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Discussion needs to be done synchronously, while reading a passage and answering some questions, i.e. multiple choice questions, can be done asynchronously.
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Zoom. It is user-friendly.
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Practice makes perfect. Also, anticipate some problems that might arise and have a backup plan.
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Last year, I taught students online because of COVID-19. They were intermediate-level students, who were preparing for applying to universities in UK or the USA.
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If the book contains contextualized pictures which children understand and probably find in their daily life, the children can better learn it.
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interesting !
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I love twinkle twinkle little stars and old MacDonald had a farm. Every time I played the song for my son, he smiled.
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I tried an activity :give students several groups of words and ask them to choose the same sound in each group, thus discovering several phonemes, which will form the name of a person.
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In China, phonics is gaining momentum these years. However, I don't think there are many adult-child conversations in daily life mainly because it is a EFL context.
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Should governments and education authorities govern the way you teach literacy?
No, I don't think so. There are great differences in the social contexts and the students, and the teachers.
How would you like to teach literacy?
A combination of analytical and synthetic approaches is better. It is important to create a context for students to use it a lot. -
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It is useful to teach very young learners aged 3-4 years old by breaking down the words into syllables.
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Combine visual and acoustic learning and encourage frequent usage
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It is the building block for children to make the association between sounds and symbols. This ability is important for their reading comprehension.
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I will associate real objects with phonics at home.
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I like songs, picture books and flash cards.
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I prefer the later approach. It encourages the children to explore the world by themselves and they will remember and use the target language better.
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Thanks, informative and useful.
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A wealth of information. Very useful.
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I tell my son stories and use flashcards to teach him vocabulary. I think I should pay more to his implicit learning in our daily interaction and help him to consolidate the learning.
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It is a cozy room with enough space for children to play. It has a range of toys, props, or real objects which are accessible to them. They can do something challenging yet achievable together.
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I am not surprised by what she said. It is important that the parents and the school should work together to develop the children's ability. The key persons bridge the gap and form a good connection for better understanding of the children.
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It is a tricky question. It depends. I usually give them no more than 1 hour because I want to cover enough areas to analyze their ability and not make them feel overwhelmed. What do you suggest?
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It is important to encourage them to do sth beyond their ability but still achievable.
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A magic moment for my 2 year old son was that he can recite a poem by himself.
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Very useful. I will pay more attention to observation.
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I don't agree with the first statement. Children learn a lot when they are playing. And I agree with the rest of the statements.
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My son is 2 years and 8 months old. He can hold books, recognize some words, and speak long sentences with about 7 words.
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I tend to offer support with some activities, which are challenging yet approachable for the children. I will observe and make a choice based on my observation and my prior understanding of the children's ability.
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A parent’s contribution is essential for better understanding of the children. A parent can offer many valuable information, such as the interest of the children, the language development of the children, etc.
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I agree with what she said. It is important for practitioners and parents to share information about a child. It will better help them to understand the children and better plan for the children's development.
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To show that we value their achievement will motivate children to learn more.
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I observed my son when he was building a plane with some blocks. He spoke to himself to make choices about the colors, the shapes, and the sizes of the blocks and checked out with me whether what he made resembled the real plane or not.
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I tend to keep track of my son's development in an online app regularly by writing down some words and uploading the pictures and videos. At the same time, I will invite other family members to comment on it.
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I agree with this point. These very young learners should be assessed by teachers' observation, during their play, the interaction with the teachers, and their completion of some tasks, like building a castle with the blocks. Written texts are not suitable for them and might even go so far as to discourage them from learning.
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We can keep track of children's progress by observation, keeping a journal or portfolio, taking pictures or videos, etc.
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Great week. It provides me with deeper insights into the relationship and environment around the children.
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I agree with this point. In this global world, we should value diversity and equity. It will make us more open-minded to new ideas and enrich our knowledge.
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The activities should be challenging and approachable, appropriate to children's level. According to Zone of proximal development, adults need to pay attention to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner. Only in this case can students better learn the...
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A strong partnership between families and early childhood will provide a positive enabling environment for the children. The adults pay more attention to students' needs, level, interest, etc. By making the children feel secure, comfortable, and motivating, the children are more willing to explore the world around them. It is definitely possible to build...
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The teacher is smiling, referring to the children's names, having high-five with the children and praising the children. Obviously, they have a trusting and warm relationship, as seen from their smiles, the tone of their language, their relaxing facial expression, and their willingness to give a high-five. The children love the class and it has a positive...
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It is very important to have a key person within the reach of the children. Children are vulnerable and sensitive. They are at a crucial stage of their life, as their emotional, physical, psychological, and academic development at this stage will have a permanent impact on their life in the future. They need to have key people to address problems that arise...
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In China, we have head teachers in charge of class, who are responsible for the emotional and academic development of the children. In some private schools, we have mentors or counsellor who have similar responsibility.
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Positive relationship refers to a harmonious relationship between the adults and the children. The children feel safe, comfortable, motivating, and have fun. Enabling environment means a context in which the children can grow and learn.
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My mom. She was very caring and supportive. In particular, she always thought about things from my perspective. I felt that she could identify with me a lot.
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Positive relationships play a facilitating role in children's language learning. Children are eager to try and learn and at the same time enjoy what they have learnt in such a context.
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Very informative, interesting, and useful. Thank you.
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I had great fun there. I did not have work load, played all day, and made friends with my playmates.
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I have a wonderful week. I learnt that children learn many things simultaneously. The adults need to create a meaningful context to demonstrate and interact with children to facilitate the learning.
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I try to put the children in the context the children find interesting and identify with. I will use props or real life objects and interact with the students.
