APPROACH
FOR TEACHING ENGLISH AT GRADE 1

•	As there is considerable lack of scientific evidence  

•	Use common sense
»	of classroom experience
»	succussfully tried strategies 

TEACHING ENGLISH AT GRADE 1

•	Language learning is included in everything, is an interactive process.

•	It takes the form of the continued exchange of meanings between self & others (kids have a clear experience / meaning of their world)

•	Teaching from the kid`s experience / perspectives

TEACHING ENGLISH AT GRADE 1

•	We have to find that out and then to balance different channels.

•		Use		visual
 			auditory 
			kinesthetic	channels.

•	 Topics must be
				meaningful 
				interesting 
				involving

TEACHING ENGLISH AT GRADE 1

•	Kids aren`t vessels waiting to be filled 

•	They are explorers, actively working in / on their world.

•	Actively discovering answers & solutions
		
But

•	They must be challenged (not bored!) 

•	learning the language indirectly 
                            with

•	Songs / chants
•	Activities
•	Stories
•	„Games“
•	Plays
•	................

TEACHING ENGLISH AT GRADE 1

•	A ssessment abilities 
•	D evelops skills 
•	A djusts levels 
•	P rovides help 
•	T racks progress 

Starts at 

•	different skills 
•	different pace 
•	different set of problem solving abilities