How to Teach an English Learner's Vocabulary to Children
- 1). Show flashcards with pictures on them. Pictures help the children understand the meaning of the word in the beginning, which makes it easier to understand the word without the picture later. The flashcards should have the word written either above or below the image.
- 2). Provide the children with worksheets for practice. The more practice the child has, the better she will understand the vocabulary. Worksheets allow the children to match up words with images and make mistakes without the embarrassment of speaking aloud.
- 3). Speak the word aloud and have the children repeat. Knowing the written word and understanding is no substitute for hearing and speaking the word. Speaking the word allows the children to learn how to pronounce the word, and hearing the word allows the children to understand the spoken word.
- 4). Make the vocabulary into a game. Vocabulary games not only improve the language skills and vocabulary of the children, but they also keep the child's interest in the lesson and prevent wavering attention.
