Enrichment and Remedial Activities

TOPIC : 5
ENRICHMENT & REMEDIAL

GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES
Our aims for today……..
*To determine the principles & practices in designing

enrichment & remedial grammar activities
*To examine materials that can be developed for

enrichment & remedial grammar activities
*To design enrichment & remedial grammar activities

to a particular level of language learners
Task 1 – Irregular Verb Checklist
• Study the list of the verbs for 5

minutes
• Write the irregular forms on a piece
of paper
• Correct own work by referring to the
answers
Task 2 : Sentences – Past Simple
(Irregular Verbs)
• Tell your friend what you did last week
• Choose 5 verbs from the list to make your

sentences
• ***E.g. ‘I saw a funny man last week.’

Task 3 : Story – Past Simple (Irregular Verb)
• Tell a short story about your life including

some interesting or funny personal details
using some past simple irregular verbs
What are the characteristics / elements of
Enrichment and Remedial grammar
activities
• Enrichment grammar activities • Remedial grammar activities

1. ……………………………………………… 1. ………………………………………………
2. ……………………………………………… 2. ………………………………………………
3. ……………………………………………… 3. ………………………………………………
ENRICHMENT – Teare (1997)
• A higher quality of work than the norm

• Work covered in more depth
• A broadening of the learning experience
• Promoting a higher level of thinking
• The inclusion of additional activities
• The use of supplementary materials beyond the
normal range of resources
ENRICHMENT
• Involve staying with a theme, subject or skill &
developing it in depth
• The activities should include
**challenge
**enjoyment
**exposure to new knowledge & ideas
**thinking in different or unusual way
**risk taking
ENRICHMENT Grammar
Activities
• Language activities that require pupils to work

individually, in pairs or group
• Aim at extending pupils’ understanding & usage of

grammar items
• Usually carried out after a grammar lesson

ENRICHMENT Grammar
Activities (Extension Grammar
activities) : Purpose
• To inspire the advanced level learners to further
develop their creative inspiration
• To provide opportunities and assistance to

empower pupils with accurate language necessary
for academic and social success
ADVANTAGES OF ENRICHMENT
GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES
• Keep pupils occupied with grammar activities

• Motivate pupils to learn more
• Further strengthen pupils’ grammar knowledge
• Boost self-confidence and self-esteem
• Learning satisfaction
• Promote learner autonomy/independence
REMEDIAL GRAMMAR
ACTIVITIES
• Extra work that is carried out during class or after
class which reflects the problem areas experienced
by the pupil(s)
• Acts as a ‘safety valve’ for struggling pupils by

allowing them to work at slower pace
• Appropriate level compared to the rest of the class

REMEDIAL GRAMMAR
ACTIVITIES
• Involve using individualized teaching of pupils who
are experiencing difficulties in specific areas
• Target weaknesses that may hinder learning
• Can be regarded as a reinforcement / additional

support to pupils who lag far behind their peers in
school performance
REMEDIAL Grammar
Activities : Purpose
• To help pupils overcome gaps & errors in their
grammar, especially fossilized errors
• To make pupils notice their mistakes or errors and

discover for themselves what is wrong and right
• To reactivate, consolidate and clarify previously

presented grammar items
REMEDIAL Grammar
Activities : Purpose
• To help pupils who are slow achievers in a particular
grammar area & pupils who still cannot grasp the
information that has been taught
• To monitor pupil’s errors, mistakes or slips
• To distinguish between general problems and those

of individual pupil
How to identify weak pupils?
• Academic achievement
**give wrong answers frequently

**appear confused
**may not respond to the questions asked
**do not do their homework, copy
**poor performance consistently in tests
How to identify weak pupils?
• Behavioural aspects
**uninterested in academic activities

**class escapism
**fiddle with something instead of studying
Teacher’s Responsibility
• Diagnose the difficulties faced by pupils : Diagnostic
test
• Provide suitable remedial measures / activities
• Provide ways & means to prevent future occurrence
• Provide personal and individual attention
• Do not humiliate the pupils

Advantage of Remedial Grammar
Activities
• Catch up with peers
• Boost self-confidence and self-esteem
• Able to participate in class with their peers
• Arouse interest in learning

TUTORIAL TASK
Can enrichment and remedial grammar

activities be carried out at the same
time? Justify your answer.

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TOPIC : 5

ENRICHMENT & REMEDIAL

*To determine the principles & practices in designing

*To examine materials that can be developed for

*To design enrichment & remedial grammar activities

• Study the list of the verbs for 5

• Tell your friend what you did last week

• Choose 5 verbs from the list to make your

• ***E.g. ‘I saw a funny man last week.’

• Tell a short story about your life including

• Enrichment grammar activities • Remedial grammar activities

• A higher quality of work than the norm

• Language activities that require pupils to work

• Aim at extending pupils’ understanding & usage of

• Usually carried out after a grammar lesson

• To provide opportunities and assistance to

• Keep pupils occupied with grammar activities

• Acts as a ‘safety valve’ for struggling pupils by

• Appropriate level compared to the rest of the class

• Target weaknesses that may hinder learning

• Can be regarded as a reinforcement / additional

• To make pupils notice their mistakes or errors and

• To reactivate, consolidate and clarify previously

• To monitor pupil’s errors, mistakes or slips

• To distinguish between general problems and those

**give wrong answers frequently

**uninterested in academic activities

• Provide suitable remedial measures / activities

• Provide ways & means to prevent future occurrence

• Provide personal and individual attention

• Do not humiliate the pupils

• Boost self-confidence and self-esteem

• Able to participate in class with their peers

• Arouse interest in learning

Can enrichment and remedial grammar

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