ERIC Number: EJ1107891
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1559-663X
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Channeling Children's Energy through Vocabulary Activities
Schindler, Andrea
English Teaching Forum, v44 n2 p8-12 2006
In this article, the author shares vocabulary development activities for young learners. These activities channel students' energy and make learning more effective and fun. The author stresses the importance of giving young learners a good language-learning experience, and the challenges of teaching young learners who are not literate in their L1. The author describes six activities that allow learners to laugh, to move, and to make noise while learning vocabulary.
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Activities, Native Language, Teaching Methods, Student Experience, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Acquisition, Instructional Effectiveness, Recall (Psychology), Vocabulary, Word Recognition, Vocabulary Skills, English (Second Language), Young Children
US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://americanenglish.state.gov/english-teaching-forum-0
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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