Incorporating reading intervention strategies in each article, BEYOND HORIZONS helps students to:
- Interpret and analyses text types and structures
- Identify language features, literary devices and their functions
BEYOND HORIZONS also features a poetry section based on selected themes to promote multi-literacy.
Articles are written based on broad educational themes:
- Historical world events and perspectives
- Singapore issues
- Wildlife and environmental issues
- Insights into cultures, societies and practices
- New technology and medical science
- Social emotional learning, sports and health issues
- Inspiring individuals who have made a difference
- Personal recounts and reflections
- Critical response on issues at hand
Practice Section inside BEYOND HORIZONS cover language skills based on MOE English Syllabus 1128:
Paper 1:
- Grammar Editing
- Situational Writing
- Essay Writing
Paper 2:
- Visual Literacy
- Comprehension
Paper 3:
- Listening Comprehension
Paper 4:
- Oral Communication
Lightbulb Tips: Identify writer’s intent and text type. E.g. Discursive, Personal Recount, Hybrid. Language for impact & text analysis pointers unpack text and identify literary devices for effective reading and writing.
QR Codes: Related videos extend reader experience and encourage acquiring of information from different sources
Let’s Discuss: Higher Order ThinkingQuestions promote critical thinking and creative problem solving
Word Bank: Highlighted thematic vocabulary enriches writing and speaking skills
Writing skills on featured text types
Explicit teaching of grammar and vocab skills
Accompanying Teacher’s Guide containing teaching and learning activities
Differentiated worksheets provide language practice for the various exam-based sections aligned to the MOE English Syllabus 1128:
Lower Secondary NA
- Editing
- Visual Text
- Reading Comprehension
Upper Secondary NT
- Editing
- Language in Spoken Context
- Modified Cloze
- Reading Comprehension