Teachers who work with small children Parents and guardians bringing their know how much the achievements of children to school await quick and their pupils depend on the approach measurable effects of teaching. When and involvement of their parents or pupils leave the classroom smiling, they guardians. Mutual trust between a are besieged with questions: ‘What did child’s parents and his/her teacher you learn today?’, ‘What did you do in class plays a fundamental role in the today?’. Often parents hear an answer teaching process. they aren’t satisfied with and say to themselves with disappointment: ‘Oh you played again...’ At the same time, the teacher thinks it is a pity that parents MOTIVATING PARENTS are not acquainted with the methods of teaching children a foreign language. In addition, a barrier between parents/ Parents may expect children to ‘report’ guardians and teachers which is difficult on the issues covered in the classes, to overcome arises out of a certain deal whereas in fact classes are for teaching of mystery surrounding the English language and not the skill of talking classes. It results from the character of about language. foreign language and the lack of text in the primary Pupil’s Book. You should notice that during the long period of learning English not only children need additional motivation but also their COOPERATION parents/guardians should not lose the By explaining principles of modern sense of reasonableness of their efforts. English teaching to parents/ guardians, we give them the opportunity to help their child. Such help means mainly PARENTS’ EXPECTATIONS making sure that the child has done his/her homework, it is related to The fact that modern English language consolidating the covered material teaching does not follow traditional and it involves parents in motivating methods based on teaching words their child for further work. It should and grammar structures, and that be remembered, though, that nobody performance is no longer measured can replace a professional teacher who with the quantity of covered material, knows the methodology of teaching does not make the work easier for English and the classroom techniques teachers. Unfortunately, teachers often perfectly. struggle with unrealistic expectations from parents or guardians. These expectations result from personal experience and understanding studying as a serious obligation and not a subtle response to a child’s needs, including also the need to play.
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