Thinking English (Kindergarten)

Course Description

Is your young learner able to read but unable to show more complex comprehension?

Is your young learner very vocal but unwilling to express ideas grammatically & clearly?

• Our Thinking English Programme will address these concerns further and enhance language and thinking skills.
• Young learners will learn better comprehension and analysis as we guide them towards understanding, interpreting and predicting stories they hear and read.
• Higher level skills work will see young learners practise analysis as they categorise words and concepts and make logical inferences.
• In synthesis, young learners modify old stories into new ones or even generate and create new ideas.
• Young learners present their opinions as they exhibit early signs of independent judgement in evaluation.

To ensure we engage all young learners, the lessons recognise their different learning abilities and explore mult-intelligences:

• linguistic
• visual/spatial
• kinesthetic
• musical
• logical
• interpersonal
• intrapersonal

CONTENT AREAS:

• Vocabulary development - understanding new words within context, using new words in meaningful ways, learning how to acquire new vocabulary
• Reading and comprehending - words, phonics through guided reading, responding to questions, comparing information, making predictions
• English language convention - understanding English Language usage, common structures for sentences, questions, answers
• Understanding stories - characters, themes, plots, setting, making connections to life experiences, retelling familiar stories, asking and answering questions about stories
• Writing strategies - writing words and brief sentences, writing legibly using both uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, attending to proper spacing of letters and words
• Listening and speaking - short poems, rhymes, songs, oral presentations, descriptions, relating an experience in a logical sequence, sharing information and ideas, speaking clearly in complete sentences