SK Kumai

Tara Springstroh working in Sebertak, Bera, Pahang is running the PAL Programme in SK Kumai.

This is the second trial of PAL partner reading at SK Kumai. In this picture, year 4 pupils are helping year 2 pupils read. Teachers enjoyed watching so many pupils get the individual attention that they needed!

SK Bukit Kepayang

Tara Springstroh working in Sebertak, Bera, Pahang is running the PAL Programme in SK Bukit Kepayang.

This is the fifth trial of PAL partner reading at SK Bukit Kepayang. The teachers have been experimenting with different aged pupils and books. Teachers were so surprised to see how much their pupils were improving that one teacher even said, "Wow! This actually works!" 

SK Triang 3

Tara Springstroh working in Sebertak, Bera, Pahang is running the PAL Programme in SK Sebertak.

This is the first trial of PAL partner reading at SK Triang 3. Here year 4 pupils are helping year 2 pupils to read. It was great to see a few pupils who are normally a bit hyperactive settle down and give their full attention to the story.

SK Sebertak

Tara Springstroh working in Sebertak, Bera, Pahang is running the PAL Programme in SK Sebertak.

This is the second trial of PAL partner reading at SK Sebertak. Both times, year 3 pupils were helping the year 1 pupils read.

SK Batu Papan

Tom White working in Kerayong, Bera, Pahang is running the PAL Programme in SK Batu Papan.

Teacher Wan is a P.E. optionist, but he is also an expert in motivating pupils for PAL reading. Here he is about to divide up the mentors (left) and mentees (right). In this case it was Year 3 mentoring Year 1. In this instance, Wan took advantage of the fact that the Year 3 teacher was on a course, so decided to provide relief for her class and use the time to good effect. After the kids had finished, he even got them to go up on stage with a mic to read to everyone!

SK Bohor Baru

Tom White working in Kerayong, Bera, Pahang is running the PAL Programme in SK Bohor Baru.

In Bohor Baru we usually run the PAL Programme between Linus/Non-Linus pupils. Though it's not ideal having mentor and mentee the same age, we have still seen some fantastic results. Perhaps the biggest change we've noticed is the children have become more confident in both speaking English and asking for help from their friends. The pic above wasn't even taken during a PAL session, but you can see the kids collaborating during normal class reading too! Fantastic :-)

SK Durian Tawar

Tom White working in Kerayong, Bera, Pahang is running the PAL Programme in SK Durian Tawar.

Both teachers Nur Hidayah and Noraini trialled the PAL Programme and continue to integrate it into their lessons. The standard practice is that the kids are brought to the library, have around 30 minutes to read with their mentor and then have to read to the whole class. The teacher will then ask the class questions about the story, so the other pupils must make sure they are listening carefully!