Classroom Language and Literary Genres in Infant Literature

Classroom Language: Name 5 Instructions

• Please get into line
• Make a circle
• Hold hands
• Drop hands
• Put your hand up

Name 2 Clarification and 2 Praising Expressions

• Praising: Well done! That’s a nice picture.
• Clarification: I don’t understand. Can you repeat, please?

Six Literary Genres in Infant Literature

• Fables
• Songs
• Riddles
• Tongue twisters
• Poems
• Tales

Types of Fairy Tales

• ”Formula” tales
• Animal tales
• Marvelous tales
• Real-life tales

Planning a Lesson

• Include different elements:
  • Familiar song to start the classroom
  • New language, presented in a fun way
  • A familiar story

Using the Mother Tongue when Teaching a Foreign Language

• Attention Span
• Fast Finishers
• Routines

10 Clues to Read and Write

• Read to your child
• Ask questions
• Be a good (reading) example
• Identify letters in natural settings
• Incorporate multiple domains of development
• Classify the Genre
• Word Families
• Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
• Decoding
• Sight Words

Recommendations to Teach Writing to Our Pupils

1. Proper posture: Some kids are still learning to hold down a piece of paper with one hand while writing with the other. Using an easel can eliminate this problem and also help improve overall technique.

Cover Letter

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to apply for the position of English teacher that I saw in an advertisement in the local newspaper.