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Hello, friends,

In order to share my comments and thoughts on the most important points of the units we see in class, I share with you this space. I hope you can enjoy it!

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There are several factors that we must consider when we want to know how children learns english, which can be:

-Age
-Gender
-First language
-Reasons for learning
-Teachers

As children's brains develop, their cognitive functions work even faster and by being exposed to a new language, it can help a more, here are some advantages:

-Classification and categorization of information

- Development of attention, working memory and adaptability

-Reading fluency and Literacy

- Metalinguistic awareness (the ability to recognize rules and patterns within a language)

Functional plasticity – the more the brain grows and changes, the more effective in learning and development.

References

Byrnes, R. (May 21, 2020). studycat. Retrieved from Bilingualism and the Brain: How Learning a New Language Affects Your Child: https://studycat.com/how-language-learning-affects-childs-brain/

Cambridge. (2022). Cambridge Assessment. Retrieved from How children learn languages: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/parents-and-children/how-to-support-your-child/how-children-learn-languages/

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RTÉ - IRELAND’S NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA

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How your bilingual baby's brain handles two languages | RTÉ Brainstorm

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This is a crucial stage of learning, as it is during this time that children learn by 7 main methods:

-Sight -Taste -Smell -Sound -Touch -Do -Play

Although the brain continues to learn, learning is not as natural as in early childhood, so constant and continuous learning of the English language is required. (Barrera, 2020)

We have to consider the stages of production:

·         Pre-production stage (0-6 months) – No yet able to speak or to use what s/he learned (Silent period)

·         Early production stage (6 months – 1 year) – Produce 1 -2 words responses and their comprehension is limited

·         Speech emergent stage (1-3 years) - Good comprehension and is able to produce simple sentences

·         Intermediate fluency stage (3-5 years) – Excellent comprehension and make few errors

·         Advanced fluency state (5-7 years) – Children have near-native level of speech

References

Barrera, A. (March 04, 2020). Open blog in English. Learned from Learn how children learn other languages: https://www.openenglish.com/blog/es/aprenden-otros-idiomas-junior/

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Language: The First 5 Years of Life of Learning

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As children grow and develop, learning a new language loses its naturalness. It is at this stage that learning is most elaborate and connected by experience and familiarization. When the brain has matured (approximately at age 12) we have to consider that learning is done at its own pace, and if it has constant stimuli as in the family, the results are better. Even as teachers, the methods and didactics that we use will result in the facilitation of learning.

Learnign styles:

Verbal

Visual

Musical

Physical

Logical-Mathematical

Social

Solitary

Combination

Reference:

Barrera, A. (March 04, 2020). Open blog in English. Learned from Learn how children learn other languages: https://www.openenglish.com/blog/es/aprenden-otros-idiomas-junior/

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Parents of Children Aged 6-12 Years Must Watch This Video !

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Unit 2
In this unit we also learned 3 important meanings:

Retention and practice skills (Degree to be able to remember some previously practiced material after an elapsed period of time)

Family and Social environment (Refers to the way that family, classroom, and neighborhood influences or supports the interactions that occurs on children)

Cultural issues ( Involves family culture, school and others aspects) The studentes with disabilities must be included in the activities.

Is so important that when teacher is planning the class, family must be included in all the activities related of the students

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CECE Early Childhood Videos at Eastern CT State U.

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Building Supportive Environments: Setting Rules and Expectations

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The ability to communicate effectively is an elemental skill. And "the better we are at it, the better our quality of life will be". In this unit we learned:

·         Communicative ability:  Is the capacity to communicate or the ability to exchange thoughts and ideas.

·         Communicative competence: The ability to understand and use the language effectively to communicate in authentic social and school environments.
·         Maturity of communication: Ability to respond to a situation in the most appropriate manner

To communicate effectively in the language are learning, it's important a good understanding of the linguistic, sociolinguistic, and sociocultural aspects of language.

The children learn to communicate by watching and listening principally. If we want to help our students to communicate quicker and develop their skills as soon as possible, we need to have more communication with them.

References
Kumon. (October 2021). The importance of children developing good communication skills. Obtained from kumon.com.uk: https://www.kumon.co.uk/blog/the-importance-of-children-developing-good-communication-skills/#:~:text=A%20child%20will%20learn%20to,they%20will%20develop%20these%20skills.

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The Intellectual development means "the growth of a child's ability to think and reason"

It refers in "How they organize their minds, ideas and thoughts to make sense of the world they live in."

