developing communication skills in the primary classroom
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This was used during a seminar I used to hold of the same title. An activity taken from the "Primary Box" series of books by Cambridge University Press is attached to each proposed method in the slide.TRANSCRIPT
Developing Communication Skills in the Primary Classroom
Theo NavarroMethodologistStudy InnAstanaKazakhstan
What are communication skills?
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Listening
Why are these skills important at Primary
Level?
They promote logical thinking skills
They promote social skills
Children will become more comfortable using the language if they practice at a young age
Children are more motivated by lessons that focus on communication than working alone
They give our pupils a solid foundation for their future education in English
How can we improve reading
skills?
LOGICAL CONNECTIONS
Extra
ConnectionsTextual
Checking understanding of
simple events
How can we improve writing
skills?
Practicing Letter Recognition
Practicing
Word
Order
Practicing
Form
Filling
Writing Short Notes
How can we improve
speaking skills?
Picture Dictation
“Fin
dSomeone Who”
Activities
Language Based
Card Games
How can we improve
listening skills?
Rhyming
Practice
Thank you for your time
Theo NavarroMethodologistStudy InnAstanaKazakhstan