Key Aspects of Teaching Young Learners

I often use action rhymes with my class because _____ help the children to associate words with meanings.

• the words that rhyme

• the movements

• the tunes

I find computer games where children put sentences in the right order to make a story can be useful because children get ______.

• immediate feedback on their answers

• the chance to invent interesting stories

• plenty of listening practice

Making origami animals in class is particularly useful for practicing _____

• the words for different animals

• listening for gist

• following instructions

Wordsearch puzzles can be a useful way of _____.

• practicing reading comprehension

• improving learners' word stress

• reviewing a lexical set

I like making a video of my classes acting out little stories because they ______.

• realize their pronunciation is not very good

• want to practice until they can do it really well

• can see whose acting skills are particularly good

I find that flashcards are particularly useful for illustrating ____.

• concrete vocabulary items

• lexical chunks

• words that are hard to translate

Brainstorming vocabulary before a task

• makes use of children's own experience and memories of the topic.

• helps children deduce meaning from context.

• creates an information-gap activity.

Role-play can provide children with the opportunity to

• practice writing skills

• do jigsaw listening

• consolidate language chunks

Setting activities aim to

• create a competitive classroom atmosphere.

• calm and focus children after a period of activity.

• provide group practice of target language

Visualization activities involve children in

• using mind maps to record vocabulary.

• closing their eyes and listening to the teacher.

• looking at pictures in groups.