Reading together at SJK(C) Sungai Jan in Jerantut, Pahang

The TELL2 mentor at Pulau Mansok sub-cluster, Stephen-Peter Jinks and teachers Lilly and Nuurul from SJK(C) Sungai Jan combined classes in the library to create a peer assisted learning environment for the pupils.

Pupils from Year 3 and Year 2 reading together
in the library at SJK(C) Sungai Jan.

We have implemented the PAL programme in two different ways at SJK(C) Sungai Jan. Firstly we took the Year 2 pupils in to the library and paired low-achieving readers with more confident peers. The atmosphere was more playful than we would have liked, but reading did take place and the teacher took advantage of the students' reading by introducing their NILAM books for them to fill in as well. The next time we took Year 2 to the library, we paired them with Year 3 students. The younger students became more engaged with the programme as a result of being paired with an older peer. Some of the Year 3 pupils excelled as reading mentors, but overall the noise levels in the library were too high for there to be a lot of reading going on. The teachers and mentor are working on new ways to introduce peer learning to the pupils at SJK(C) Sungai Jan.

Watch this space!