Republic of the Philippines

SORSOGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Sorsogon City Campus
College of Teacher Education and Midwifery
Magsaysay Street, Sorsogon City, 4700

Teaching English in Elementary Grades

( Language Arts )

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
SELECTION, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Prepared by:
MALAZARTE, Rona Mae
MAMARIL, Sherilyn May
MAGDAONG, Jerome
MENDOZA, Macole
Submitted to:

Prof. Shane Deuna

 I. Introduction
Instructional materials are essential tools in the English language arts classroom.
They allow students to interact with words, images, and ideas in ways that develop
their abilities in multiple literacies such as reading, listening, viewing, thinking,
speaking, writing, and technology.

II. Objectives
a) Discuss the Language Instructional Materials and it's Principles, Factors and
Guidelines
III. Discussion

LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: SELECTION, DESIGN

AND DEVELOPMENT

Language Instructional Materials

 anything which is used by teachers and learners to facilitate the learning of
a language (Tomlison, 1998)
 Instructional materials include any tools a teacher uses in his classroom to
help foster learning.
 Basically, any resource a teacher uses to help him teach his students is an
instructional material.
 Instructional materials constitute alternative channels of communication,
which a teacher can use to convey more vividly instructional information to
learners.

EXAMPLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Videos
2. Dictionaries
3. Workbooks
4. Printed exercises
5. Photographs
6. Audio Materials

Principles for Materials Selection, Development and Design

 Good language materials (Richards 1990)

1. provides examples of language use
2. provides meaningful activities
 3. provide opportunities for authentic language use

 Good language materials (Tomlinson 1998)

1. achieve impact
2. help learners develop confidence
3. provide useful and relevant content
4. encourage learner involvement

 Good language materials (Crawford 2002)

1. Present realistic and authentic models

2. Promote purposeful use of language
3. Foster learner autonomy
4. Engage learners affectively and cognitively

Factors to Consider when Designing Materials (Howard and Major, 2004)

1. Learners
2. Curriculum and context
3. Resources and facilities
4. Personal confidence and competence
5. Copyright compliane
6. Time

Guidelines for Designing Effective English Teaching Materials

1. Should be contextualized

2. Should stimulate interaction and be generativein terms of language

3. Should encourage learners to develop learning skills and strategies

4. Should allow for a focus on form as well as function

5. Should offer opportunities for integrated language use

6. Should be authentic

7. .Should link to each other to develop a progression of skills, understanding and language
items
 8. Should be attractive

IV. References

https://ncte.org/statement/material-selection-ela/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/summarized-concept-instructional-materials-teaching-
englishdavid#:~:text=These%20include%3B%20pamphlets%2C%20handouts
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https://youtu.be/39M2QiMKMEU?feature=shared