Your child will be trained to execute key examination strategies and techniques in the run-up to the PSLE. Your child will reinforce his or her skills in examination components such as comprehension, composition, grammar and situational writing.

Content and Language Mastery
Students will learn advanced grammar rules and thematic vocabulary that will help them to build a strong foundation in the language. These include:
• rule of proximity
• reported speech
• conditionals

Skills and Techniques
Students refine their skills in the following key areas:

• Speaking
Students will refine their communication and interview skills through DSA preparation classes. They will learn how to engage with the audience and present their opinions in a convincing and coherent manner.
• Reading and writing

Students will learn how to write an engaging story with a clear structure and thoughtful use of writing techniques.

Learn to plan stories in a sequential and logical manner, identify logic gaps and edit writing for clarity of expression.

Practise creating story ideas that relate directly to the theme and visuals.

Students will also master their use of writing techniques such as flashback, foreshadowing, twist, hook and characterisation.

Students will also be trained in situational writing and learn how to write different text types such as emails, letters and reports.

Master the WISE method (Writing= Ideas +Structure + Expression)

Read more about TLL’s WISE method and systematic approach to honing writing skills here.

• Metacognitive skills
Students will hone their metacognitive abilities and develop skills that will help them evaluate their own work. These include:
o error analysis
o answer precision
o the ability to identify logic gaps
o the ability to answer inferential questions

Contextualised Learning
Students will be introduced to a wide variety of themes that will help them to contextualise their learning in the real world and raise their social awareness. Key themes include:
• business and finance
• media and entertainment
• arts and humanities

Revision and Reinforcement
Students will go through intensive revision for the PSLE examination components. These include:
• recap of the requirements of the PSLE composition
• revision of grammar and synthesis and transformation rules
• recap of answering techniques and exam-savvy strategies
• emphasis on time management