Promoting Reading across the Curriculum and Progressive Development of Reading Skills in the
Primary English Classroom
June 2022
English Language Education Section Curriculum Development Institute
Education Bureau
Workshop Objectives
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Enhancing teachers’ capacity in promoting reading across the curriculum through integrating students’
knowledge, skills and learning experiences gained in different KLAs;
Exploring effective strategies to enhance students’
interest and skills in reading, and connect their reading and writing experiences; and
Inspiring teachers with suggestions and hands-on
activities on planning the school-based English
Language curriculum to ensure the progressive
development of students’ reading skills.
The Task Force on Review of School Curriculum was set up in Nov 2017 to
holistically review the primary and secondary
curricula.
To collect views, the Task Force met with different stakeholder groups and individuals extensively and conducted a 3-month public consultation between late June and mid-October 2019.
The Task Force also took into consideration the impact of “suspending
classes without suspending learning” during the
outbreak of COVID-19.
The review report entitled “Optimise the curriculum for the future, Foster whole-person development and diverse talents” was released in Sep 2020.
The report presents a set of directional and
interconnected recommendations.
Holistic Review of the Primary and Secondary Curricula
https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/renewal/taskforce_cur.html
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Directional Recommendations of the Task Force on Review of School Curriculum
IV. Applied Learning V. University Admissions
VI. STEM Education
I. Whole-person Development II. Values Education and Life Planning Education III. Creating Space and Catering for Learner Diversity
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Progressive Development of
Reading Skills
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Progressive Development of Reading Skills from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2
Reading Skills (Appendix 5,
A42-A43)
Reading Skills (Appendix 5,
A44)
Progressive Development of Reading Skills from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3
The LPF:
• represents the growth of learners on a developmental continuum as they work towards the Learning Targets and
Objectives of the English Language curriculum;
• is made up of Attainment Milestones organised under the four language skills and divided into eight levels of attainment;
• helps teachers better understandand articulate learners’ performance; and
• helps teachers plan strategically how to enhance English Language learning, teaching and assessment.
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ATM
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Learning Outcomes
What is the Learning Progression Framework (LPF)?
8 https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/eng-edu/references-resources/LPF/LPFenglish.html
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LPF for Reading
Depth of processing
understanding inferring interpreting
Text complexity
Range and application of reading strategiesAbstractness
Organisation
Information load (length, density)
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Reading across the Curriculum (RaC)
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Leaflet on
“Reaping Multiple Benefits through Promoting
Reading across the Curriculum
in the Primary
English Classroom”
Case Sharing 1:
Developing Students’ Reading Skills through Teaching Information Texts at Primary 2
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Visit the web page and gain more ideas about using information texts in the primary English classroom:
https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum- development/kla/eng-edu/references-
resources/Information%20texts/Pri%20Info%20Tex ts.html
Case Sharing 2:
Promoting Reading across the Curriculum through Developing Reading Skills at Primary 5
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EMM Videos on Fantastic People
Videos on “Fantastic People” are multimedia materials produced to supplement the modules and themes “We love Hong Kong” and “Special people” in the English Language curriculum at Key Stage 2.
Visit the web page and gain more ideas about the videos and activity booklet:
www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-
development/kla/eng-edu/references- resources/fantastic_ppl.html
Fantastic People Videos Activity Booklet (2021)
E-book on Famous Scientists
Six reading tasks E-book on Famous Scientists
The e-book is produced to supplement the modules and themes “Inventions” and “Amazing People” in the English Language curriculum at Key Stage 2.
Interactive features are included, e.g. embedded audio files for reading passages, mouseover glossary and answer-checking functions.
www.edb.gov.hk/Famous_Scientists
Writing tasks &
Graphic organisers
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Case Sharing 3 and Activities:
Promoting Reading across the Curriculum through
Enhancing Reading Skills at Primary 6
Strategic and complementary use of printed (e.g. textbooks) and non-printed information texts (e.g. videos, leaflets) for promoting RaC and progressive development of reading skills and strategies
Reading skills in the school-based English Language curriculum, teaching strategies and assessment
Some Reflection
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Maintaining progression in areas such as the
development of language skills, generic skills and enabling skills across key stages; and
