Pasos para Enseñar Inglés como Segundo Idioma/Steps on how to teach English as a Second Language

Teaching is an art. An excellent teacher is the one that can plan and act out the teaching of a second language. Those that decide to be language educators have to know that this occupation is hard work, but at the same time rewarding. But wait, you ask yourself:  ""what if I am not a teacher, but still I want to teach my child a second language? Don't worry these steps are going to help parents and teachers ease the teaching of English as a second language.

1.  Be able to act and use body language to demonstrate the meaning of a word. 

2.  Remember to start a lesson with a topic that interests your learner.

3. Start teaching nouns, pronouns, and adjectives. Learning these words first will make easy understanding of the verbs later.

4. Use media in the classroom or at home. This enables teacher/parents to use few words. 

5.  Use pictures to ease comprehension. 

6. After teaching for a while regroup your learners based on their performance. 

7. Use the language of your learner when necessary. (Translation) 

8. Use deductive reasoning or top-down approach when teaching grammar. This means to teach the concepts from general to more specific. Do not start with definitions. This will annoy your young learner. 

9. Build confidence in your learner. Motivate your learner to speak and never say the word "incorrect". Always repeat the pronunciation of the word correctly. Your learner will listen and repeat the word. Remember mistakes should be made in order to be corrected and improve language learning. 

10. Like I always say: "Practice is perfection!" 
Not only learners but also teacher should repeat his lesson at least two times in the class. Every sentence he speaks should speak two times with intervals or continuously. This repetition will make the learner expert and would produce in him the language skills.


WELL, I HOPE THESE STEPS HELP PARENTS AND LANGUAGE EDUCATORS! HAVE FUN!

Palabras que tu niño debe de saber en inglés antes del 1ro, 2do y 3er grado./Words your child needs to know by first, second, and third grade!

Vocabulary acquisition is very important for a child to communicate and comprehend what has been read. The teaching of vocabulary can be incidental or direct study. Click on the link to read the article.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/vocab_acquisition.phtml

  Here I have three books for you to print out and practice reading at home. Click on the link to access. 

100 Hundred Words You Need to Know by First Grade

100 Hundred Words You Need to Know by Second Grade  

100 Hundred Words You Need to Know by Third Grade

¡Enseñando las figuras Geométricas en inglés!/Teaching Shapes!

Students from Pre-K to First Grade need to learn the 2 dimensional shapes. Here you can find some ideas to develop this concept at home or at school.

1. Use construction paper and cut shapes to fill in the objects.

Always encourage your child to write the word and read it aloud. 

2. Guide your student/child to use the bottom part of a cup to make circle patterns with paint.  

 3.  Use the computer in the Paint program and make objects using the shapes clipart. When he/she completes the activity it can be printed.

4. Cut shapes from construction paper and create an animal or an object.

5. Use these video songs to reinforce  all the two dimensional shapes. Interactive videos are great because students follow the instructions and practice the pronunciation.

6. Use cutters to cut shapes in play dough or draw shapes on paper for your child/student to make clay sausages and trace the shape to form it.      

7. Always remember to pronounce the word for your child to listen.

8. Encourage your little one to repeat the word mean while he/she works each shape.

9. Also, daily routine helps to reinforce each concept.

Have Fun!



Aprendiendo los sonidos en inglés/Learning the Long and Short Sound

It is great to use the posters to reinforce the sounds of each letter, but it is better to change strategies for your child's interest to boost. Kids learn easier if their anxiety level is low. Remember that learning should be fun, so lets use todays music to teach English concepts. Today kids know the song "What the fox says?". I found a video song that reinforces the sounds of the alphabet using the music of the song already mentioned. Its called "What does the letters say?

Click on the play button. Have fun!

Enseñando los Números en Inglés/Teaching the numbers in English

You need to teach the numbers and you don't know how to teach them! Here I have some resources that can help your 5 and 6 year old to master this concept.

 

First, you should begin exposing your student/child to counting concrete objects.

 

 

Second, you can print coloring pages for your child to color the objects and the number. Repetition helps to memorize these concepts.

 

Third, make use of clay, pasta, and other materials for students to learn the number symbol.

 

 

Fourth, use video songs to reinforce the concept learned.

 

 

Last, you can use posters for daily review. Take 5 minutes.