Singapore Primary Chinese Vocabulary Revision and Consolidation Toolkit

Characters and phrases already taught need to be refreshed through revision and consolidation activities before they can enter long-term memory. Character revision and new vocabulary learning require different approaches and strategies, and their teaching also requires different lesson plans and designs. The present teaching toolkit developed by the SCCL research team aims to enhance the revision of shixie zi (characters for writing) in the primary Chinese textbooks. It comprises three parts: 1) basic concepts concerning memory, with special reference to vocabulary revision, and an introduction to the principles underlying the design of revision activities in the toolkit, 2) one set of revision and enhancement activities for the “characters for writing” in the P1 to P5 Chinese textbooks, and 3) a list of the “characters for writing” designed for quick access to facilitate teachers’ design of class revision activities.