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Teaching English to Young Children - Coggle Diagram
Teaching English to Young Children
Words are enough
The language activities presented in class should be accompanied by the kinesthetic movement including as many senses as possible.
Teacher can take children outside the class and engage them in the physical activities along with the words and sentences that are targeted in the lesson.
Play with the language
Children love to try new things.
When presenting language, teacher can ask children to play with the language the way they like (experiment with words and sounds).
Language as language
Let children be aware of the language.
Encourage children to read something and write whatever they can write or draw.
The reading could be very simple with a lot of pictures and very few words. Even if they cannot read the words and sentences, they can read the pictures.
Variety in the classroom
Teachers can do this by dividing the lesson into a series of activities incorporating the varieties of tasks in them.
Children can be given the tasks of talking, playing, reading and many more, so that they keep their enthusiasm in learning the language by being involved in the varieties of tasks.
Routines
Prepare a tentative routine of the interesting activities for children, so that they know what is coming next.
Children are motivated to complete the language tasks in anticipation of the interesting activities that follow the tasks.
Cooperation not competition
Avoid rewards and prizes as other forms of encouragement are much more effective.
Make room for shared experiences to create an atmosphere of involvement and togetherness.
Grammar
Do not focus too much on grammar but inbuilt the structures into the language they are going to use in completing the tasks.
Focusing too much on grammar may hinder their fluency and they might not be proactive to contribute to the discussion if the teachers talk about grammar in class.
Assessment
Look at the progress of the students on a regular basis.
Use continuous assessment model to monitor the students' progress and offer remedial teaching in areas where they need attention.