Статья "Советы для родителей"

Learning tip

Here are some tips to develop confidence:

·                     Don’t pressure your child to give longer answers. Saying just one word is fine, if that’s all they can say for the moment.

·                     Look relaxed so you child knows that your happy with what they are saying (however short!).

·                     Encourage funny, light-hearted and unpredictable answers.

·                     Don’t interrupt (or let anyone else interrupt) when your child is speaking.

·                     Remember ‘mistakes’ for later. Don’t stop your child when they’re speaking. If you stop to correct, it is hard to build up spoken fluency and can be bad for confidence.

·                     Give them opportunities to use vocabulary and phrases that they already know well.

·                     Check they understand questions and instructions (use your first language to clarify if necessary).

·                     Keep speaking activities fun and not too long.

 Focus on your child’s interests

Teachers prepare lessons that they hope will interest the whole class, whereas you can really focus on your child’s interests and choose materials your child will enjoy the most.

Any creative, fun activities you do at home will help. Keep in mind our Cambridge English: Young Learners philosophy:

·                     Develop English language skills in a natural, stress-free way.

·                     Use language that is meaningful to a child.

·                     Test skills in fun, interesting and varied ways.

Learning tip

Here are some tips to develop confidence:

·                     Don’t pressure your child to give longer answers. Saying just one word is fine, if that’s all they can say for the moment.

·                     Look relaxed so you child knows that your happy with what they are saying (however short!).

·                     Encourage funny, light-hearted and unpredictable answers.

·                     Don’t interrupt (or let anyone else interrupt) when your child is speaking.

·                     Remember ‘mistakes’ for later. Don’t stop your child when they’re speaking. If you stop to correct, it is hard to build up spoken fluency and can be bad for confidence.

·                     Give them opportunities to use vocabulary and phrases that they already know well.

·                     Check they understand questions and instructions (use your first language to clarify if necessary).

·                     Keep speaking activities fun and not too long.

 Rewards

Teachers usually can’t offer rewards other than praise. Parents have many more options, and the rewards don’t have to cost anything.

Of course praise is really important – especially when a child has kept going when they’ve found something hard or found a way to solve a problem by themselves. But you can also experiment with other types of reward and see what motivates your child.

Learning tip

You could try using activity rewards (your child earns extra free time to do their favourite activities) and social rewards (extra quality time together with friends and family). A reward can be as simple as going to the park together, if that is something your child would enjoy.

For example, if your child has worked hard on their homework, they could earn an extra favourite activity.