Tutors, what are some tips to keep children interactive during classes?
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Hi there! There are lots of online game websites that can be used to practice more 🤞
Play a 2-3 minute game ,read a story to them ,Show them puppets ,teach them a nursery rhyme etc
Consider their interests and play games as much as possible. Role-plays are helpful as well.
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Use what their fund of and put it into role-play. Children love it when they're given a character to play.
Be enthusiastic and energetic...Children are more likely to be engage when the teacher is enthusiastic and energetic.Use a variety of tone, facial expressions , body language to convey excitement and interest in the lesson .
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- Glaucia ApicelloCertified ESL teacher and portuguese teacher (native)
I make my class more interactive by asking questions, soliciting opinions, getting students to make short presentations, encouraging discussions and using audio, video and other sources to prompt dialogue and debate. Remember, without engagement and motivation there is no learning. It is necessary to be clear and well organized.
Roleplay, teamwork, reward systems and self discovery.
continually ask questions about the teaching material you are giving them. make them read as much as possible weather its a question or small paragraph of reading in order to make them interactive as well as improving them at the same time and ask questions about their day in order to improve their speaking and confidence in speaking. Games are always great with kids.
I use props, games, pictures, and videos, and talk about the topic in which they are interested.
Games and let's them express themselves
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It seems some of the foundational topics are evergreen and I'm currently reading textbooks to build up my own foundational knowledge. Right now, I'm reading a book called Comprehensive Articulatory Phonetics with the idea that it may give me more tools to assist pupils with accent reduction. Sometimes, I also run my own experiments and try to be the cutting edge rather than just be on the cutting edge. Although, this approach is not always easy if one is working for a company that requires tutors to strictly adhere to their materials and methods. I think one of the most enjoyable things I ever did was teach a student who did not know all the vocabulary words for items in a kitchen by cooking scrambled eggs. He never forgot the word "spatula" again.
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Monologues in the mirror can be good for shy people. Otherwise speaking to fluent speakers, not being afraid to ask questions, make mistakes and being patient with the process.
