Content Specification Table (Google Sheet)  A comparison of the commonly used English textbooks in Taitung County. HESS e-Star, HESS Story.com, Hanlin Dino, Kanghsian Hello Kids, are referenced against KangHsian Follow Me. This chart shows where the content is common across all books and where it is different. This chart can help inform teachers about transfer students' learning situations and can also facilitate specification of the 共同評量 test items for English. Sheet 1 may be confusing because its organized by books. Sheet 2 is a consolidated comparison chart organized by topic.

• Good news: grade 3 has lots of common (共同) content across all textbooks. It is easy to make a 共同評量 that is fair to all students in Taitung County

• Bad news: grades 4 and higher have less content in common across all 5 textbooks. It is more difficult to make 共同評量 with enough test items that are fair to students who have studied with different textbooks.

Telling time and knwoing number vocabulary to 60 is common part of English curriculum at grade 4 (Follow Me 3, e-Star 4, Dino on the Go 4, Story.com 4, and Hello Kids 4) . The lesson content is usually the Q & A pattern: What time is it? It's <number> o'clock. / It's <hour> <minutes>. Vocabulary and concepts consist of numbers and numerals 0-60 and various verbs of daily activities to contextualize the Q & A pattern. Similar to the units on days of the week, the typical textbook content is not challenging enough, so it should be associated with verbs/activities, and sequences of events. Associating time-telling with particular activities provides the foundation which enables students to infer what is implied by partial information.

Stating abilities is a common component in the English curricula for grades 3-4 (Follow Me 3, e-Star 3, Dino on the Go 3, Story.com 4, Hello Kids 2) . The lesson content is usually the Q & A pattern: What can you do? I can <verb>. Can you <verb>? Yes, I can. / No, I can't. Vocabulary and concepts consist of proper names, subject pronouns, and typical vocabulary like run, jump, walk, swim, ride a bike, sing a song, fly a kite. If the typical textbook content is not challenging enough, you can associate the verbs/activities with animals or weather/ conditions, like It has no legs, but it can climb. What is it? It's a snake, It's a bird. It can't fly, but it can swim. What is it?, or  It's rainy. I can't fly a kite. Associating action verbs with animals or weather conditions provides the foundation which enables students to infer what is implied by partial information.

Rooms of the house are a common topic in grade 4 (Follow Me 3, e-Star 4, Dino on the Go 4, Hello Kids 4) but does not appear until grade 6 in the HESS Story.com books. The lesson content is usually the Q & A pattern: Where is <person>? He/ She is in the <room>. Although Story.com 6 associates household objects with rooms, Is there a <thing> in the <room>? Vocabulary and concepts consist of proper names, subject pronouns, and typical vocabulary like bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, dining room, mom, dad, table, bed, chair. If the typical textbook content is not challenging enough, you can associate the rooms with verbs/activities, like cooking, eating, watching TV, doing homework. Associating rooms with particular activities provides the foundation which enables students to infer what is implied by partial information.