Pick and Speak

Objectives:

To assess students’ abilities in speaking

Process: Part 1 :
The ‘Pick and Speak’ activity is designed to assess individually the speaking abilities of a child. Each child was asked to select a picture from a list of 12 pictures of everyday objects on the tab. They first had to click on the image and identify the object. If the child was able to identify the object, they were then asked to try and describe that object in both English and Kannada.

Part 2 (only Kannada) :

After completing Part 1, students were asked to select an audio file from a list of 9, each having a question in Kannada. They were asked to think for a minute and then respond in at least 3 sentences. Questions were related to their day-to-day life such as What do you like to do in your free time? Why?, What do you do every day before and after school?, Which is your favourite game, and how is it played?

For children who didn’t understand or speak Kannada, the questions were translated in their Home language to encourage them to try.

English :

1. What do you like to do in your free time? Why?

2. What do you do every day before and after school?

3. Which is your favourite game, and how is it played?

Kannada : Note: ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಒಂದು ಚೀಟಿಯನ್ನು ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು (ಚೀಟಿ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತವೆ.)

1. ನಿಮ್ಮ ಬಿಡುವಿನ ವೇಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವು ಏನು ಮಾಡಲು ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುತ್ತೀರಿ? ಏಕೆ?

2. ಶಾಲೆಗೆ ಬರುವ ಮೊದಲು ಮತ್ತು ಶಾಲೆಯಿಂದ ಹೋದ ನಂತರ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವು ಪ್ರತಿದಿನ ಏನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತೀರಿ?

3. ನೀವು ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುವ ಆಟ ಯಾವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಅದನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಆಡುವುದು/ಆಡುತ್ತೀರಾ?

4. ನಿಮಗೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಗುವ ವಿಷಯ (subject) ಯಾವುದು?ಏಕೆ ?

5. ನಿಮ್ಮ ಆತ್ಮೀಯಾ ಗೆಳೆಯ/ ಗೆಳತಿ ಯಾರು ? ಅವರು ನಿಮಗೆ ಯಾಕೆ ಇಷ್ಟ?

6. ನಿಮ್ಮ ಶಾಲೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೇಳಿ?

7. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಿಮಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಿದೆಯೇ? ಏಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ಏನು ಇಷ್ಟ ?ಏಕೆ

8. ನೀವು ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುವ ಹಬ್ಬ ಯಾವುದು ? ಅದನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಆಚರಿಸುತ್ತೀರಿ?

9. ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ನೀವು ನೋಡಿದ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಯಾವುದು? ಸಿನಿಮಾದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ಏನು ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಯಿತು? Rubrics to assess:

Part 1: English/Kannada speaking (only based on pictures)


 * able to identify object in English/Kannada
 * able to speak only a few words but no full sentences.
 * able to speak upto 3 complete sentences (with or without pauses and minor errors)
 * able to speak more than 3 sentences without hesitation and with minimal mistakes

Part 2: Kannada Speaking (based on questions)


 * unable to articulate even a few words/phrases/sentences or finds it very difficult even with support of facilitator
 * able to speak only a few words but no full sentences.
 * able to speak upto 3 complete sentences (with or without pauses and minor errors)
 * able to speak more than 3 sentences without hesitation and with minimal mistakes