Young learners



5-7 year olds
•Can talk about what they are doing, have done, are going to do
•Sometimes don´t distinguish what is fiction and what is fact
•The world for them is governed by rules
•What you say first happens first
•Physical world is dominant
•Understand the body language
•Play alone
•What they are doing is real work
•They rarely ask
•Concentration span is short

8-10 year olds
•Differenciate between the fact and fiction
•Ask questions all the time
•Start relying on spoken word
•Understand abstracts and symbols
•Generalize and systematize
•Make some decisions
•Cooperate with others
•Have developed sense of fairness

The teacher´s approach
•Rely on senses!
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•„I hear and I forget. I see and I remember, I do and I understand.“
•                                              Confucius

•Recognize the moment when the activity must be changed
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•Be flexible and sensitive

•Use colourful ideas,
•    attractive activities


•Use routines
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•   they bring the feeling of stability and security

•Make friendly atmosphere
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•   more cooperation than competition

•Absorb language through games and activities
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•   with minimum of grammar

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•Highlight good points of their progress