Issues in

Conducting The
Screening
 Construct 1
List Reading Writing
Problem (s) 1. Didnt know alphabets 1. Didnt know alphabets
Problem during
Screening
2. Confused with the letters 2. Confused with the letters
3. Cannot identify big and 3. Cannot identify big and
small letters small letters
4. Penmanship
Mistake (s) 1. Improper guidance 1. Improper guidance
Mistakes done by
Teachers
2. Teacher wants students to
say the letter and words.

Solution (s) 1. More hands on activities 1. More hands on activities

How to overcome

Material (s) 1. Alphabet block 1. Pre writing ( pattern

Suitable materials
to be use
2. Alphabet cards scribbling)
3. Alphabet software 2. Tracing
3. Penmanship skills
Problem (s) 1. more activities on letter 1. More activities on soft skills
Problem during
Screening
recognition (focus on and letter recognition
alphabet only)
 Construct 2
Item Reading Writing
Problem (s) Teacher : Teachers lack Teacher :
Problem during
Screening knowledge in Phonic Pupils : unable to associate
Pupils : Refuse to sound sound with letter
out the phoneme.
Mistake (s) Teacher : No phonic Teacher : No phonic
Mistakes done by
Teachers approach in classroom approach in classroom
Solution (s) Teacher : Integrate Teacher :
How to overcome
phonic in each lesson, More phonic activity in
use phonic approach classroom
Teacher introduce sound
Show the phoneme and pupils write the answer.
and articulate correctly Teacher show different
example
Material (s) Flash card, video Flash card, video
Suitable materials
to be use
 Construct 3
ITEM READING WRITING

Problem (S) Cannot associate Pupils are not able to

Problem during
screening
sounds with words spell the word.
Mistake (S) Teachers lack of Teacher does not
Mistakes done by ability to blend the explain pupils the
teachers
sound. pictures (English)
Solution(S) Use letter cards Teacher recalls the
How to overcome sounds learnt.
Material (S) Letter cards Use sound letter cards
Suitable materials to
be use
to form words
Guide (S) Use phonics Use phonics blending
Guiding tips blending techniques.
techniques.
 Reading
Problems during 1. Cannot say the individual
screening sounds
2. Can read whole word, but
cannot segment.
Mistakes by 1. Do not provide guidance
Teacher 2. Do not master the
phonemes
(consonant/diphthong).
3. Expect quick respond
Solutions/ 1. Recall the sounds before
Guides screening
2. Use actions to guide
3. Daily practice of the sounds
4. Give appropriate wait time
Writing
1. No vocabulary
2. Not able to blend
3. Cannot associate sounds and
letters
1. Do not name the picture
2. Do not master the phonemes
(consonant/diphthong).
1. T name the picture
2. T guide the segmenting process
using individual sounds without
displaying the letter.
3. Repeat the word several times.

Materials 1. Letter cards 1. Whiteboard

2. Picture cards
Guides 1. Play sounds games 1. Writing in the air
(Strategy)
 Construct 5
List Reading Writing
Problems (s) 1. Lack of vocabulary 1. Lack of vocabulary
2. Cannot match the 2. Cannot match the
words to the pictures words to the
pictures
Mistake (s) 1. Teacher wants 1. Teacher expect
students to say and students to write in
point the words correct
correctly penmanship
Solution (s) 1.Proper guidance from 1.Proper guidance
teachers from teachers
Material (s) 1. Cards (flash cards, Cards (flash cards,
word cards, picture word cards, picture
cards, actions) cards, actions)

Guide (s) 1. Picture dictionary 1. Text completion

2. Actions activities 2. Rebus writing
 Construct 6
Item Reading Writing
Problem (s) Pupils : Struggling to Teacher :
Problem during use appropriate Pupils : to associate the
Screening response number of words and the
blank space given.
Mistake (s) Teacher : Does not Teacher : Does not
Mistakes done by conduct conversation emphasize on the format
Teachers activities before of writing
screening
Solution (s) Teacher : Conduct Teacher :
How to overcome daily responses Guide the pupils to write
activities one word per blank space
Teacher show different
Guide the pupils to example.
read.
Material (s) Phrase strips, sentence Phrase strips, sentence
Suitable materials strips, strips,
to be use
 Construct 7
ITEM READING WRITING
1.Problem (S) Lack of vocabulary Pupils not really
Problem during understand the meaning
screening
of the graphic chart
2.Mistake (S) Teachers did not give Teacher does not prompt
Mistakes done by enough guidance and on keyword
teachers
let pupis read on their
own
3.Solution(S) 1. Teachers talk about Teachers may highlight the
How to overcome the picture key phrases
2. Teachers guide pupils
to read the phrases
4.Material (S) Picture and words cards Word cards and picture
Suitable materials to cards
be use