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Pretty much the same, And I learnt some technical terms, such as spacial awareness, fine motor skills. thank you. I have a better understanding of the learning in the clips.
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These children are learning the characteristics of some animals, the sounds and the movements. The teacher demonstrated these characteristics with gestures and words and encouraged the children to engage in. The children developed their listening comprehension, understood some words in the context and developed their physical ability.
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The words and phrases the teacher modeled are dry, wet, get dry/wet, etc. The teacher was explained some concepts to the children verbally in different tones, repeated the words and phrases, and used real life objects for the children to feel.
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Children can paint their favorite animals and explain to other children the name, color, shape, size, habits of the animals
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Adults facilitate children's English learning. If children live in a EFL context without extensive exposure to the L2 language, adults play a very important role by providing input and output opportunities.
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English learning takes place at any time. It is ubiquitous. It is particularly true when children are engaged and adults input relevant words and grammatical structures.
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Boys love cars. When they play with toy cars, adults can teach them different types of cars, the color, the car use, the speed, the length, etc.
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Children learn different things in these activities. 1) blocks: color, size, shape, and texture. 2) dressing up: different types of clothes, color, materials, size, whether it matches or not, size, pretend play; 3) making and decorating: listen to and follow instruction and think by themselves 4) miming daily routines: vocabulary, grammar, sentences.
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I learnt language in a traditional grammar-focused way. Nowadays, I try to teach in a more communication-focused approach.
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I don't agree with this point. Just teaching English is kind of explicit teaching, which might work better for adult learners. For very young learners, implicit teaching is more suitable. They need to make use of their immediate environment, e.g. play resources, craft materials, to learn English.
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I remember trying to make clothes for my doll. It is challenging. I struggled to make a suitable and beautiful dress.
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It is very useful. I learnt that how to effectively interact with children and learnt something new, e.g. some positive labeling might also be harmful.
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Interesting and useful. It helps me better understand the nature of the play.
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I talk to him, and sometimes join in. For example, when he plays with a toy car. Sometimes, I help him to review what we have discussed earlier (Do you still remember the police car Mom bought you last week. Which one runs faster?) . Sometimes I associate the thing he is playing with to other things (This racing car runs faster than other cars you have, like...
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I interacted with my son when he was playing with the toy cars. I asked him how the car could run quickly and what the color, size, and type of the car was. He was happier when I interacted with him and he learnt a lot during this interaction.
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The teacher used closed questions, pictures, and sounds to encourage students to think and engage.
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Adults are concerned about what the children are doing, provoke them to do further, praise them to build children's confidence, demonstrate how to complete the task, use rhymes, etc. Children are very interested in the activity, as seen from their deep engagement. Some of them responded verbally, while other were not. But they all heard what the adults said. ...
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I strongly agree with what he said. Companion, especially high quality companion, is essential.
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Very informative. We should foster children's intrinsic motivation, which will have a permanent effect.
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I was labelled as a person without hobbies, although it is not the case. It made me sad.
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I agreed with this point. Actually I was not aware of that before. Now I will watch my language.
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I remembered that my classmates thought that I was not as good as my friend in language learning. It really hurt me.
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My choices are CAC. Adults need to praise and encourage children instead of scolding them directly.
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Positive emotion facilitates learning, and the negative emotions impede their learning.
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a multi-functional classroom for children to play and learn
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folded books, tape measure, easels, etc.
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These measures are important. Besides, adults should expect something unexpected might happen and have a plan to address them effectively.
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When I am with my son, I tend to join in his play and provide language input for him to notice. I agree with the speaker: explicit correction will dampen children's enthusiasm and confidence, and recast is better.
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I completely agree with what he said. I think many teachers also realise the importance of play, but they do not know how to integrate play into effective learning.
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Play facilitates learning, and children should be given enough time to play. Besides, play can happen anywhere and anytime. We do not necessarily need to set aside fixed time for kids to play.
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I do not agree with the second statement. Fun is part of the play, and children can learn when they play.
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Adult-led activities ensure that children learn the things they are supposed to learn, while child-initiated play gives children the freedom to tap into their creativity and imagination.
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Yes, children can play and learn English at the same time. An integration of play and learning will produce a better result.
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Nice activity. The teacher relied on repeated words, movement, and props to engage students in the play. She not only taught students words, but also fostered some good qualities, such as sharing.
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I agree with what was said in the video. Speak slowly, concisely, and at their level. At the same time, use gestures and pictures.
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Very informative, especially with the fascinating examples. I think I got the point.
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Sometimes I am concerned about these problems. But generally I think children learn in the context, and there is no need to worry a lot whether they can understand what you say in English.
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Children definitely learn when they are playing. My son likes playing building blocks. He keeps figuring out whether the thing he has made resembles what he would like to build.
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I remember playing with my stuffed animal, hide and seek, and tug-of-war.
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Children learn differently. But I think they have something in common. They all learn by hearing, interacting, playing, imitating, observing, etc.
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Often parents expect so much of their children and tend to force their children to do it. They should bear in mind that each child develops at his or her own rate.
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That is true. But I wonder the extent of the difference. If they do not reach a level, there might be something wrong and medical treatment is needed.
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2-6 years old.
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Don't force children to do something. Provide a secure and comfortable context for them to learn.
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They are basically the same.
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Yes. Children learn best when they are engaged, motivated, and challenged. We'd better plan activities to meet these requirements.
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I disagree with the 2nd and 3rd statements. Actually I think the opposite is true.
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Immersion and interaction are important. They learn implicitly when they are very young.
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I think children learn in a naturalistic environment. They learn by interaction with people.
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Good idea!
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I am a mother of a three year old boy. I hope I can better teach my boy English.