NILAM (Nadi Ilmu Amalan Membaca)

More students to benefit from NILAM Award

THE Education Ministry is widening the scope of the NILAM (Nadi Ilmu Amalan Membaca, or loosely translated as “reading is the pulse of knowledge”) Award to encourage more students in rural areas and special schools to read books.

In addition to the existing categories – urban and rural primary and secondary schools, the award will also cover students in remote primary schools as well as hearing- and visually-impaired students in special schools at both primary and secondary levels.The award will also cover students in remote primary schools as well as hearing- and visually-impaired students in special schools at both primary and secondary levels.

The Ministry’s Educational Technology Division deputy director (Educational Technology Development) Dr Faridah Mohamed says it wants to ensure all students are given equal access to succeed.

The NILAM Award is a reading programme initiated by the Education Ministry in 1999 to inculcate the reading habit. Students are recognised at primary and secondary school levels according to the number of books they have read.

To be awarded the NILAM Award at primary school level, Dr Faridah says students must read 360 books or more, while at secondary school level, they have to read 288 books and above.

To qualify, students are required to record their reading activities in reading records. In turn, teachers must certify these records.

Recognition is subsequently given to students based on the number of books they have read and reading activities, such as story telling, that they have carried out.
(by Karen Chapman)

Tugas-tugas Penyelaras, Guru, Ibubapa dan Murid dalam Aktiviti NILAM

Tugas Penyelaras NILAM:

- menggredkan buku
- mengagih buku secara pinjaman kelompok
- merancang dan melaksana aktiviti NILAM
- memilih, menyedia dan mengedar rekod pembacaan
- mendapat data daripada kelas untuk analisis
- mengesah dan menandatangani rekod pembacaan pelajar

- Tugas Khas Guru Kelas:

- Wujudkan sudut bacaan kelas
- dapatkan rekod pembacaan daripada penyelaras
- mengedar buku bacaan
- membuat pinjaman buku
- menyemak dan merekod data bacaan pelaar
- menyimpan dan kemaskini rekod pembacaan
- mengesah dan menandatangani rekod pembacaan pelajar
- mempastikan program NILAM berjalan


Tugas Guru Matapelajaran:

- membantu pemilihan buku
- menggalak dan membimbing pelajar membaca buku fiksyen
- menjalankan P&P ke arah pembacaan aktif

Peranan Ibubapa:

- galak anak-anak membaca di rumah dengan bimbingan mereka
- sediakan bahan di rumah
- pinjaman buku daripada sumber lain
- mempastikan anak-anak mempunyai bahan untuk dibaca
- mengesah dan menandatangani rekod pembacaan anak-anak

Peranan & Tugas Pelajar/Murid:

- membaca sebanyak yang mungkin
- merekodkan bacaan
- sentiasa mempunyai bahan bacaan tidak kira di mana
- mendapat bahan bacaan dari pelbagai sumber
- mempasti mereka membaca sehingga mendapat pengiktirafan
- menjadi rakan pembaca bagi yang layak

Sumber: cikgublog.com