Learn English for kids. Learning English with a toddler

2017-06-07

Hello everyone and everyone! My dears, I keep shaping useful information and materials on such an important direction for many as English for children. And a lot has already accumulated ... Therefore, I decided to collect everything in an organized warehouse! (Or maybe a treasure :-)) so that everyone can look there and find what they need for themselves and their children.

This page of my site is the address of the location of this warehouse. It contains (and continues to collect) all necessary materials in English, which will be useful to the smallest representatives of the human race)) (2-7 years old, and even older), their parents or teachers. Here are my materials, and there are those that I found on the Internet, chose the best and present to you here. English can be interesting, free and accessible to every child!

By the way, be sure to voice your questions or suggestions on materials in the comments. Let's improve the treasure together!

Content:

Remember that the basic principles of teaching “young students” are brightness, interest and only playful form! So here everything is exactly like this - memorable and exciting video English lessons, bright educational cartoons, game ideas, cards and pictures, songs and rhymes - everything that will allow you to plunge into the world of English with your baby!

By the way, many materials are suitable not only for those who begin to plunge into the world of the language from scratch, but also for those who are older! Such children can use the materials even on their own, listening, watching and repeating.

Always seek emotional involvement on your part, and then the child's enthusiasm for the subject will not take long.

My advice and recommendations

Once a very serious mother asked me a question: “Tell me how to teach English to my 3-year-old son? How best to build a lesson ... and in general, where to start? I answered her: “Start with this - forget the word “teach”, “lesson” and the like! And remember the words "games, fun and colorful pictures"!

Books and textbooks

There are parents who believe that in the century modern technologies The book can be replaced by various convenient devices. And I say no! A book is something that will never go out of fashion and will always remain every child's best friend! Especially when it comes to learning a new language.

If your child is already 4 years old and you want him to learn English not only with the help of songs and cartoons, it's time to purchase good book which will become for him the best assistant and guide to the world of language . I talk about good options for books and textbooks for kids here:

Numbers and Numbers (1-10, 11-20)

One spoon ... two spoons ... three spoons! How it is familiar to our children! After all, they hear numbers almost from birth. Perhaps that is why this topic is especially easy for kids!

Numbers and numbers... What a vast topic! But very young students do not need to know all the numbers - they only need to learn 10 digits! It's so easy - after all, there are 10 fingers on your hands! On your feet too! And in general, you can count anything around you - toys, books, adults, and even seconds ...

But if you want more, then you can reach 20!

Alphabet

Some people think that teaching a child English should only start with the alphabet. This is a big misconception when it comes to children 3-4-5 years old! Children learn a foreign language without any problems, without even knowing the letters. After all, they understand Russian somehow already in 1-2 years!))

But nevertheless, one day there comes a moment when it is already worth getting acquainted with English letters. For example, before school - to be fully armed, as they say. Or if the baby himself shows interest in them.

My daughter knew all Russian letters (according to appearance and corresponding sound) at 2 years old. We were ready to get acquainted with English letters at 4!

And here different ways of approaching this insidious English alphabet)). I talk about these methods in my article:

There with the help songs, videos, cards, sounds, games and rhymes you can learn the alphabet very quickly.

Words for children by topic

It is with the words that every child begins to get acquainted with the English language! He must hear and see them! And this - the basis at the initial stages. But to see is not to look at the written word! Each new word heard should form an image and picture in the child's head. That's how he starts to see him! And only then the child will try to pronounce the learned words himself.

I have prepared for you a selection of the most popular words for children , and small thematic collections . Each word is voiced, translated and has a picture. In addition, you can download cards with printable words, cut them out and work. It is very convenient and practical.

Words about family

Words about animals

Words about fruits and vegetables

Words on the theme of the house

Words about food

Words about clothes

Words on the theme of the profession

Colors in English

Pink became an even more favorite color for my daughter when she met it in the context of the English language. After that, "pink" was heard from her lips wherever she met pink objects))

Colors in English are kids favorite theme which comes very easily to them. The child is able to memorize even 10 colors within 2-3 days. To do this, you need to present these bright words"on a silver platter")). And to do that, just go here:

cartoons

Needless to say, cartoons today are one of the favorite entertainments of all children and teenagers. Some kids manage to watch them all day, and some parents manage to let it!

