About the STELLAR program

[mrswongtuition]

Different schools choose different books/series for their STELLAR program.


For some schools, the books they choose are easily available online from UK bookstores. For others, they are using the standard set published by local companies.

The focus should not be trying to obtain copies of the books but knowing the general topic of the book.

For example, my P2 students from Mee Toh will photocopy their worksheets for me. Based on their worksheets, I know that the topic is on sports. I will give them articles on sports and teach them the relevant terminology for different sports.

Usually, the school will issue out a letter stating the overall content for the whole year’s STELLAR program. If it’s not given to you in the beginning of the year, call up the teacher to request for it. I know Mee Toh gave it out during the first week of school and my students gave me a copy. It’s clearly stated which grammar rules will be completed within that year.

Schools are allowed to tailor their own programs slightly, so you need to check with your child’s school.

Another approach I take with students from schools that do not provide this information: I teach them everything from scratch, regardless of the school’s progress. This method takes a slightly longer time to see academic results but it’s a good foundation building for long term.

[24hr-mum]

how to prepare the child if the sch is using stellar approach?

my girl’s sch used to assess based on daily work, which is terok cos the child is usu unprepared for classwk, unless for exams.

is there any way we can get hold of some stellar materials to revise at home or learn in advance?

[junrahmat]

I’ve seen popular bookstore selling the set of the smaller sized version of the big books used in schools for stellar.

[buds]

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1986&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=stellar&start=0


We have a fixed thread on Stellar Programme at the above link.
Fellow mods, please help merge.

[24hr-mum]

that series sold in popular is not the same as what the sch used.

the publisher not allowed to sell to the public.

[janet88]

The Stellar books used in the school are to be kept in school…from what I heard, the books cannot be brought out of the classroom.

Just bought daughter’s P1 books today from school…other than the compulsory Stellar writing 1, there is an optional English grammar textbook, which I bough and plan to use it to teach her as well as son’s old English textbooks.

[vicki]

Was reading through the thread…


So, this Stellar program is basically - read a storybook - look at keywords - learn sentence structure - and then piece together a compo/ paragragh with those key words???


Hmm… sounds similar to the R&W program at Julia Grabriel. I wonder if my boy’s school is totally on Stellar - sounds like it though - but i guess i will only know when he actually start school next year.

[janet88]

vicki:

Was reading through the thread...


So, this Stellar program is basically - read a storybook - look at keywords - learn sentence structure - and then piece together a compo/ paragragh with those key words???

Hmm..... sounds similar to the R&W program at Julia Grabriel. I wonder if my boy's school is totally on Stellar - sounds like it though - but i guess i will only know when he actually start school next year.

From what I understand, Stellar program - storybook will teach different aspects - eg tenses, verbs, pronouns. P1/2 is using Stellar program...read in ST that this program will extend to P3 onwards.

[ctct61t]

I was told that from P1 ~P4, there will no text book for them.

[janet88]

ctct61t:

I was told that from P1 ~P4, there will no text book for them.

Really ? The Stellar program has now extended to P4 already ?
My son going to P5 next year will still be using 'My Pals'. The textbook is not that helpful, but still beats the idea of not having one.
Daughter's P1 booklist has a English guidebook in the 'optional' list.