WORKSHOP A & B JUNIOR LEARNERS

1. WORKSHOPA & B JUNIOR LEARNERS 12 crucial points to take into account

2. You have to teach the letters A, B, C, D, E. Pupils listen and repeat. You want your pupils to remember a) the name of each letter. b) the sound of each letter.

3. When you teach the alphabet, you focus more on a) the consonants. b) the vowels.

4. When you want to revise the alphabet, you ask pupils to • say the alphabet. • say the sound of the consonants. • say the sound of the vowels.

5. How do you know whether pupils are actually reading the words, or only recognising them?

6. When pupils read and repeat in chorus, you watch to make sure that • they point to the right word/sentence. • they move their lips correctly. • they are not making too much noise.

7. When they mispronounce words, you • ask them to repeat after you. • show them how to use the tongue, lips, etc. • don’t say anything.

8. When pupils copy the letters of the alphabet in class a) You stand in front to keep them quiet. b) You move around the room and help where necessary.

9. You assign copying a) once a week. b) in each session.

10. You usually ask pupils to copy • words. • sentences. • parts of the dialogues or texts.

11. When you assess pupils’ copying a)you give a mark out of 20. • you give a mark out of 100. • you give them excellent, very good, etc. • you give them A+, A, B, etc.

12. When you assess pupils’ copying, you a)correct the spelling mistakes. • correct letters which have not been written correctly. • correct bad handwriting.

13. What you assign for spelling in junior classes is a) all the new words in each session. • all the new words at the end of the week. c) some new words in each session.

14. Pupils write the assigned words for spelling. You a) dictate the words. b) have asked pupils to memorise the words.

15. When you check your pupils' spelling, how do you know that they know how to study the words?

16. You are going to start a Unit in Red Submarine / Jolly Good 1. What do you do? • Ask learners to read the text on their own. • Read the text aloud for the learners. • Ask learners to listen to the text recording and follow the lines. • Ask learners to listen to the text recording with books closed, and then listen again and follow the lines.

17. What do you do with the Companion? a) You ignore it and just ask pupils to use it whenever they want. • You ask your pupils to study the list of words before you start the unit in class. • You ask your pupils to learn the list of words after you have finished the unit in class. • You ask your pupils to look only at the words they don’t know.

18. When you check their homework (tasks) • you go round the class and correct it. • you write the answers on the board and ask pupils to check what they have written and correct it. • you write the answers on the board and ask pupils to swap their books and check each other’s work.

19. How often do you give tests in junior classes?

20. How do you assess the tests?

21. What do you do if learners don't do well in a test?

22. What is the role of songs in junior classes?

23. When you ask questions or ask your pupils to read • you ask them according to the seating plan. • you ask them at random.

24. If a pupil doesn’t know the answer, • you stay silent and wait. • you give the answer immediately. c) you ask another pupil to give the answer.

25. When you teach, • you always stand at the front. • you sit on your chair. c) you move around. d) you sit at the back.

26. If one of your pupils is less confident, • you devote most of your time to him/her. • you pay less attention to him/her since you cannot do much anyway. • you try to include him/her in the teaching process.

27. Do you know what type of learners all your pupils are? How do you help them? Give examples.

28. You write comments in yourΤΕΤΡΑΔΙΟ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ a) whenever a pupil has specific problems. b) in every session. c) once a week, but only about the pupil’s problems. d) once a week for all types of pupils.

29. Do you know what kind of problems some of your pupils have? Do you remember the problems or do you need to look them up in your notebook? Have you spoken to the Director of Studies?To parents?

30. If you are not satisfied with a pupil (in terms of behaviour, learning, etc) what do you do with parents? Refer to special cases. Share your experiences.