I think this kind of entertainment for a child should be strictly limited. And of course, if you really watch cartoons, then they are useful and meaningful. Do you agree? And this is especially true when we are talking about cartoons in english . They can become completely unobtrusive but at the same time super effective English lessons that the child will perceive as fun! He may not even realize that by doing so he is learning a foreign language!

I have selected the best, in my opinion, cartoons for children. Please note that such cartoons are divided into those with Russian comments and those that are only in English! I recommend children under 4 years old watch exclusively English cartoons without a single Russian word . They will understand everything. Watch, learn and enjoy!

Video tutorials

Here you also need to understand that very young children (up to 3-4 years old) do not have to listen to explanations in Russian - just watch English-language videos with vivid pictures - they will be able to understand everything! The main thing is that the video is liked and aroused interest. Choose:

Songs and Video Songs

Beautiful combination of rhyme and melody always gives a wonderful effect in the process of learning and remembering something!

In addition to cartoons and educational videos (where there were also a lot of songs), I offer you 2 more of my notes with materials for kids. In the first - video songs, in the second - just songs with an attached translation into Russian:

Games

play and learn in fact, two identical words, because nothing gives such results in learning as a game form of any class and any activity.

I talked about games in English for kids more than once on the pages of my blog. And this topic is far from closed. IN a large number of materials are in the process of preparation, which parents and educators will soon be able to use for their very young wards.

Now you can take a look at these.

Modern teachers note the importance of early learning English. And for this there is whole line reasons. Psychologists have long known that childhood memory and thinking have unique features. Unlike adults who strive to understand logic in any situation, children think figuratively. They have no need for analysis, which means that any grammatical phenomenon is taken for granted by them.

In addition, toddlers have an amazing ability to quickly memorize information and retain it for a long time, and this lays a solid foundation for further language acquisition at school. Perhaps every school teacher will agree that the children with whom they were engaged in the early study of the English language are immediately visible. Moreover, they not only remember the material covered and easily give out the words and constructions requested by the teacher, but also much easier and faster to adapt to the language environment and learn new knowledge.

Nevertheless, there is only one way to arouse in a child an interest in learning a foreign language and a desire to seriously engage in it - by forming a positive attitude towards the lessons. And this can be achieved by choosing a competent approach to teaching children English, corresponding to age characteristics.

At what age can children be taught English?

The popularity of language courses is growing today, but few are asking the question “At what age can a child start learning English?”.

The answer is not obvious - right from birth. So the baby will absorb foreign speech from the first days. Use affectionate English words when naming your child and sing lullabies.

If you start teaching your child a language at 3-5 years old, then we will please you: games for learning English and the use of characters (dolls or toys) as teachers will make classes fun. At this age, children will already be able to learn by ear the names of colors, numbers, family members, words from basic topics.

At 6 - 8 years old lessons can be approached even more seriously: read short fairy tales, turn on children's songs. Introduce written assignments - let the child enter new words in a notebook and practice writing them in copybooks.

At 8 - 10 years old you can move on to mastering the main base - grammar and vocabulary. For schoolchildren, games in English, songs, hymns, rhymes and rhymes will be a “delicious” addition to the main lesson. Use colorful textbooks and workbooks - for a child, the main factor in learning any discipline is involvement.

Are you convinced that English for kids is interesting and useful? Well, start teaching your child too!

English for children "from scratch" - basic techniques

Basic principles of teaching children

In order to successfully learn English for children from scratch, experienced teachers, as a rule, try to adhere to certain principles.

