The KUMON Egypt Curriculum

Grades 9, 10, 11 ,12 and SAT

 

 

 

Curriculum purpose

 

The overarching aim for English in the Kumon Egypt, curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written language, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment. The Kumon Egypt curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils:

 

• Read easily, fluently and with  good understanding.

• Develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information.

• Acquire a wide vocabulary, an understanding of grammar and knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language.

• Appreciate our rich and varied literary heritage.

• Write clearly, accurately and coherently, adapting their language and style in and for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences.

• Use discussion in order to learn; they should be able to elaborate and explain clearly their understanding and ideas.

• Are competent in the arts of speaking and listening, making formal presentations, demonstrating to others and participating in debate.

 

Writing

 

The two main dimensions:

• Transcription (spelling and handwriting)

• Composition (articulating ideas and structuring them in speech and writing)

 

It is essential that teaching develops pupils’ competence in these 2 dimensions. In addition, pupils should be taught how to plan, revise and evaluate their writing. These aspects of writing have been incorporated into the Kumon Egypt programmes of study for composition.

Writing down ideas fluently depends on effective transcription: that is, on spelling quickly and accurately through knowing the relationship between sounds and letters (phonics) and understanding the morphology (word structure) and orthography (spelling structure) of words. Effective composition involves articulating and communicating ideas, and then organising them coherently for a reader. This requires clarity, awareness of the audience, purpose and context, and an increasingly wide knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. Writing also depends on fluent, legible and, eventually, speedy handwriting.

 

Listed below are some of the key skills our Kumon Egypt students will have attained on or near completion, of the Well structured curriculum

 

Writing

 

• Write accurately, fluently, effectively and at length for pleasure and information through: 

• Adapting their writing for a wide range of purposes and audiences: to describe, narrate, explain, instruct, give and respond to information, and argue

• Selecting and organising ideas, facts and key points, and citing evidence, details and quotation effectively and pertinently for support and emphasis

• Selecting, and using judiciously, vocabulary, grammar, form, and structural and organisational features, including rhetorical devices, to reflect audience, purpose and context, and using Standard English where appropriate

• Make notes, draft and write, including using information provided by others [e.g. writing a letter from key points provided; drawing on and using information from a presentation]

• Revise, edit and proof-read through:

• Reflecting on whether their draft achieves the intended impact

• Restructuring their writing, and amending its grammar and vocabulary to improve coherence, consistency, clarity and overall effectiveness

• Paying attention to the accuracy and effectiveness of grammar, punctuation and spelling

 

Spelling, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and glossary:

 

The 2 statutory appendices – on spelling and on vocabulary, grammar and punctuation – give an overview of the specific features that Mr. Lee and Mr. Malek include in teaching the programmes of study.

Opportunities for Mr. Lee and Mr. Malek to enhance pupils’ vocabulary arise naturally from their reading and writing. As vocabulary increases, Mr. Lee and Mr. Malek show pupils how to understand the relationships between words, how to understand nuances in meaning, and how to develop their understanding of, and ability to use, figurative language. They also teach Their pupils how to work out and clarify the meanings of unknown words and words with more than 1 meaning. References to developing pupils’ vocabulary are also included in the appendices.

 

Pupils are taught to control their speaking and writing consciously and to use Standard English. They are also taught how to use the elements of spelling, grammar, punctuation and ‘language about language’ listed. This is not intended to constrain or restrict Mr. Lee and Mr. Malek's creativity, but simply to provide the structure on which they can construct exciting lessons.  
Throughout the programmes of study, Both Mr. Lee and Mr. Malek would teach pupils the vocabulary they need to discuss their reading, writing and spoken language. It is important that pupils learn the correct grammatical terms in English and that these terms are integrated within teaching.

 

Listed below are some of the key skills our Kumon Egypt students will have attained on or near completion, of the Well structured curriculum

 

Grammar and vocabulary

 

• Consolidate and build on their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through:

• Studying their effectiveness and impact in the texts they read

• Drawing on new vocabulary and grammatical constructions from their reading and listening, and using these consciously in their writing and speech to achieve particular effects

• Analysing some of the differences between spoken and written language, including differences associated with formal and informal registers, and between Standard English and other varieties of English

• Using linguistic and literary terminology accurately and confidently in discussing reading, writing and spoken language

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an appreciation and love of reading, and to gain knowledge across the Kumon Egypt curriculum. Reading widely and often increases students vocabulary because they encounter words they would rarely hear or use in everyday speech. Reading also feeds students imagination and opens up a treasure house of wonder and joy for curious young minds.

