In the working experiences as teachers, we are prepared for a population with the basic skills developed, but if someday you will work with kids, Hw to teach English to young children?; That is the reason for create this article, thinking in teachers who have always worked teaching English to group or adults, and maybe in the future they will have to make a class with little children, and needs know how can develop it in the best way.
When we think of the ways to teach English in little kid are not easy to answer the question, because usually in academic world, we are taught many methods, strategies and ways to teach skills in writing, reading, speaking and writing and adults or young people, who have mastered these skills almost complete, but the
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As we said before, young children have short attention spans, so it is important that they recognize many activities crafts, manages to be varied activities, for example, if they make the cut later they make balls paper or paint a draw, this is with the intention of capturing their attention and use repetition so that they can assimilate information. "Preschoolers will not be interested (and may fall asleep) if you start to teach a class of English grammar and other principles. However, pay attention when they are stimulated by visual elements like images”
It is important to use visual resources, videos, colorful images or flash cards, you gestures or face movements and continuously repeat the words, the most important thing is to interact with them, is not only the teacher but the student also unfold freely and each
If all members of the school community are using the same principles and techniques when managing behaviour, it is much more likely that the children will respond in a positive way. The children will know the range of rewards and dispensations, and the order in which they will be used, no matter who is speaking to them about their behaviour. Workforce re-modelling has had an impact on a number of different professionals who are now working in schools. Support staff and midday supervisors, as well as those running extended school provision, should know the importance and impact of consistent methods. It is also important that support staff are given status within the school so that they are respected in the same way as fully qualified teaching
I would also assess that it is the appropriate time to teach. Turning teaching into a game is very helpful to gain the attention of the child. Including the parents is very useful in many cases because many children may feel safer. I would ask the child to sit or stand up straight. I would ask the child to take a deep breath in through the nose as if they were smelling a rose while keeping their mouth closed.
I will use T-I-P-S I will be T- tuned in to the children. I- introduce the book, P- promote language and S- summarize the book. I will do this type of activity 5 to 8 times a
The skills needed to communicate with children and young people are listening, positive body language (nodding and sitting forward), eye contact, engaging fully in the conversation in a professional manner and offering feedback and able to talk and respond to children, young people or adults at their level of understanding which is appropriate to their age. It is highly important that you are sure that the person you are talking to understands what you are talking about and have asked them so that they can digest information and join in the conversation without feeling lost and that they are unable to follow you whilst you talk to them. For example sometimes you may need to speak clearly and concisely, using simple words for younger children
When working with children it is important that practitioners know that they have a duty of care towards them and the safety of the children is of paramount. According to the UN convention on the rights of the child (1989): children have the right to learn and develop, they have the right to be protected from harm and make choices. Children learn and develop by making choices, exploring and experimenting within the environment that surrounds them but they do not always posses the skill and judgement to make safe choices and decisions at all times. Therefore it is the responsibility of the practitioner to identify any potential dangers, and make the decision on when it is safe to allow the child to undertake an activity or make a decision.
The skills required to communicate with children and young people are skills that are mostly assumed and undertaken naturally. With experience obviously these skills are strengthened and you become more confident in this role. Fundamentally you need to ensure that you are actively listening to the child or young person. This is demonstrated through your attention, eye-contact (perhaps squatting down to their level), being interested and asking them questions. Also to ensure that you have understood what they have said by checking facts or parroting back what they have said.
Through implement activities in this classroom, I observed that children have capacity to use materials in variety of ways to learn and explore base on their experiences and interests. Even though I have planned my activity and image how children might approach to the materials, I restrain instructions and let children express how they play and learn. I stay beside to observe and assist when children needed. It is treasure to see how children excited to learn and be creative. In the classroom, I’m sensitive to individual differences and abilities.
The teacher should make sure that each student is involved in the lesson, ask process questions, open-ended questions, be patient when waiting for answers to these questions, and ultimately never say anything a kid can say. This method is something that I would like to implement in my future classroom. I know that it will take practice and perseverance, but it is something that I know I can
Make sure to also challenge the children instead of making everything too easy for them. Keeping things that will interest the children so that they will come into class and want to learn. Make it exciting for them to want to learn is an important thing to do in my opinion. Give them opportunities to express how they feel or what they’re thinking. Divide the interests into groups of different play areas.
For this extended assignment I am going to focus on play and the importance of play is for children and young people. I am going to focus on children up to age of 6. “Play is a spontaneous and active process in which thinking, feeling and doing can flourish.” (http://www.playwales.org.uk/ ). Play is Important for children and young people’s as it can help children to build their confidence.
Involving familiar aspects of play, such as painting and producing an art work, will allow the child to be more comfortable when participating
Within the school environment, there will be a variety of children and adults. Each child and adult will differ from the other. Some will come from different backgrounds, speak different languages and some may have additional educational needs or impairments. Children and adults from different backgrounds may speak a different language to the majority of the people in the school. Sometimes they may have English as a second language but some may only have their first language.
3.3 Explain ways in which children with additional needs can participate fully in play and learning activities Children who have additional needs or disabilities may fully participate in play and learning activities. This is done by ensuring they have an adapted environment and well thought activity which means they can participate just as well as others. To plan an activity which ensures they can participate you need to have a good understand of what the child with additional needs or a disability is able to do and carry out. 4.1 Explain how to plan a play based approach to learning for early years children You can plan for a play based approach to learning by looking at the various children and where they are at with their development.
They can be directed specifically to address individual areas such as speaking and listening, or can be used more generally to support all areas as they are interlinked. Play is an ideal way to engage children to communicate with others, as they can interact in a non- pressured environment. You can plan for, monitor and assess different areas of learning using play As they grow older, children will still need to be given the chance to enjoy activities and equipment that support their play, creativity and learning across the programme of teaching and learning. It is important that they are given opportunities to use their own initiative, work with others and develop in all areas. These can often be used to best effect when children are introduced to new ideas in practical, imaginative and stimulating ways.
The paper reflects on my experience during the teaching practicum. Initially, it analyses the strategies my Mentor Teacher (MT) adopted in her teaching and interaction with the students. Additionally, it analyses the techniques I employed to motivate, monitor, and manage students during my teaching practice. Finally, it discusses how I will improve my teaching in terms of instructional strategies, classroom interaction, objectives-activities-assessments alignment, and classroom management.