• Constant repetition of words and development of grammatical structures. Of course, at each lesson, the teacher introduces new lexical units, due to which there is an increase in vocabulary. However, periodic repetition of the material covered is no less important.
• The use of various ways of presenting and memorizing material. Some children have a better developed visual memory, others remember information more easily through listening to it, and for others it is especially important to perform certain movements at the time of repeating a word. Therefore, once again, an integrated approach is the most successful option in this regard.
• The use of memorized words in sentences. Even three-year-old children who have the skills to speak mother tongue, can easily be simple sentences in English, which experienced teachers try to teach them from the first lessons.

Teaching children English in practice

Surely, many mothers are interested in whether it is possible to organize English training for children “from scratch” on their own, without the help of specialists. Certainly yes. If you speak the language at least at an elementary level, then you may well become a personal tutor for your own child. To do this, of course, you will have to study some methodical literature and decide on a tutorial. UMK "Kid`s box", "First friends", "Playway to English", "Wonderland", "Pingu`s English" are excellent for such purposes.

Alphabet

Hey, bi, si ... it will not be difficult for a child to repeat simple letters after his mother every day. So he will first learn the first 5-6 letters, and then the entire alphabet, which will later come in handy for him to master the basics of the English language.
English alphabet with pronunciation

Numbers

Having studied the first ten digits, your child can easily count the number of toys in his room and spoons on the kitchen table. Educational games in English will help him with this.
Numbers in English from 0 to 20

Colors

This topic is interesting for kids. It is not so voluminous, and the studied words have the opportunity to constantly train. English games for finding colors or identifying parts color palette in the figure - these are standard options for memorizing new lexemes.
Colors with translation and transcription

Animals

One of the objects of love for children is animals. Now, when visiting the zoo and viewing the encyclopedia of species, you can safely include their foreign counterparts in the story about lions, dogs and cats. Little zoologists will like this innovation - they will definitely imbue it and first of all learn the name of their favorite animal.
Domestic and wild animals in English

Food

Among the exercises in English lessons for children, you can find the names of various fruits, vegetables, flour, etc. Memorization is fast because English names they train during breakfast, lunch and dinner, so the child unconsciously brings to automatism foreign words.

Vegetables

In Russian cuisine, vegetables are used everywhere. From the first days of life, the child eats foods made from them. For the topic “Vegetables”, it is not necessary to select special tasks or exercises, it is enough for children in English in a playful way to use a couple of words at lunch, during dinner or the next lunch you will certainly hear what you said the previous time.
Vegetables in English

Seasons

There are only four seasons, however, these 4 words can be played with different clothes, pictures, pay attention to the current weather. English for kids online gives you the opportunity to expand on this topic to include months, weather and holidays.
Seasons and weather in English

Online word guessing game for kids

Children love to explore the world through a variety of games. A riddle is one of the game methods for learning new words. It is suitable for learning new information, and to test already known topics.

You can see the riddles at this link, and below is a classic online word guessing game for children that our parents played on paper.

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Fairy tales in English and Russian

And also, you can read fairy tales to children in English. After your child has mastered First level, you can offer him fairy tales in English, which he knows well in Russian. A familiar story, told in English, will undoubtedly interest the child.

Having put the English version of your favorite fairy tale, you can take the Russian book of the same name with illustrations and try to follow through the pictures what the announcer is talking about. Below is an excerpt from the fairy tale "Three Little Pigs" in English with a translation into Russian, as well as completely short story about the princess for absolutely beginners. By the way, you can find the whole fairy tale about the three little pigs as part of the training exercise on our website.

The Three Little Pigs

There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough room to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune. The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him: "Please give me that straw so I can build my house." Which the man did, and the little pig built a house with it. Then along came a wolf, and knocked at the door, and said: "Little pig, little pig, let me come in!" To which the little pig answered: "No, no, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin." The wolf then answered: "Then I"ll huff and I"ll puff and I"ll blow your house in." So he huffed, and he puffed, and he blew his house in. And ate up the little pig.

