1. S.K.H. Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School Presenter: Ms Tse Pik Yuk
Experience Sharing and Good Ideas on implementing SBA for English Teachers
S.K.H. Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School
Presenter: Ms Tse Pik Yuk

2. A) Background of school
1) Rich project learning culture
2) Encourage Self-access Language Learning (SALL)
3) Organize form activities, project works and oral presentation sessions in hall

3. ECA Promotion Mini-Variety Show
4) SEED Project – collaborating with EMB. - Integrating project works into the curriculum
ECA Promotion
Mini-Variety Show

4. B) Ways to boost students’ English proficiency & develop reading habit
Whole school language policies
Hong Kong Extensive Reading Scheme (HKERS)
F.1 customized enhancement programme
The Reading Lounge

5. Our Reading Lounge

6. B) Boost Students’ English Proficiency & Develop Reading Habit
The daily 15-minute “Morning Reading Period”
Morning assembly on extensive reading programme – book sharing
F.1 to F.3 Summer Reading Programme (Link)
F.1 – F.3 book sharing sessions
Reading Journal for all students (Link)

7. C) Ways to help F.4 students to prepare for SBA
Timeline
Things done / to do
July to Sept 05
Summer Reading Programme
Sept 05 – April 07
Keeping a Reading Journal
Mid-Oct 05
Introducing SBA briefly to students
End of Oct 05
“Matilda” being used as class reader
Students doing discussion tasks with “Matilda”

8. C) Ways to help F.4 students to prepare for SBA
Timeline
Things done / to do
Nov 05
Showing students the introductory DVD
Introducing briefly the assessment criteria
End of Dec 05
Mini SBA book exhibition
Christmas mini-project
Peer evaluation
Jan 06
showing students’ clips with teachers’ comments
Feb 06
“Romeo & Juliet” – a live educational English drama performance (Link)

9. C) Ways to help teachers to prepare for SBA
Timeline
Things done / to do
Feb 05
Choosing SBA Co-ordinator
March – April 05
Panel Chairperson being SBA Group Co-ordinator
April 05
HKU-HKEAA SBA Focus Group Trialling
June 05
Choosing 15 titles of print fiction together and purchasing 7 copies of each title to be shelved in Reading Lounge
Choosing 13 titles of non-print fiction together and purchasing 1 copy of each title to be shelved in Reading Lounge

10. C) Ways to help teachers to prepare for SBA
Timeline
Things done / to do
July 05
SBA Co-ordinator attending training workshops
September 05
A common free period per cycle for F.4 teachers for co-lesson planning, professional sharing and overflow, etc.
First meeting with F.4 teachers held during common free period – introducing SBA

11. C) Ways to help teachers to prepare for SBA
Timeline
Things done / to do
End of September 05
Second meeting with F.4 English teachers (1) Choosing Matilda to be class reader (2) Designing discussion tasks and details of mini-project together
October 05
Third meeting with F.4 English teachers (1) Sharing progress of SBA (2) Sharing of teaching ideas
Teaching students discussion skills
November 05
All F.4 teachers attending training session conducted by Group Co-ordinator

12. Challenges and Solutions
Some students being passive readers in Morning Reading Period, making very minimal progress in reading
Guidelines on choosing books and writing journals given
Detention class
Fixed number of books to read each year
Morning assembly on extensive reading and book sharing