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Techniques and methods in Language Teaching > I really, really, really need your advice
I really, really, really need your advice
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Sunnykids
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I really, really, really need your advice
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Dear all experieced teachers,
I �m in the question with the kidergaten kids I �m teaching English. Some of them are about 3 years old, others 4 and others 5. I �m wondering if I should keep them in the same class or should I divide in two classes? I �m afraid that their knowledge and mind are different of 3 age and it will have bad effect on the result of the studying.
Please help me if you have any advice... Thanks soooooooo much! |
26 Sep 2010
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jennyber
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Do you think if you would teach English through songs and chants that the three year olds would not be able to follow? |
26 Sep 2010
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s.lefevre
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I think that, if you have the possibility, you should divide the class. There is a big age difference . 3years old children don �t have the same developpment as 5 years old and so don �t have the same abilities. A 5 year old is able to learn how to write, a 3 years old isn �t. Evenif you use drawing and songs, you will see that they don �t have the same skills. |
26 Sep 2010
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olaola
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I would put all the children together, as it is in my daughter �s class: the younger ones are stimulated by the older and they learn very quickly imitating them |
26 Sep 2010
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elenita
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I am teaching 4 and 5 year-old kids and I taught 3 year-old kids. I recommend you not to teach the 3 year-old ones ( if you can)They are new at school, they have to get used first. In respect to 4 and 5 year old kids, what I did was giving them the same words (for example: fruits) but increased with the second ones, because they can assimiliate in a week more words than the 4 year old kids.
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26 Sep 2010
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lapaoiza
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Hi SunnyKids! How are you?
I personally teach 2 groups of chidren who are 3 and 4 together in two different kindergartens... but if I had the option to teach the 3 year-olds and put together the 4 and 5 year-olds that would be my choise. Mainly because the three year-olds need more attention, limits, and of course, their abilities are less developed than the 4 and 5 year-olds.
My advice, then, is that you should divide the class: 3 year-olds and 4/5 year-olds... so you�ll be able to work better and develop better classes!
I hope to have helped you, at least, a little! :)
Paola |
26 Sep 2010
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