Three piglets

Once upon a time there was an old pig with three piglets, and since she did not have enough place to keep them, she sent them to seek their fortune. The first one to leave met a man with a bundle of straw and said to him, "Please give me this straw so that I can build my house." What the man did, and the pig built a house with it. Then the wolf came and knocked on the door and said, "Piglet, piglet, let me in!" To which the pig replied, "No, no, I swear by the beard on my double chin." (I won't let you in). The wolf then answered: "Then I will blow and puff, and I will blow your house away." So he blew and blew and blew away his house, And ate the pig.

The princess

The little princess lived in the castle. She dreamed of a prince. She imagined that he would be tall, beautiful and educated. Every day she dreamed of her wedding.

one day the princess was walking in the forest, and a wolf attacked her. The young shepherd beat him - the wolf ran away.

The princess fell in love with her savior. He was of small stature, not beautiful appearance, but the girl liked his soul. And she realized that this shepherd is the most beautiful of men, and that growth, eyes is not the main thing.

Princess

The little princess lived in her castle. She dreamed of a prince. She imagined that he would be tall, handsome and educated. Every day she dreamed about her wedding.

Once the princess was walking in the forest, and a wolf attacked her. The young shepherd beat him with a stick - the wolf ran away.

The princess fell in love with her savior. He was small in stature, did not have a beautiful appearance, but the girl liked his soul. And she realized that this shepherd is the most beautiful of men, and that height, eyes are not the main thing.

It is quite easy to start learning English with a 5-6 year old preschooler. This is an exciting and multifaceted process, and parents will have to make considerable efforts not only to educate a preschooler, but also to develop their own language skills.

What and how to teach with a child?

Methods for teaching English to children aged 5-6 years are different from those intended for toddlers. At the age of 5, a preschooler is already fluent in Russian, knows letters and even knows how to write. Therefore, it will no longer be possible to introduce a foreign language as a second native language as organically as it happens with children of 2-3 years old.

• Buy or draw and hang posters with the alphabets of both languages ​​in the nursery. Immediately at the initial stage of training, it is worth studying the letters, learning how to write them. But you should not focus on the rules for reading vowels in open and closed syllables, diphthongs, etc., as in school English lessons. It is enough to inform the child that, as in Russian, one thing is written and another is pronounced.
• When learning new words, be sure to show how they are spelled. Thus, in parallel, learning to read in English will take place. Since there are a lot of exceptions according to the reading rules in this language, it is worth memorizing words with their visual presentation. At the beginning of training, it is worth using words with a simple spelling.
• Use cards, or even better - stickers with which you can sign the right things. If there is no place in the kitchen to place a “still life” consisting of a plate, cup, spoon, glass and other signed items, you can place them in the nursery on a special shelf. Or create a kind of "dictionary" of thematic cards that the baby could use.

At the initial stage of education, in order to keep the child's interest in foreign language and to give him the opportunity to develop communication skills, you need to learn words and phrases that:

• often used in your home in Russian;
• belong to the sphere of interests of the child (dolls, cars, robots, little animals, drawing, cycling);
• will be needed in everyday life for active communication - the names of dishes, furniture, clothes, body parts. They also include the main verbs and adjectives used for communication - “sleep, walk, eat, give, show, look, go, good, tasty, hot, cold” and others.

This approach will allow the child to quickly learn to understand and actively use English speech in everyday life.

It is easy and simple to learn a foreign language in a group. If you manage to find like-minded people with children of the same age, you can organize joint walks, tea parties, themed gatherings, and cartoons. With a well-thought-out organization, the mother will no longer need to urge the child to use the language - the kids will learn to communicate with each other in English. At the same time, it will be possible to see and analyze what words the baby is missing, at what moments he switches to Russian. It is also good if the children hear the conversations of adults in English.

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How to make a child concentrate?

It is not necessary to tire a preschooler with hourly pre-planned activities - he is still quickly tired, it is difficult for him to keep concentration for a long time. It is best to discuss with him some rules and stick to them. For example:

• fulfillment of some requests made in English;
• using the language in any situations - during lunch, walking, etc .;
• encouragement for the correct completion of any tasks (for example, you can make new cards with English inscriptions for new toys).

