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Events

WSA—EC FORUM 2013

Download presentation slides from the WSA–EC Forum 2013, covering classroom talk, subject literacy, and student engagement strategies.

Last updated 8 September 2026

Click on the links below to view the presentation slides from the WSA-EC Forum 2013:

Plenary Address
Why student talk matters in subject classrooms(.pdf, 2.61 MB) (opens in new tab) (Dr Anneliese Kramer-Dahl and Dr Paul Doyle)

Concurrent Sessions

How to Get Started: Teacher Strategies for Opening Up Classroom Talk(.pdf, 1.72 MB) (opens in new tab) (Dr Anneliese Kramer-Dahl)

Language Awareness in the Content Classroom(.pdf, 806.19 KB) (opens in new tab) (Mr Edward Russell, British Council)

Supporting Students in the Literacy of Geography and History (ELIS, CPDD and Tampines Secondary)

Supporting Students in the Literacy of Geography(.pdf, 1.99 MB) (opens in new tab)

Supporting Students in the Literacy of History(.pdf, 374.48 KB) (opens in new tab)

Students' Voices in the Primary Classroom

The BGPS Experience(.pdf, 2.5 MB) (opens in new tab) (Bedok Green Primary School)
Science - Food and Nutrition(.flv, 9.17 MB) (opens in new tab) (video) (Bedok Green Primary School)
Enhancing Students’ Conceptual Understanding through WSA-EC Class Meetings(.pdf, 3.59 MB) (opens in new tab) (CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace)
WSA-EC in SAJS(.pdf, 2.25 MB) (opens in new tab) (St Andrew's Junior School)

Students' Voices in the Secondary Classroom

Express to Engage(.pdf, 3.39 MB) (opens in new tab) (Sembawang Secondary)
Disciplinary Literacy Strategies in Physics Teaching(.pdf, 292.05 KB) (opens in new tab) (Northbrooks Secondary in collaboration with the National Institute of Education)