KURIKULUM STANDARD

SEKOLAH RENDAH
( KSSR ) 2011
BAHASA INGGERIS

OVERVIEW
 KSSR ENGLISH 2011: STANDARD-BASED
CURRICULUM

Social skills Educational Emphases

Multiple Intelligences
Listening Contextualism
Constructivism
Entrepreneurship
Language Creativity and
Grammar Innovation
Arts
Phonics Speaking ICT skills

Vocabulary

Writing
Reading

High
Values and Citizenship
Order
Thinking
Skills
UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES OF THE CURRICULUM

Back to basics

Learning is fun, meaningful, purposeful

Teaching is learner-centred

Integration of salient new technologies

Character-building infused
 NEW CURRICULUM MATRIX
STRAND 1 STRAND 2

Language Language Arts

Focus
Readers
Skills Listening & +
Speaking, (Contemporary
Reading and Writing
LEVEL 2 Vocabulary
Childrens
(YEARS 4, 5 & 6) (includes Science & Maths Literature)
themes Genres:
as well as Grammar ) Short Story, Poems
and Graphic Novel
Skills Listening &
Speaking, Readers
Reading and Writing
LEVEL 1 Vocabulary
- Big Books
(YEARS 1,2 & 3) Grammar (Year 3) -Lady Bird Series
(phonics & Music, Poetry & Drama
penmanship)
 A MODULAR APPROACH

LISTENING AND SPEAKING MODULE

READING MODULE

WRITING MODULE

LANGUAGE ARTS MODULE (CHILDRENS

CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE)

GRAMMAR MODULE

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6

STAGE ONE STAGE TWO

(YEARS 1 3) (YEARS 4 6)
 CONTENT CONFIGURATION

L1 L2 L3 L4 L5
World of Self

CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE)
LANGUAGE ARTS (CHILDRENS
LISTENING & SPEAKING
World of Stories

World of Knowledge

GRAMMAR
READING

WRITING
World of Self

World of Stories

World of Knowledge
World of Self

World of Stories

World of Knowledge
 THE MODULAR CONFIGURATION
FOR TEACHING ENGLISH
English language lessons are taught
based on the structure below:
Lesson 1
Listening &
Speaking
Lesson 5
Language Arts
Lesson 2
Reading

Lesson 4
Grammar/Writing
Lesson 3
Writing/Grammar
COMPARISON BETWEEN KBSR & KSSR

KBSR KSSR

1. CURRICULUM
DOCUMENTATION

SYLLABUS STANDARD
DOCUMENT

CURRICULUM CONTENT
SPECIFICATIONS STANDARDS
&
LEARNING
STANDARDS
COMPARISON BETWEEN KBSR & KSSR

KBSR KSSR

2. CURRICULUM ORGANISATION

LANGUAGE TAUGHT LANGUAGE TAUGHT

THROUGH THREE THROUGH THREE
BROAD AREAS BROAD AREAS

MODULAR
STRUCTURE

INTEGRATION OF INTEGRATION OF
SKILLS SKILLS
COMPARISON BETWEEN KBSR & KSSR
KBSR KSSR

3. CURRICULUM CONTENT

FOCUS ON FOUR FOCUS ON FOUR

LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGE SKILLS

BASIC LITERACY
SOUND SYSTEM
PHONICS

LANGUAGE ARTS

PENMANSHIP

GRAMMAR IN GRAMMAR IN
CONTEXT CONTEXT
COMPARISON BETWEEN KBSR & KSSR
KBSR KSSR

4. APPROACH
WHOLE LANGUAGE PHONICS
STANDARD BRITISH ENGLISH

5. ADDED VALUES

EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EMPHASES

EMPHASES
CREATIVITY & INNOVATION

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

ICT SKILLS
 CONTENT STANDARD
Content Standards specify the essential knowledge, skills,
understandings and strategies that pupils need to learn.
e.g :
1.1 By the end of the 6 year primary schooling, pupils will be able to pronounce
words and speak confidently with the correct stress, rhythm and intonation.

LEARNING STANDARD
Learning Standards describe in detail the degree or quality of
proficiency that pupils need to display in relation to the
Content Standards for a particular year.
Eg:
1.1.1 Able to speak with the correct word stress.
1.1.2 Able to listen to and enjoy stories.
1.1.3 Able to listen to and recite poems, tongue twisters, and sing songs
paying attention to pronunciation, rhythm and intonation.
1.1.4 Able to talk about to talk about related topics with guidance.
 A COMPARISON OF SK & SJK
SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN SEKOLAH JENIS
KEBANGSAAN
300 minutes per week
for Level 1 & 2 150 minutes per week
for Level 1 & 2
Literacy in Years 1 & 2
(teaching of phonics) Literacy in Years 1, 2 &
3 (teaching of phonics)
Childrens Contemporary
Literature (Language Arts Childrens Contemporary
Module at Level 2) Literature (Language
Arts Module at Level 2)
 New Element
Language Arts (Contemporary Childrens
Literature)
exposes pupils to a range of literary works.
provides a platform for pupils to use their language skills to
express creative works.
encourages pupils to plan, produce and put up
performances.
allows weaker pupils to participate actively in lessons.
Thank You