In order not to discourage the desire to learn English, in no case should you punish a child for refusing to speak a foreign language in some situations. In this case, it is important to understand what is hindering him - constraint, fatigue, lack of the necessary baggage of vocabulary. Ideally, when English is heard in the house constantly and freely used by at least one of the parents in everyday life, the child grasps words and phrases very easily and quickly and does not have any problems with communication in a foreign language.

How to avoid possible mistakes?

If a child is not interested in learning a language, it is the parents’ inability to organize classes correctly. Although, strictly speaking, the very wording “organize classes” is already incorrect. Communication in a foreign language must be entered into everyday life– and this can be quite difficult for adults themselves. On the other hand, if you can do this, you will definitely be able to teach your baby English and raise your own level.

Before you start learning a language with a preschooler, you need to talk with the rest of the family and discuss a few fundamentally important points.

• It will be necessary, if possible, to create a language environment. These are talking in English at home, watching TV channels, having the opportunity to communicate with other children and adults in English. Ideally, if you manage to find English-speaking friends for your child, a nanny, a tutor. Do not force your child to watch cartoons forcibly. It is enough to turn on the TV on English-language channels more often, and it does not matter what is on there - news or talk shows. The child will get used to the melody of the sound of the language, intonations.
• The rest of the family, more or less familiar with English, will have to take part in the child's education as much as possible: answer his questions, fulfill requests made in English.
• Adults will have to repeat or learn a large amount of vocabulary. It will not be possible to avoid the direct question: “What is the socket in English?” When the child needs to ask his dad to connect the tablet to charge. You need to be ready for any questions and own a large vocabulary yourself, because in no case should you teach a child to be clever and build phrases differently at the initial stage of learning. This may disappoint him with his parents in general and the need to learn English in particular.

From the point of view of psychology, for the effectiveness of English classes, it will be easier and more useful to change your attitude to what is happening: we do not “create a language environment for learning english child", but "we are creating a language environment in order to improve English ourselves." The child will simply be confronted with the fact that a second language has appeared in the house, in which he also needs to communicate. If parents wisely present this idea (for example, they explain that the language is necessary for a future trip abroad), then the child will have fewer whims and demands to switch to Russian when he has no desire to speak a foreign language. Mom, dad and older sister need English - so they speak it, watch movies online and news on TV. With this approach, adults will have more opportunities to passively teach the child the language, even in those moments when he is not in the mood to study. Realizing that nothing really depends on his desire, the child will be more calm about the need to speak a second language, fulfill requests addressed to him, answer questions, which will ultimately increase the effectiveness of learning.

English for children from 1 year old is not very similar to a lesson in its usual sense. English classes with kids are mostly English-language “dramatizations” with a small plot, poetic stories, English songs, funny pictures and interesting drawing-crafts. At the same time, no, including new, foreign words are translated into Russian for the baby. The child should become interested in a language that is incomprehensible to him and, immersing himself in the English-speaking environment, listen and absorb. Quite often, very young students at first just listen, listen and listen to the English speech of the teacher, and then they begin to give out whole constructions.

In order for the child to be immediately involved in the process of learning games, the child can be accompanied by a parent in the Polyglot Center. As soon as the student finds contact with the teacher and stops losing mom or dad, he can independently stay in English lessons for the smallest.

Age features

English language courses for kids are divided into several subspecies. With children from one to 2 years old, teachers are engaged in the presence of parents. In addition to studying a foreign language, special attention is paid to early development. The teacher in his work uses finger games, mobile tasks that encourage kids to act, learn short poems and songs with their wards. One of the available effective ways providing information watching cartoons in English. The main task of the teacher is to interest children, to make them want to learn the language and develop. The teacher is working on preparing the child for a more intensive course, teaching him to intuitively recognize and understand foreign speech.

The English language program for kids from 2 years old is aimed at ensuring that the child speaks as early as possible. With regular attendance at classes, children develop perfect pronunciation and lack grammatical errors. This level combines tasks for the little ones and is the basis for regular learning. The teacher still devotes a lot of time to games, but the children are more at the table, doing creative assignments. A competent approach allows you to increase the child's vocabulary several times in a year. In the structure of the classes there are songs, dances, small poems and nursery rhymes.