5.Guide (S) Sketching (focus on Teachers need to wisely

Guiding tips nouns) use the key phrases given
Matching activity
 Reading Writing
Problems 1. Lack of vocabulary of the 1. Lack of vocabulary of the
during items in the picture items in the picture
screening
Mistakes by 1. Do not introduce the picture 1. Do not name objects OR
Teacher and talk about the answers Do not read the phrases
provided.
2. Do not refer to the questions
provided in the manual.
3. Do not simplify the questions
Solutions/ 1. Name the objects in the 1. Name the pictures without
Guides picture pointing out to its written
2. Introduce the key words orally form
3. Blend the key words orally 2. Blend the key words orally
4. Understand the phrases given
5. Rephrase the questions

Materials Small word card (label items) -

Guides 1. Conduct pre-reading activity 1. Conduct pre-writing
(Strategy) describe the pictures activity read the words
given
 Construct 9
List Reading Writing
Problems (s) 1. Pronunciation 1. Unable to match correct
2. difficulties in identify sight sentences
word 2. Miswritten the words
Mistake (s) 1. High expectation 1. High expectation
2. Didnt vary techniques to 2. Teachers accepted the
make reading easier miswritten answers
Solution (s) 1. Proper guidance 1. Proper guidance
2. Timed/ layered reading 2. Thorough markings
(change the vocabulary
but same structure)
Material (s) 1. Words cards 1. Words cards
2. Phrase strips 2. Phrase strips
3. Sentence strips 3. Sentence strips
Guide (s) 1. Students are to read in their 1. Teacher needs to talk
own pace according to about the pictures.
their ability 2. Teacher should ask
2. Guided reading especially students to recheck / redo
with the sight words/ the answer before
unblended submitting to teacher.
 Construct 10
Item Reading Writing
Problem (s) Does not Cannot relate the
Problem during
Screening comprehend the sentence to the
words spoken by picture.
the teacher to the
suitable pictures.
Mistake (s) Teacher does not Teacher does not
Mistakes done by
Teachers guide the pupils to read aloud the texts.
read the whole
text.
Solution (s) Emphasize on the Matching activities
How to overcome
subject Use other examples
with similar words
Material (s) Phrase strips, Phrase strips,
Suitable materials
to be use sentence strips sentence strips
 Construct 11
ITEM READING WRITING
1.Problem (S) Pupils do not understand Pupils cannot transfer
Problem during the questions given the answers
screening

2.Mistake (S) Teacher expect pupils to Teachers did not ask

Mistakes done by read aloud the pupils to read the
teachers
text repeatedly
3.Solution(S) Teachers explain to the Teachers explain to
How to overcome pupils on the same the pupils on the
keywords used in the text same keywords used
and the questions in the text and the
questions
4.Material (S) Picture cards for keywords Keyword Cards
Suitable materials to be
use

5.Guide (S) Text completion Explain the title for the

Guiding tips characteristics
Eg: (Event, date,
activities)
 Reading
Problems 1. Do not know how to form
during meaningful sentences
screening according to the pictures.
2. Lack of vocabulary
Mistakes by 1. Point to the answer straight
Teacher away.
2. Do not talk about the
pictures.
Solutions/ 1. Blend difficult words in the
Guides substitution table.
2. Explain the pictures
3. Use the example to explain
how to construct sentences.
Writing
1. Do not know sentence
structure.
1. Stress on punctuation,
instead of sentence
pattern.
2. Do not explain the
pictures.
1. Explain the pictures
2. Blend difficult words
3. Read the sentences and
pupils rearrange parts of
the sentences.

Materials - Word/phrase strips

Guides 1. Introduce the subject/objects 1. Highlight the correct use
(Strategy) of the pictures. of punctuation during
2. Introduce substitution table lessons.
during lessons.