Reading Culture (BRC) and library redesign projects at the secondary level from 2017 to 2020. The chapter documents how reading innovations have taken place at the levels of curriculum, pedagogy and learning environments, in response to sociocultural and economic changes, global and local demands and the educational needs of the times. Challenges to improve students' educational outcomes for their reading futures are discussed in the conclusion. [For the complete volume, "Education in Singapore: People-Making and Nation-Building. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects. Volume 66," see ED675893.]
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spellingShingle Innovating towards Reading Excellence in the Singapore English Language Curriculum
Chin Ee Loh
Elizabeth Pang
Foreign Countries
English
Language Proficiency
Language Fluency
Literature Appreciation
Reading Skills
Elementary School Students
School Libraries
Secondary Schools
Educational Innovation
Reading Programs
Innovating towards Reading Excellence in the Singapore English Language Curriculum Chin Ee Loh Elizabeth Pang Foreign Countries English Language Proficiency Language Fluency Literature Appreciation Reading Skills Elementary School Students School Libraries Secondary Schools Educational Innovation Reading Programs A key emphasis of the Singapore education system has been on ensuring English language competency and fluency for communication and work. This chapter examines reading innovation in the Singapore education system, focusing specifically on strategies related to extensive reading to promote reading enjoyment alongside growing reading proficiency. Rather than adopting a broad historical overview, three case studies that are substantiated by published research have been selected for discussion in this chapter: (i) the implementation of the Reading and English Acquisition Programme (REAP) from 1985 to 1989 for students from Primary One to Three; (ii) the development of the Strategies for English Language Learning and Reading (STELLAR) programme for primary schools from 2006 to 2015; and (iii) the focus on reading and school libraries in the Building a Reading Culture (BRC) and library redesign projects at the secondary level from 2017 to 2020. The chapter documents how reading innovations have taken place at the levels of curriculum, pedagogy and learning environments, in response to sociocultural and economic changes, global and local demands and the educational needs of the times. Challenges to improve students' educational outcomes for their reading futures are discussed in the conclusion. [For the complete volume, "Education in Singapore: People-Making and Nation-Building. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects. Volume 66," see ED675893.]
title Innovating towards Reading Excellence in the Singapore English Language Curriculum
topic Foreign Countries
English
Language Proficiency
Language Fluency
Literature Appreciation
Reading Skills
Elementary School Students
School Libraries
Secondary Schools
Educational Innovation
Reading Programs
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED675924