Your child has started learning English - at school, with a tutor, in courses. You feel that he needs to be helped, but you don’t know how - you yourself have never learned English. It's time to start doing it together! We will tell you how to effectively learn words, where you can listen to English speech and what books to read.

Parents often turn to me with the question: how to help their child learn English? This is especially worrisome for parents who have not studied the language themselves.

So, the first rule is to stop being afraid of an unfamiliar language, since this fear is transmitted to children. The second rule is to believe in yourself and turn even short joint lessons into an exciting game. The main thing is that classes bring pleasure. I am sure that any parent, even those who do not speak a foreign language, can help their child learn the language, giving it no more than half an hour on a working day and about an hour on a weekend.

Let's look at the language learning scheme in blocks, which is used in preparation for international English language exams, as well as in preparation for the Unified State Examination. Knowledge in the exams is tested in 4 skills: speaking, listening (listening), reading and writing.

Ability to speak English

I believe that the most important thing in the ability to speak is vocabulary. Even without knowing the grammatical rules, but having a large vocabulary, you can convey your idea to the interlocutor. Therefore, first of all it is necessary learn words. To study words, I recommend making special cards. The list of words can be taken from school textbook or, for example, on the website of the Cambridge University Examination Board, in the section corresponding to the current level. The very first level, for which children aged 8-11 can already take an exam, is called Young Learner Starters.

If you do not have much time, then you can make cards by writing a word in Russian on one side, and in English on the other. But if you set aside at least an hour a week and get creative, you can turn the process of making cards into an element of learning and interesting activity. How to do it?

For each word from the list, together with the student, find a picture on the Internet. Then you print finished sheet, and while you cut it into cards, ask the child to reverse side write an English word for each picture. While you are preparing this manual together, he already memorizes a large number of words.

This training is best done on one of the weekends. For a week you will need 20-30 words, that is, it will take no more than an hour to make cards. You will need to deal with them 2-3 times a week.

There are a few things to keep in mind when learning words with flashcards. First, you do not need to "cram" the words. You lay out the cards with pictures (or Russian text) up. If the student remembers the word and calls it correctly, you turn the card upside down in English. If he doesn’t call, then turn it over too, but put it in another pile. Then you do the same in the other direction (translating from English into Russian) until all the words in both directions are pronounced correctly.

The next time you learn words (in a few days), you add 10 more to the old cards, thereby repeating previously learned words and mastering new ones. Gradually, well-learned words can be put aside and returned to them in 2-3 months.

Another option is make loto. Create several playing fields with pictures (say, 8 pictures per field) and cards with words in English. You can play this lotto together. Thus, in one game you can learn up to 16 words.

If you do not know English and are not sure that the child pronounces the words correctly, then at the time of checking, you can sit down at the computer, open an online translator and listen to how the desired word sounds.

If you teach 2 times a week for 10 words, then in a month you can master 80-100 words. Of course, these words will not immediately enter the active vocabulary, but necessary minimum- 350-400 words - quite achievable. Namely, this number of words is required for the basic vocabulary necessary for everyday communication. (For your information, it is estimated that, on average, native speakers use between 3,000 and 5,000 words.)

This exercise will require no more than 20 minutes a day(with verification in the online translator - up to 30 minutes).

Letter in English

Once a week I recommend conducting a vocabulary dictation on the words that you have learned. If you are not sure about your pronunciation, you can dictate a word in Russian and ask your child to write it in English, and then repeat the written words and check the pronunciation with a computer translator. You can also diversify the activities: invite the child to dictate words to you.

It usually takes no more than 10 minutes (20 minutes with verification).

