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.Stage 4: Listing Subject Contents
The writer made a list of subject contents in order that the students are able to accomplish the learning objectives or indicators after each meeting. In considering
the contents, the writer should relate to the objectives and to the students’ needs. There would be five sections in each unit, namely Tell your Story Let’s Write and
Read It Explore Your Story Word Bank and Story Collections. The y would be elaborated in detail.
1. Tell Your Story
At the beginning section the teache r should be able to draw the students’ attention toward the topic given. To do this, the teacher can use some pictures, tell a
story, play a song or read a piece of an interesting article. The teacher, then, motivates them to tell about their personal experience. Sharing and discussion about personal
experience among the students should be developed. Since Language Experience Approach has not been commonly implemented, key words and language charts can
represent experiences that are real to the students. Both will help the students to have sources of motivating experiences.
2. Let’s Write It and Read It
Based on Language Experience Approach, the students’ own experience is used to produce reading texts. Therefore, after the student dictated their personal
experience, the y write it. It can also be done during the dictation.
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The teacher would find difficulty in implementing the original steps of LEA since it is a new approach. Besides, the students’ level of English skill is still poor.
They still need help in building the sentences. Therefore, this materials design provides incomplete texts, as the modification of LEA, which helps the students
record their personal experiences through several techniques. Later, when they attained a better English skill, the time will come for independent text production.
After the students finished their writing, they read the reading text that they produced previously to make sure that what was recorded is exactly what they wanted
to say. The teacher and the students read the text several times, so that they can begin to become familiar with the newly dictated words.
3. Explore Your Story
This section aims to comprehend the texts and improve reading skills. The teacher helps the students make correction in grammar and wording. They learn to
comprehend the content of reading materials. It also provides numerous fun activities which give reinforcement after the reading section, such as games, song or mini role
play.
4. Word Bank and Story Collections
