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Aims and objectives The aim of English in years 7 to 10 is to enable students to use, understand, appreciate, reflect on, and enjoy the English language in a variety of texts and shapes the meaning in ways that are imaginative, interpretive, critical and powerful. Objectives Skills, Knowledge And Understanding Through responding to and composing a wide range of text in context and through close study of texts, students will develop skills, knowledge understanding in order to: Speak, listen, read, write, view, and represent use of language and communicate appropriately and effectively. Think in ways that are imaginative, interpretive and critical. Express themselves and their relationships with others and the world. learn and reflect on their learning through their study Students will value and appreciate: The importance of English language as a key to learning. The power of language to explore and express views of themselves, others and the world. The power of effective commu...

Reading should be enjoyable for you and your son. If your son becomes distressed or loses interest when reading at home, take a break from reading and try again later. However, make it a point to listen to your son read to you every day even for just 20 minutes while you are doing the washing up or preparing the evening meal. Your son needs to read texts which he uses at school. This will help him to develop specialized vocabulary as well as to have a better understanding of the content of his courses studied at school. All children, regardless of age, like to be read to. make a special time whenever possible for reading with your child away from interruptions. You can help your son that value reading when your: Show your son that you can value reading by reading whenever you can Provide a variety of texts for your son to read to you, e.g. stories, comics, poems, plays, cartoons, reference books, magazines, children's recipe books Point out words on s...