English listening comprehension

To learn to perceive English speech, you need to listen to it. On the Internet you can find a huge number of cartoons in English. It is better to start with simple English songs (nursery rhymes songs) - for example, "Old Macdonald had a farm", "Mary had a little lamb", "London bridge is falling down" and others. You can find lyrics through a search engine, and then When viewing stories with these songs on Youtube, invite the child to sing along to the heroes, while holding the lyrics in front of him.

At the very beginning of training, it is better to master one verse at a time. Then gradually remove the text and ask the child to repeat without a piece of paper. If it doesn't work right away, you can also find the so-called ABC songs on Youtube. In these stories, the child sees and hears how individual words are pronounced, gets used to English speech. And besides, this will prepare him for reading, as it will allow him to remember what the letters are called and what sounds they convey.

This activity can be assigned 2 times a week for 30 minutes.

Reading in English

Unfortunately, many modern children have problems reading not only in English, but also in Russian. First of all, the content of the book should be interesting to the child.

It must be adapted literature. Now in bookstores there are a huge number of children's books in English for different levels of proficiency. For beginners to learn a language, this is the Easystarts level. If the child has already mastered First stage, you can switch to books of the Beginner level. Usually at the end of the books there are tables showing the degree of complexity of the texts.

One way that children enjoy is reading and role-playing. You can even buy a collection of simple plays. For those parents who do not speak English, the following can be suggested: have the child help translate the parental role, so that the parent can then play it.

This can be done at least 45 minutes once a week.

Thus, the daily learning process will turn into an exciting and useful joint pastime. English ceases to be something unfamiliar and incomprehensible, but becomes the language of games. In addition, parents who have never studied English before will also be able to master the initial level. It is only important that the classes are systematic.

Of course, learning English requires much more effort, but if you help your child overcome the initial stage, fall in love with English classes, this will be the key to successful learning in the future. So invent, invent and good luck to you.

Olga Rudakova educational psychologist

Discussion

The title is "English with a child in 30 minutes a day." From the text "This exercise will take no more than 20 minutes a day" only on the first point. And there are four of them. Ha.
From the text "If you learn 2 times a week for 10 words, then you can master 80-100 words in a month." Are we talking about a child starting to learn English, or about an aspiring genius with a super memory? I have only experience with two intelligent children with English classes 4 hours a week at school and half an hour at home every day. A hundred words were known by the end of the second grade, i.e. after 20 months. I did not read further, I regretted the time.

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The problem with English.. Learning foreign languages. Education of children. The son believes that cramming 50 words per lesson is a waste of time, it is better to solve problems. Tell me how to help, maybe ways for quick memorization, or you need to talk with the teacher.

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Lyceum 1367? If yes, then the son of the same teacher) with a solid "5" from another flew to "3-4". But I am very pleased with the teacher, I do not agree to change the group.

Learning foreign languages. Education of children. English from the cradle. Learning English in preschool age: Existing Myths and Scientists' Opinion About What Age Is Really Too Much Now educational material- Help me to understand!

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Round-Up even Starter is very difficult for children of 7 years old, for eight-year-olds it is easier. In general, this is one of the best grammar books for children and adults. The best include three more episodes [link-1]

Round-up and reader Vereshchagina, + extra. reading fiction

English grade 2 - what have you learned. School. A child from 7 to 10. You see, today's program is not aimed at learning a language, only at getting to know English for children: how to help a child learn a language - English courses, tutors, native speakers.

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English is not needed at all general education schools. Having worked my first and last year at school, I was finally convinced of this, although I had guessed before. Russian is not assimilated even at the minimum level, but here English ... In. the language is not for everyone. No one is outraged that after school physics lessons, students do not set records in sports. If you want records, go to a sports school and plow half your life from dawn to dusk. If you want a good foreign language - go to a language school: language every day + long-term internships. It is ridiculous to expect any results from 2 times for 45 minutes at school in the 2nd grade. There won't be them.

Section: School (how to help a child with English in grade 3). English in 3rd grade. Good night. Of course, learning English requires much more effort, but if you help your child to overcome the initial stage, to love learning English...

