We know that childhood is the best time of your life. You learn a great number of things which you remember even when you grow old. You go to school and make friends. But there is one thing very interesting – Learning English. When your teacher speaks fluently in English you might have stood open-mouth.
This is what is experienced by all the English beginners. When your teachers are quite fluent in English they speak out things which you do not understand.
With Kids -Learning Becomes Easy
While kids have the ability to grasp things easily they would not find difficult to learn the language. Kids are only familiar with ABC. You can help them to learn with simple words such as ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’. Slowly and steadily you would have to make them understand how to start a conversation and take it to a higher level.
Here we bring you some of the tips and tricks which will help you to teach English to young kids.
1. You Need To Keep Learning Simple
Most of the time it happens that teachers start with phrases and sentences directly. But you need to understand that English lessons must always be simple to learn and understand. In the initial stages, gestures are very important. They help beginners to have a better understanding of what they need to do. This will be the most helpful thing if you are teaching English to complete beginners.
2. Keep a Check On The Level of Understanding
A small mistake that you should avoid is – assuming. You must not assume that the kids might have understood whatever you are saying. Always double-check with the understanding. A teacher must keep a check on the body language of the student to make sure they understood the concept or not.
3. Its Time To Give Them A Good Practice
Kids always need to practice and a lot of practice to understand the way things work. If you are making them understand the concept of adverbs then provide practice resources. You can give them worksheets to fill up which they can work out at home. Also, help children to interact with other students, it will make it easier to make them understand.
4. A Teacher Must Give Positive Reinforcement
Kids or beginners are students who are trying their best to learn a new language. It means there would be mistakes. So when you find some incorrect answers then you need not be all yelling but be polite enough to make them understand once again. Try to give them a friendly environment which will help them learn in an easier way.
5. Make It Interesting – Using Worksheets & Pictures
One of the most important things that go without saying is not to make class or lesson boring. It reduces the productivity of the students. With an interesting class, you can help kids to learn faster and grasp easier. In addition to that, you can make worksheets interesting by adding some pictures and options. Just textual content will make the whole session boring and children would not make it fun. You can find different ideas through online resources which will keep the students engaged throughout the class.
6. Practical Id More Important Than Theoretical
Practical approach to the class is a step in which you would help the kids to understand the concept by doing it and not just reading. With visuals, you can help children to understand the theory and teach basic English. Sometimes you can use drawings, pictures, short skits or dramas or simple gestures.
Conclusion:
Helping kids to learn English ( speaking, reading, writing) from a very young age is quite beneficial. It helps them to grasp the concept easily if their fundamental concepts are clear. With all the above tricks and tips you can help them to understand.
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