23 AUG 2025
2026 Yearly Academic Plan Sec EL
How to Read the Secondary English Components List (Sec 1–4, G1–G3)
At Sowing Seedz, I believe parents play a big role in supporting their child’s English journey. The image above might look like a long checklist, but once you know how to read it, it becomes a clear map of what your child will be learning from Secondary 1 to 4, across the G1, G2, and G3 system set by MOE.
Let me break it down together.
Step 1 : Look at the Header
At the top, you will see:
“SEC ENGLISH (Sec 1–4, G1–G3)”
This means the components listed below apply to all Secondary levels, but the depth and expectations differ depending on your child’s stream (G1, G2, or G3).
Step 2 : Understand the Components
Each line in the image represents a key area of English learning.
- Essays → Covers the main writing styles: Narrative, Expository, Argumentative, and Discursive.
- Poems & Prose → Literary appreciation skills, helping students analyse texts deeply.
- Grammar & Syntax → Core language accuracy, sentence structures, and usage.
- Vocabulary Development → Expanding word knowledge for writing and comprehension.
- Comprehension → Includes factual, inferential, vocabulary-in-context, and summary skills.
- Situational Writing → Practical writing formats like emails, reports, proposals, and speeches.
- Editing → Focused drills on grammar, expression, and accuracy.
- Visual Texts → Interpreting posters, advertisements, and infographics.
- Oral Communication → Planned responses, reading aloud, and stimulus-based conversation (SBC).
- Literary Devices & Figurative Language → Tools to enhance analysis and writing.
- Current Affairs & News Articles → Reading real-world texts to build critical thinking.
- Projects & Multimodal Tasks → Vlogs, podcasts, speeches, and presentations.
- Listening Comprehension → Developing attentive and critical listening skills.
Step 3 : Notice the Spiral Approach
What’s important for parents to know:
- These components are not taught only once.
- They spiral across Sec 1–4, meaning skills are revisited, revised, and deepened each year.
- For example, a Sec 1 student may learn to write a basic expository essay, while a Sec 4 student in G3 may be expected to produce a discursive essay with strong argumentation.
Step 4 : How You Can Support
As a parent, you can:
- Encourage your child to read widely (news, stories, articles) to strengthen comprehension and vocabulary.
- Talk about current affairs at home to boost oral communication and critical thinking.
- Create a routine for essay planning practice or listening comprehension exercises.
Quick Summary
Think of the image as a roadmap of skills:
- Writing (essays, situational, editing)
- Reading (comprehension, news, visual texts, literature)
- Speaking (oral communication, projects)
- Listening (listening comprehension)
Each year, your child climbs a level higher in these areas, preparing them not just for exams, but for communication beyond the classroom.
With this guide, you’ll be able to see at a glance what your child is working on and how it builds up year by year.