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Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan

Falsafah Pendidikan Guru

Learner’s Guide

Introduction

Topic 1 Introduction to Reading in the Primary School

Definitions of reading

Aims and purposes of reading

Types of reading
 Reading aloud

 Intensive reading

 Extensive reading

 Reading readiness and factors influencing reading

Topic 2 Theoretical Models of Reading

 Bottom-up
 Top down
 Interactive

Approaches to Teach Reading

 Sign word
 Language Experience
 Phonics
Topic 3 Reading Skills in the Malaysian Primary School English

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 Language Curriculum

Reading Skills
 Skimming
 Scanning

Reading Comprehension Skills

 Reading for main ideas and supporting details
 Inference, predicting and drawing conclusions
 Sequencing
 Cause and effect
 Synthesizing
 Evaluating

Reading Aloud Skills

 Enunciation
 Pronunciation
 Stress
 Intonation
 Rhythm
 Micro teaching

Selecting, Adapting and Producing Activities & Materials for

Developing Reading Aloud and Reading Comprehension Skills

 Readability
 Context

Topic 4 Stages of a Reading Comprehension Lesson

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  Pre-reading
 While reading
 Post-reading

Stages of a Literacy Hour

 Shared reading
 Sentence / word level work
 Guided reading / Independent work
 Plenary

Topic 5 Techniques for Teaching Vocabulary

 Work attack skills

 Contextual clues
 Visuals
 Mime, actions and gestures
 Dictionary
 Games

Selecting, Adapting and Producing Activities and Materials for

Developing Vocabulary

 Frequency
 Context

Topic 6 Techniques for Assessing Reading Skills and Vocabulary

Topic 7 Enrichment and Remedial Reading Activities

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Topic 8 Lesson planning for Lower Primary and Upper Primary

 Format
 Objectives
 Stages

Topic 9 Microteaching

Module Writers
Module Icons

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