teaching young learners (tyl)

Dolch Word Lists

In this snippet from the "Using Word Frequency Lists" discussion, links to several websites featuring activities that help teach the "Dolch 220," a list of the 220 most common English words.

Educanet

A link to Educanet, an online community that supports primary school English teachers.

Home & School Learning

What are the major differences between L1 learning in the home environment and L2 learning in a classroom situation?

Language Acquisition Young vs. Old

A look at the differences in how children and adults acquire a 2nd language.

Motivation & the Young Learner Resources

A request for articles on motivating young learners. Links to various online resources are offered.

Motivating Young Learners

Some thoughts on how to best motivate very young learners.

Organic Learning

A link and the first part of an article by Grethe Hooper Hansen entitled, "Organic Learning: Crossing the Threshold from Conscious & Unconscious."

Raising Tots Bilingually

Commentary about a recent public debate between newspaper collumnist Marshall Childs and Steven Krashen on the topic of raising children bilingually.

Reading Aloud to Children

Some references for reading aloud to children in an EFL context.

Teachers Using L1 in YL Classes

A selection of resources.

Task Based Learning and Young Learners

References for two articles on this topic.

The Helen Doron Method

A brief introduction to this well regarded method for teaching English to children.