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"she demotivates students with her grades" - that is, where she deserved 5, puts 3?
"At the parent meeting, it turned out that everyone in our class, who had not additionally studied the language before, study with tutors, that is, the level of teaching is still the same" - what is your program? How many children are in the group? how many hours per week language?

My IMHO - that the conversation will not help. I had a certain misunderstanding with the English teacher. I went, didn't help. Now, even on occasion, they reprimand their daughter - they don’t do it, and then they go to complain. And for those who are with a tutor or on courses, they are engaged, but they don’t know anything, they express everything in this vein to children. Disgusting.

English in 2nd grade. Education, development. A child from 7 to 10. We have a school with in-depth study of foreign languages. languages. In grade 1, they studied the alphabet, letters, sounds, numbers, words (these are colors, animals, some objects, adjectives like big-small) ...

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Ordinary school. 2nd grade, English started. Biboletova. So far, nothing at all.

Over the summer, my daughter went through 19 lessons according to the textbook edited by Bonk, respectively, school assignments does it in five minutes. Again coloring and learning songs. Second year on Get Set Go. In the past there was an alphabet, school subjects, animals, colors, a couple of primitive phrases. Basically endless draw-color. It seems like they should be engaged in a communicative method, but I don’t see them talking in any special way. The school is a gymnasium.

Help! The child is capable and studies excellently at school in all disciplines except English. The task was set for her: To remove the child's aversion to learning English. The best option to instill a love of language in a child is to show why this very ...

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Purely our situation. I took a student girl. The task was set for her: Remove the child's aversion to learning English. We have been attending once a week since November. The result is amazing. In the first quarter, in English, there were no marks at all except for twos. In this quarter, I already got a four. I learned to read and write in 4 months. Our girl also becomes interested in studying with mine, they have already begun to do grammar exercises. My child began to understand that all the same, the point is not in the language itself, but in who teaches it. I am very pleased with the result.

04/05/2007 12:58:12, Evgeniya

Try the Get Ready course! I like it because there are very few constructions, but they are all introduced through ELEMENTARY songs.
For example, at the first lesson it’s like this (it’s really SINGING! Yes, to such a motive that it just sticks into the brain of children%))
hello, hello, hello
hello, hello, hello
hello, hello, hello
I am Jack.
hello, hello, hello
hello, hello, hello
hello, hello, hello
I am Jack.

And on the second one is this song
Good bye, Jack and Sue
Good bye Jack
good bye, sue
Good bye, Jack and Sue
Good bye, Jack and Sue

I bought my books a few years ago in Relod (www.relod.ru)
This is Oxford University Press if I'm not mistaken.
I don't know if this course is still alive today. Maybe something super-new has appeared.
But it's worth paying attention.

Teaching English + speech therapy. Speech therapy, speech development. Child from 3 to 7. Upbringing, nutrition, daily routine, visits to the children Education in English + speech therapy. Today I heard the following phrase: children with speech therapy problems cannot be taught a second language until the age of 6...

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The thing is that teaching a language is traditional and teaching a language as a means of communication are two different things. If sounds are put in the lessons, words are learned, etc. - then everything that can be done badly for a 3-7-year-old child is already being done. And if a child learns a second language in a natural way (as his native language was studied !!!), then there are no difficulties and problems! Real speech therapists work on the principle: silence-singing-speaking. So, if you teach a foreign language to children from the age of 3, then you need to choose teaching methods that adhere to the same principle. Children here begin to speak after repeated listening, when the correct image has already been created in the head and the child is ready to say it. I can advise those who live in Moscow to visit the author's seminar of Valeria Meshcheryakova: September 10-12, the Peresvet gymnasium No. 1842, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya st., 67. The 10th starts at 18.00. The author will explain in detail how naturally you can teach kids a foreign language without harm to the child and difficulties for parents.

09/04/2004 15:45:25, Olga Goncharova

We don’t have English in the garden in the speech therapy group and for additional paid classes from speech therapy group not with any persuasion children are not taken. So your information is correct.

03.09.2004 22:28:37, Yulich is not from his computer