What are some tips on teaching ESL for kids?
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You need to keep your students motivated, engaged, and interested, while also helping them develop their language skills. Use visuals, gestures, songs, games, and stories to make your lessons more appealing and memorable for young learners. Children learn best when they are having fun and using multiple senses. Use a variety of activities that involve listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Children need to practice all four skills to develop their language proficiency and confidence. You can also use different types of media, such as videos, podcasts, or online games, to expose them to authentic language use. Teach vocabulary and grammar in context and in meaningful chunks. Children need to see how words and structures are used in real situations and how they relate to each other. You can use themes, topics, or stories to organize your
Hi Jenny! Teaching ESL for kids can be challenging but also rewarding. Here are some tips that I found for you; 1- Use visuals, gestures, intonations. 2- hands on activities. 3- Review new vocabulary and 4- use simple and clear instructions.
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Avoid long conversation. Use TPR approach. Let children learn through interaction. Use visuals.
Try to make it easy and fun for the kids Music also makes learning easy e.g the a b c d song or just compose your own songs when teaching, it's really fun.
Hi Jenny, the best is to make your student comfortable, they are as nervous as you are, build rapport, involve your student in your lesson planning.
Some tios on teaching ESL for kids: Teach them with love Teach them with more on games activities With videos or pictures Real situation/ begin with real experiences to the kids.
The class must be fun and interactive ∆ So avoid too much long conversations ∆ Use visuals ∆ let there be interaction not just with you but other students if it's a group class ∆ Get kiddies musicals like rhymes for class activities and games. Basically let your class be comfortable for them to learn, fun and interactive.
Read often and aloud. Active listening with ongoing interaction with your students. Talking and using alot of TPR.
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- What strategy do you use to get the student to schedule another class?
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provide homework or practice exercises, then follow-up with an email or a message and then invite them to book another class
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Using games and songs makes learning enjoyable and helps with vocabulary and pronunciation.
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I prioritize an open-door policy, allowing my students to feel at ease when they want to discuss questions or concerns with me. I think this availability really helps to build trust and enhance our student-teacher relationship:)
