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Literacy: Reading

  1. Effective use of reading inputs to enhance students' writing skills

    Students who lack strategies to cope with the reading text always find reading a burden to them...

    ccc Wanchai Church Kei To Primary School


  2. Equipping senior primary school students with the knowledge and skills required to read to learn

    In order to enable students to move from learning to read to reading to learn, students need to be systematically exposed to...

    St. Francis of Assisi's Caritas School

  3. Let's read online with P2 students

    This case looks at how teachers of Yuk Yin School made use of an online story to help P2 students enhance their reading skills...

    Yuk Yin School

  4. Using non-fiction texts as an entry point to help senior primary students read and write at secondary level

    As students progress to higher levels of learning, the text types that they are exposed to and are expected to produce will be more complex,......

    salesian Yip hon primary school

  5. Helping students learn to read non-fiction texts

    As students progress to higher levels, the ability to understand nonfiction text features and structures ...

    Shun Tak Fraternal Association Ho Yat Tung Primary School

  6. Supporting Literacy Development at Key Stage 3: Curriculum Planning, Teaching and Assessment as a Continuous Cycle

    Being aware of the importance of literacy skills to junior secondary students on ...

    Christ College

  7. Improving reading through explicit reaching of basic sight words

    The ability to recognise words instantly and automatically enables students to read fluently and to focus their attention on making ...

    KHKFEW Wong cho bau school

  8. Conducting reading workshop at P.4 Reader, 'Fun Zone'

    Understanding that the teaching of reading should not be the sole responsibility of the NET teacher....

    King's College Old Boys' Association Primary School No.2

  9. Making grammar learning meaningful

    This case demonstrates it is possible to use a story to create a context for teaching target grammar items....

    Wong Tai Sin Catholic Primary School

  10. Using story retelling to enhance reading and speaking

    With a view to increasing individual students’ speaking confidence, and building a stronger foundation in story reading comprehension ability, teachers of Fanling ...

    Fanling Public School

  11. Enhancing literacy through the effective teaching of sight words

    The lack of vocabulary has long been a common difficulty faced by students in reading. In addition to the teaching of discrete vocabulary items, teachers have become ...

    Cheung Chau Sacred Heart School

  12. Cultivating a Reading Habit through a Reading Mentorship Scheme

    Lee Kau Yan Memorial School has placed 'fostering a reading culture' as one of the major priorities in its 3-year plan. A number of initiatives have been tried out to achieve ...

    Lee Kau Yan Memorial School

  13. Enriching students' vocabulary through explicit teaching of vocabulary building skills

    Teachers may regard students' lack of vocabulary as the fundamental obstacle to their English language development ...

    Holy Family Canossian School (Kowloon Tong)

  14. Debate made simple for P6 students

    It is never too early to prepare for future needs. This case illustrates what can be done to prepare students for the new senior secondary curriculum (NSSC) while they are still at ...

    Christian Alliance SY Yeh Memorial Primary School

  15. Using drama to increase learning motivation and cater for learner diversity

    This case depicts how drama was used to motivate students to learn and to accommodate students' learning differences. Reading served as an entry point and ...

    Tsuen Wan Chiu Chow Public School

  16. Reading strategies across the curriculum: a success story from an EMI school

    To prepare students to read difficult texts in SBA and Liberal Studies, an EMI school started a 3-year "Reading Strategies Across the Curriculum" program for their...

    Wa Ying College

  17. Developing strategic learners of vocabulary

    Vocabulary is essential for developing studentsˇ¦ English proficiency in terms of reading, writing, speaking and listening. The lack of sufficient vocabulary is one of the largest ...

    Christian Alliance SY Yeh Memorial Primary School

  18. Developing students' vocabulary building skills

    Most students do not perform satisfactorily in English learning. It is noted that vocabulary lays the foundation for the four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. In order to ...

    Lok Sin Tong Primary School

  19. Reading Pals Programme: Students helping students become better readers

    The CMI school is concerned with how teachers can extend studentsˇ¦ reading time beyond the classroom and how students can practise reading strategies when they read ...

    Teacher of HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Secondary School

  20. Connecting formal and informal reading curricula

    Since reading is vital for the development of other language skills, most schools offer many reading opportunities to their students. In the classroom, there are Reading ...

    King's College Old Boys' Association Primary School No.2

  21. Using stories to enhance students' reading and writing skills

    The New Senior Secondary (NSS) curriculum will be implemented in 2009. Many teachers are concerned about how to prepare their students for this change and ensure ...

    Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)

  22. Conducting Reading Workshops in P.1

    Reading Workshops are designed for developing primary students' reading skills. They also aim at helping students to develop a love for reading, learn grammar in context ...

    Yuen Long Chamber of Commerce Primary School

  23. Preparing junior secondary students for the NSS curriculum through the introduction of reading strategies

    The introduction of the new senior secondary language arts and non language arts modules makes teachers aware of the importance of broadening students' language ...

    St. Louis School

  24. Enhancing students' comprehension through reciprocal teaching

    It is noted that many students do not use reading strategies as they read. To help them improve their reading comprehension, Reciprocal Teaching was used to let students ...

    Wa Ying College | Secondary

  25. Using TSA as an Entry Point to Improve Curriculum Planning - A Journey from Reading to Writing

    English teachers in Hong Kong are concerned about the implications of the Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) on daily learning, teaching and assessment. This case ...

    CCC Kei To Secondary School | Secondary

  26. Sharing Reading Experience through Drama

    In order to teach reading skills and create a platform for students to share their reading experiences in the Reading Workshops, a ˇ§Reading and Dramaˇ¨ project was ...

    Holy Family Canossian School (Kowloon Tong) | primary

  27. Igniting a Love of Reading and Enhancing Discussion Skills with Literature Circles

    With the introduction of School-based Assessment, teachers are concerned with how they can make reading more pleasurable for students and at the same time enhance their ...

    Kiangsu Chekiang College | Secondary

  28. The infusion of Brain-Based principles into Phonics-Based Reading Programme

    When it comes to learning English language, Cantonese-speaking learners of secondary schools are overwhelmed by both fears and low motivation. Such vicious cycle of ...

    Lok Sin Tong Yu Kan Hing Secondary School | Secondary

  29. Developing a School-based Buddy Reading Programme for English

    Teachers of F.D.B.W.A. Yan Kow School have found that lower form students lack enough exposure to English outside class and opportunities to read English storybooks ...

    F.D.B.W.A. Yan Kow School | Primary