English Language
The English Language (EL) department aims to provide a dynamic learning environment where students demonstrate the love in acquiring and displaying confidence in using the EL.
Key Programmes
EL Fest
EL Fest aimed to promote the joy of learning in students and inculcate in them a greater interest in learning English. During the event, students were treated to a repertoire of fun and exciting activities. Teachers recommended books to the students via Book Buzz and students participated in the Charity Book Drive, Read for Books, organised by National Library Board (NLB). The EL Fest continued in the classrooms through language-centric activities like memory and bingo games for P1 and P2 levels while the P3 to P6 students were engaged in boggles and charades. The EL Fest culminated with Storigami which involved teachers telling stories using origami.
UPSGEM
Unity Primary Speaks Good English Movement (UPSGEM) capitalises on the pre-assembly periods to teach students the differences between Singlish/improper EL and Standard EL. Students are encouraged to pronounce and spell commonly-mispronounced words and develop an awareness of proper English in everyday situations.
Teaching Strategies
STELLAR (STrategies for English Language Learning And Reading) is an EL instructional programme that provides the instructional materials, teaching strategies and training to enable teachers to implement the EL syllabus.
Students are guided in the use of SEES Strategy for Simulated-based Conversation task. This helps them to make the content of the conversation richer.
Using a unique PRACT approach crafted by our teachers, Upper Primary students are taught the skill of clarity and precision to ace in Situational Writing.
Digital Puppetry
To better engage students in reading and speaking, the department introduced Moo-O to P1 to P3 students. Moo-O is a digital puppetry software that is fun and engaging to help students improve their oracy skills. It is designed to motivate students to read fluently and expressively and promote self-directed learning.
Support Programmes
KidsREAD Programme
Since its inception in 2022, KidsREAD aims to promote the love of reading and cultivate good reading habits amongst children. The programme leverages the strengths of various partners to create a reading programme customised to meet the reading needs of selected children between ages 4 and 8. UPS collaborates with Unity Secondary School to conduct meaningful reading sessions for these students.
Learning Support Programme (LSP)
The LSP is an early intervention programme aimed at building literacy skills for Primary 1 and Primary 2 students. This programme is to provide targeted learning support for students in areas such as reading and spelling.
School-based Dyslexia Remediation (SDR)
The SDR programme is a specialized literacy remediation programme for Primary 3 and Primary 4 students with dyslexia. It aims to enable students to become strategic decoders and spellers whereby different strategies for reading, spelling and comprehension are taught.
Reading Remediation Programme (RRP)
The RRP is an additional literacy support programme implemented at Primary 3 and Primary 4 to support students with reading difficulties but who do not have dyslexia.