To develop that and improve the coomunicative ability, as teacher we can realize differents activities as information gap, role-play activities for speaking, letters, note-taking, sumarizes etc.

A language objective is the key to a effective content area instruction for English students.

Pourpouses:
-Articulate for students the academic language funticons and skills that need to be master
- Clarify the requisite academic language to be learned and mastered in each lesson.

References

FraserHealth. (2021). fraserheatlh.ca. Obtained from Intellectual Development in Children: https://www.fraserhealth.ca/health-topics-a-to-z/children-and-youth/intellectual-development-in-children#.Yk9EGyjMJD8

Himmel, J. (2012). colorincolorado.org. Retrieved from Add new comment: https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/language-objectives-key-effective-content-area-instruction-english-learners

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CLASS 6 - UNIT 3 Grammar / Vocabulary / Communicative & Comprehension

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CLASS 6 - UNIT 3 Grammar / Vocabulary / Communicative & Comprehension

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This class was very interesing, we learned some principles that will help us to have an effective oral vocabulary instruction:

P1 - Children need both explicit & explicit instruction
P2 - Be intentional in word selection
P3 - Build word meaning through knowledge networks
P4 -  Children need repeated exposure to gain vocabulary
P5- Ongoing professional development is essential.

As teachers we need to find tools that helps us to teach easily, the next webpage is an exccellent tool for get that objective.

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This webpage is an excellent tool to teach grammar and vocabulary easily

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Do you want to practise your English grammar and learn new words? In this section you can learn about grammar rules, play word games and watch fun videos. Watch the grammar videos, play the grammar games and print the grammar worksheets. You can also print activities, tests and reference cards and post comments!

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Forum 1 - How young children learn English as another language? 

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Forum 1 - How young children learn English as another language? 

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Without a doubt it was a very interesting reading article, because in this one key aspects of the teaching-learning process in children were shown.

Personally, I would like to share what for me are the highlights at this stage:

1. Acquiring the new language in a natural and unconscious way. I believe that this is the best way to do it, their mind is not focused on rules or concerned with pronouncing well or not, rather they in their innocence are capturing and internalizing in their mind, and in due time they will make use of the language.

2. They have all the time in the world. Infants don't have to worry about work, household chores, or other activities. They have so much time to learn it, so if the learning is continuous and with a good program it will undoubtedly help the acquisition to be faster.

3.  Acquisition is better than learning. When this happens, they are more likely to achieve a better pronunciation and perception of the language and culture, so taking advantage of it from an early age will make it so that in their later stages of their life it will not be so complicated.

Additional as teachers in the teaching of English it is essential to remember the main stages of a child's life and the possible achievements they can achieve:

1. Period of silence: This alludes to the stage of a baby, when they only look, listen and communicate by gestures or facial expressions

2. Beginnings: Emits single words or short phrases, can make use of memorization.

3. Development: Construction of memorized words with attachments of new vocabulary, over time children begin to create more complete sentences.

Without a doubt, learning a language from "early childhood" is much better than learning it as adults, even the Brains Nursery School of Madrid (2016) explains that:

"Children who start learning English from an early age develop their brains so that:

-  Have greater ability to concentrate

-  Have greater agility and problem-solving ability

-  Can perform multiple tasks at the same time

-  They make more connections between different concepts

-  Improves attention and memory"

References

BNSM, B. N. (June 12, 2016). Brainnursery.com. Obtained from The importance of learning English from childhood: https://brainsnursery.com/beneficios-aprender-ingles-ninos/#:~:text=Los%20ni%C3%B1os%20que%20comienzan%20a,al%20mismo%20tiempo%20con%20eficacia.

Dunn, O. (n.d.). British Council. Retrieved from How young children learn English as another language: https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/helping-your-child/how-young-children-learn-english-another-language

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CLASS 7 - CLASSROOM (Attention and patience /Memorization / Techniques and activities)

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CLASS 7 - CLASSROOM (Attention and patience /Memorization / Techniques and activities)

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"Allow sufficient time for students to make a smooth transition from one activity to the next."

Children in particular are extremely sensitive to changes, and due to the low brain maturity, they are more likely to suffer from the changes, because they cannot assimilate the changes quickly.

That is why as a teacher of the English language it is essential that I set aside the necessary time between each activity. So that in this way my students can assimilate the content.