It is essential that, when students leave Kumon Egypt Education Academy, all of our students are able to read fluently, and with confidence, in any subject in their forthcoming education.

Listed below are some of the key skills our Kumon Egypt students will have attained on or near completion, of the Well structured curriculum

 

Reading

 

Read and appreciate the depth and power of the English literary heritage through reading a wide range of high-quality, challenging, classic literature and extended literary non-fiction, such as essays, reviews and journalism. This writing should include whole texts. The range will include:

 

• At least 3 plays by Shakespeare

• Works from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries

• Poetry since 1789, including representative Romantic poetry

• Re-reading literature and other writing as a basis for making comparisons

• Choosing and reading books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment

• Understand and critically evaluate texts through:

• Reading in different ways for different purposes, summarising and synthesising ideas and information, and evaluating their usefulness for particular purposes

• Drawing on knowledge of the purpose, audience for and context of the writing, including its social, historical and cultural context and the literary tradition to which it belongs, to inform evaluation

• Identifying and interpreting themes, ideas and information

• Exploring aspects of plot, characterisation, events and settings, the relationships between them and their effects

• Seeking evidence in the text to support a point of view, including justifying inferences with evidence

• Distinguishing between statements that are supported by evidence and those that are not, and identifying bias and misuse of evidence

• Analysing a writer’s choice of vocabulary, form, grammatical and structural features, and evaluating their effectiveness and impact

• Making critical comparisons, referring to the contexts, themes, characterisation, style and literary quality of texts, and drawing on knowledge and skills from wider reading

• Make an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these

 

 

Spoken Language

 

The Kumon Egypt curriculum for English reflects the importance of spoken language in students development across the whole curriculum – cognitively, socially and linguistically. Spoken language underpins the development of reading and writing. The quality and variety of language that students hear and speak are vital for developing their vocabulary and grammar and their understanding for reading and writing. Mr. Lee and Mr. Malek would therefore ensure the continual development of  confidence and competence in spoken language and listening skills. Students at Kumon Egypt should develop a capacity to explain their understanding of books and other reading, and to prepare their ideas before they write. They must be assisted in making their thinking clear to themselves as well as to others, Mr. Lee and Mr. Malek should ensure that pupils build secure foundations by using discussion to probe and remedy their misconceptions. Kumon Egypt students should also be taught to understand and use the conventions for discussion and debate.

All Kumon students would be enabled to participate in and gain knowledge, skills and understanding associated with the artistic practice of drama. Students would be able to adopt, create and sustain a range of roles, responding appropriately to others in role. They would have opportunities to improvise, devise and script drama for one another and a range of audiences, as well as to rehearse, refine, share and respond thoughtfully to drama and theatre performances.

 

Statutory requirements which underpin all aspects of spoken language across the  Kumon Egypt Education Academy form part of the Kumon Egypt curriculum. These are reflected and contextualised within the reading and writing domains which follow.

Some of The key language skills Kumon Egypt students will learn:

 

Speaking

 

• Speak confidently, audibly and effectively, including through.

• Using Standard English when the context and audience require it.

• Working effectively in groups of different sizes and taking on required roles, including leading and managing discussions, involving others productively, reviewing and summarising, and contributing to meeting goals/deadlines.

• Listening to and building on the contributions of others, asking questions to clarify and inform, and challenging courteously when necessary.

• Planning for different purposes and audiences, including selecting and organising information and ideas effectively and persuasively for formal spoken presentations and debates.

• Listening and responding in a variety of different contexts, both formal and informal, and evaluating content, viewpoints, evidence and aspects of presentation.

• Improvising, rehearsing and performing play scripts and poetry in order to generate language and discuss language use and meaning, using role, intonation, tone, volume, mood, silence, stillness and action to add impact.

 

Kumon Egypt's curriculum aim:

By the end of each Kumon Egypt key stage, students are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study.