DEVELOPING

CHILDREN'S
LEARNING
STRATEGIES GRE
EN
Presented By: Hawa Hamza Ibraik
TABLE 01 Describing Young Learners
How young are young Learners?

02
OF
In The Language Classroom
The right conditions for language learning

03 Classroom as a Learnig Environment

CONTEN
Arrenging young learners classrooms

04 Young Learners Assessment

Types of assessment and its aim

TS 05 2
The Impact of Learning Stratigies
How learning strategies can impact the development of
young learners learning
01
Describing
Young Learners
 Young Learners are classified into two groups

5 to 7 10 & above
• Enthusiastic
• Can understand basic concepts
• Learn through activities
• Able to work with spoken word
• Have exciting imagination
• Have a short attention of span • Ask a lot of question
• Self centred
• Able to make decision about their learning
• Comfortable with idea of routines and rules
02
Creating the right
conditions for language
learning
Young Learners
We can help students feel safe happy and
eager in the language classroom. This will
make their learning more successful.
Creating the right conditions for Language Learning

Output • organize activities to involve differentiation

so that every individual.

• Emphasize meaning rather than focusing on

Input the accuracy of the lang.

• use routines

• Where possible speaking in the target

language.

• Teach some classroom phrases in English.

Examples of useful Classrom English

Output
• I'm sorry.

• I don’t understand.

Input
• Good morning/ afternoon.

• It`s my turn/ Now it`s your turn.

• Pass the …/ Can I have the …., please?

 Some Extra conditions that you need to consider …

Correcting Engaged Home language

Spending time correcting Using the stories that the Using L1 can be very

mistakes rather than listening to children enjoy more than helpful if the children and

what the students want to say my once so that they get to their teacher can talk to
know them and feel more each other using the
damage their emerging
comfortable and engaged. Children's Home language
confidence and self-esteem
03
The Classroom as
a Learning
Environmernt
It's important to arrange young learner classrooms in a way that contributes to
The Learning Experience

Classroom design Physical movement

Colourful, light spacious and child size Especially for KINAESTHETIC LEARNERS
classrooms

Table arrangement Classroom division

Depending on what the students are doing Deviding the class room into disignated areas ,
ex: reading corner, play area, computer
corner
Movement, Games and Special Friends
Movement
Young children are not made to
sit all day. They need to move
and to move around, ex:
Do movements with songs
Ask students to mirror each
other
Games Special Friends
Enable students to learn and
“We can bring other characters
practice language without even
into the lesson children will
realizing it.
enjoy engaging with them and
Ex: testing verbs with Teapot
imitating them
Testing Vocabs with cards
Ex: puppets
Chain memory games
04
Assessing Young
Learners
 Assessing Young Learners!

What is Assessment

Test
Assessment means collecting information
about Learners performance progress or
attitudes in order to make judgments about
their learning. We may choose to assess
formally or informally
 Assessing Young Learners!

Why We Test Young Learners

Test
when we think about assessing or testing
Young Learners, we have to decide what we
are testing for and how we want to do it.
 Formal Assessment

Assessment Task

Test and Examination

Assess Achievement,
Learners receive grades progress and
(%, A-F, PASS/ FAIL) proficiency
Assessment Assessment Purpose
Mark
 Informal Assessment

Assessment Task

Activities &
Homework

Feedback to Improve
Teachers and Learners procedures, future lessons, and
keep records of progress activities
Assessment Assessment Purpose
Mark
05
The impact of learning
strategies on the
development of language
learning to children
(Young Learners).
 The Positive Impact of Learning Stratigies

on learning development
Benefits
• Help students to understand the process of learning.
• Help students to bypass their areas of weakness and
to perform according to level.
• Strategies encourage independent learning.
• “Strategy Use” helps students to become more
efficient and more effective learners.
• Strategies in learning create a lively and productive
environment for young learners
To Sum up:
• Young learners are very different from adults, they are way more dependent, less motivated and
less disciplined , and they come with greater amounts of energy. Thus, teachers should take
some strategies into consideration when dealing with them.
These considerations include: JE SUIS JOLIE

• The conditions of creating active learning environment (rules, arrangements ..etc).

• Classroom arrangements (design, tables, division).
• Young learners assessment (formal - informal)
• The positive impact of learning strategies on (YL) development.
Let`s Do Some Activities!
Listen & Follow the Instructions

1. Divide yourselves into groups of three participants. PLEAS

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2. Make sure that you (each group) have 1 worksheets.

3. Make sure that you (each group) have bunch of cards.

4. Make sure that each one you (participants) have his own Sample Task Worksheet.
Discussion Part

The types of classroom activities that young learners THINK

between 6 and 12 years enjoy e.g. songs and chants,

whole class games.

Discussion Part
G1 G2 G3 G4

THINK
Listen & Follow the Instructions

Children’s characteristics as language learners Look at the comments by D I S CU S

S
teachers about young learners. Discuss the activities and characteristics, in

particular:

• Do you agree with the comments?

• Would consider using these activities in your classes?

LET`S DO IT
TOGETHER!
“I always plan whole class activities as an integral part of the

lesson as children respond positively and learn quickly while

they are having fun.”

THANKS! BYE!
Does anyone have any
questions?