STRESS IN STORY PATTERNS

Chanting story patterns strengthens rhythm memory and fluency.

Teachers have to teach young students the rhythm patterns in our phonic stories. These have been designed to have perfect stress patterns of weak and strong stresses. The class is to clap and chant which means that the teacher has to get the stress patterns right to lead the class.

The teachers should practise the rhythm and clap on the strong stresses. They should do so before the lesson to have the rhythm perfect, The words or syllables in strong stress are highlighted below in yellow.

There is great value in chanting patterns. The students absorb the rhythm memory of sentences which helps their fluency in language. 

As well, the chanting is done as a group which means that the slower students can chant along with the class and catch up. No-one is left behind. Every student gets every pattern right. They just follow the class chant and do it right every time.

Jenny

My name is Jenny

My name is Jenny

I am 8 years old

I am 8 years old

I was born in Yangoru

I was born in Yangoru

Now I live in Kubkain

Now I live in Kubkain

It is on the Sepik River

It is on the Sepik River

I go to school in the village
I go to school in the village

I like to go to school each day
I like to go to school each day

I am in grade 2
I am in grade 2

Mosquitoes live on the Sepik River
Mosquitoes live on the Sepik River

They bite us every day and night
They bite us every day and night

Repeat

What is her name?
What is her name?

How old is she?
How old is she?

Where was she born?
Where was she born?

Where does she live now?
Where does she live now?

Where is the village?
Where is the village?

Where is the school?
Where is the school?

Does she like to go to school?
Does she like to go to school?

Where do mosquitoes live?
Where do mosquitoes live?

When do they bite us?
When do they bite us?

Repeat

What is her name?
Her name is Jenny
Her name is Jenny

How old is she?
She is 8 years old
She is 8 years old

Where was she born?
She was born in Yangoru
She was born in Yangoru

Where does she live now?
She lives in Kubkain
She lives in Kubkain

Where is the village?
It is on the Sepik River
It is on the Sepik River

Where is the school?
It is in the village
It is in the village

Does she like to go to school?
Yes. She likes to go to school
Yes. She likes to go to school

Where do mosquitoes live?
Mosquitoes live on the Sepik River
Mosquitoes live on the Sepik River

When do mosquitoes bite them?
They bite them every day and night
They bite them every day and night

Repeat