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CLASS 8 - CLASSROOM PART 2 /Repetition / Relationship)

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CLASS 8 - CLASSROOM PART 2 /Repetition / Relationship)

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-Repetition: Is the act of doing or saying something again. (Cambridge, 2022)

-Relationship: The way in which 2 things or people are connected. (Cambridge,2021)

One of the most important aspects for me that I liked about this course, was that it is essential to establish a good relationship with my students, because that helps them to:

- Support students adjustment to school
-Contribute to the develop of their skills
- Promote academic performance
-Foster students' resiliency
-etc

And it is that all students go through different circumstances or problems inside the house. That is why as a teacher it is important that I not only focus on giving the class but also that I can get to know them.

It reminds me of a movie on Netflix where the teacher plays a group of "young rebels,” but she is extremely interested and makes her students better citizens and students.

By Cambridge Dictionary https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es-LA/dictionary/english

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CLASS 9 - CLASSROOM PART 3 (Effective didactics / From basic to complex / From social to individual)

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CLASS 9 - CLASSROOM PART 3 (Effective didactics / From basic to complex / From social to individual)

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INCLUSIVE EDUCATION:
"Is the most effective way to give all children a fair chance to go to school, learn and develop the skills they need to thrive" (UNICEF,2021)

That means:

ALL CHILDREN IN THE SAME CLASSROOM, IN THE SAME SCHOOLS

In our days more schools are inclusive, that is, they allow students of all types of nationality, sex, race, orientation, religion, color, etc. And although all that is incredibly good, I personally believe that already individually as teachers all this should be considered.

I think of this this way, because a school may be inclusive, but sometimes it is the teachers who due to their prejudices or culture do not apply inclusivity in students.

How important it is that we can all respect each other and that they value people as they are.

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CLASS 10 - CLASSROOM PART 4 (The science of learning and development)

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CLASS 10 - CLASSROOM PART 4 (The science of learning and development)

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One of the great capabilities that the brain has is malleability or neuroplasticity. This can refer to changes in cognitive skills, memory, reasoning, muscle memory, among others.

Because the child has enormous learning abilities, it is in this state that teachers must provide them with an environment that allows them to develop the full potential of their abilities.

"When we're able to combine social, emotional, affective, and cognitive together, we are creating many many more interconnections in the developing brain."  (Cantor,2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1VoUImKYDE

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Assesment vs Evaluation.

Assesment: This is concerned as the micro-level, It can be seen as the measurement of student learning. Is one of the elements in an evaluation

Provides closure

Is judgmental

Is applied against standars

Shows shortfalls

Evaluation: Is concerned as the macro or holistic level of learning events. Take the context of the learning and all its factors.

Is ongoing

Is positive

Is individualized

Is valuable

Evaluation is part of the learning process; however, students should not feel fear or additional nerves, this should be presented as feedback, in which it allows them to correct their mistakes, and really learn.

So, this teaches me that I must be careful when taking "exams" and when it comes to putting a grade only based on the exam.

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My strategy would fall on the natural method of learning the first language, that is, the development of each of the skills, depending on their age and circumstances, these would be:

-Listening

-Understanding

-Speaking

-Reading

-Writing

I know that this is not new, but I consider it to be the best method. On the contrary I think I should add that the groups should be reduced so that the teacher can help each of them, the classes should be dynamic, 100% English with novel tools and technologies. But at an affordable cost so that many can learn.

If it comes to Information Technology, I believe that my school should invest in a dynamic and attractive platform that can help in the learning and development of students, according to their age.

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Improving your memory ⏲️ 6 Minute English

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According to the article, what are the benefits of learning English at an early age?

As the article says, "the benefits are almost infinite", this is so, because learning English at an early age benefits the healthy development of brains and mental functions over time when you approach school age, you will be able to have better academic grades and more confidence when talking to natives, and when they reach adulthood,  they will be able to get a better job.

--In your view, what are the most relevant highlights of the article?

The article talks about 2 main pages, how to help children learn English, and what activities to do with them so that their learning is fun and didactic.

Although I would also add that the article highlights the amazing ability that children have to learn new things, but at the same time the reasons why some things.

--What else would you add to this article to enrich the content?

I think that the information that appears in the article is particularly good, however, I think I would add some references to web pages that contain some program or study plan, as well as multimedia resources.

I think I could also add what techniques to use at different ages, even videos show how other teachers teach English, since it benefits even more.

https://www.britishcouncil.sg/blog/how-help-young-children-learn-english