FUN WITH YOUNG LEARNERS

TEACHING ENGLISH FOR DEVELOPED CHILDREN ENGLISH'S SKILLS

Children have a lot of curiosity in their head in learning. They can ask their parents what they have learned. They can imitated all they have learned whether its good or not. May be we often see this thing happen. Actually, it is not bad that children are curiosity to learn anything including learning English. We can help them to developed their listening, writing, and reading skill.

First is how to developed their listening skills. To developed their listening skills, there are some ways to do that. We can teach them with their favorite songs. Ask them to listen the songs. After that, we can ask them whether to write or tell what they have listened. Next, if you want to use simple way, we can ask them write or imitate what we have said to them.

Second is how to developed their speaking skills. There are some ways to developed their speaking skills. We can ask them to imitate what we have said. However, for this way, we must teach them speaking from the easiest and most simple words just like father, mother, their names, or anythings that they have seen in home such as table, chair, bed, etc. Next, we can use their favorite songs or cartoon. Ask them to listen the song or watch the cartoon and ask them to imitate some dialog in the cartoon. We also can ask them to review the cartoon what they have seen.

Third is how to developed their writing skills. The easiest way to developed their writing skills is ask them to write down words which we have said but we must say simple words to them. Next, we can ask them to write down a simple sentence. Write a simple sentence is an easy way to developed their writing skills. Many school use this way to teach their young students. Next, we can also teach them by ask them to write down words or sentences which they have seen on tv or read from book. Ask them to write down the easiest one first.

Finally, it is important to developed children English's skills. We can combine some techniques to teach them. However, we must teach them from the easiest way because their memories cannot take too many things and they will confused in learning. Mostly, teach them the positive ways. If we teach them the negative ways, it will become habit to them and it is bad for them and for their environments.

By : Valdy Indrajaya (F42109010)