1, Overview of Baby English Early Education
Nowadays, young parents are very active in training their children to learn foreign languages. They not only teach themselves, but also send their babies to early education institutions. You can buy some English books for children, tell stories to your baby in English, and create a good atmosphere for learning English.
2, the baby's early English education.
A. Choose a book first to see if the baby likes it.
Parents must not be too utilitarian when choosing English books for their children. Rich colors, cute characters or animal shapes, and childlike storylines can attract children to read such books. It would be better if the stories in the book are close to children's lives and some simple games can be played at the same time. Mastering such methods and principles will make it much easier to choose books for your baby.
Bian Xiao believes that children should not learn English from letters, which destroys the natural law of language. It is best not to use English books that start with letters.
B. The language difficulty of foreign language books is not equal
Now many parents will buy English books in foreign languages for their children. In fact, although the words and usage of foreign English books are very authentic, the requirements and English level of children are not equal to those of domestic children. For example, the same 6-year-old children, domestic 6-year-old children read foreign 6-year-old children's books, the cognitive level is similar, but the language difficulty can not keep up. Reading materials with the same language difficulty involve too little knowledge for children of the same age in China. Therefore, there is no need for parents in China to be superstitious about foreign original English books.
C. Use cartoons to help your baby learn
Now some parents worry that their children's English is not good enough and may not be able to help them learn English. In fact, parents need not worry too much. They might as well use cartoons to help children learn English. Cute and lively animation, standard and authentic pronunciation, catchy children's songs and beautiful music enable children to establish a bilingual intuitive sense of language at the early stage of contact with bilingualism and master the most basic communication terms in a relaxed and happy atmosphere. Watching cartoons is a very good way for babies to teach English at an early age.
Second, how to start early English education
1, "real" books
At present, there are many kinds of English books on the market. Some children's English books are very good, with vivid pictures and accurate meanings. The most important thing is the real environment. Parents are advised to expose their babies to such reading materials for 20 minutes to half an hour. Most children certainly don't understand. It doesn't matter, let them play and listen. At the same time, you can match some books with larger words.
2. Learn while playing
There are many teaching AIDS in foreign languages. But most of them are rigid, noisy, not lively and interesting, and their pronunciation is not accurate enough. Recommend an electronic toy with a vocabulary of about 120. You can press a button to speak simple English (animal name) and then make an animal cry. It was fun. Children can remember the names of animals in play. They are full of interest. English games in online children's education in Euler Island are also a good choice. For example, happy fly swatter is to let children swat flies marked with letters according to pronunciation tips, which is entertaining and suitable for children's early English learning.
Children's acceptance of English is direct and holistic. In addition to using teaching materials, you can also make your own cards, reading materials, audio-visual materials, and create a solid foreign language environment through singing, dancing, games, nursery rhymes and rhythm.
3. Pure English environment
Children learn their mother tongue until they are over 1 year old. Don't worry about letting them express themselves. Give them more time to listen and absorb it imperceptibly. If he can understand, he will speak naturally. It is the environment, not the application, that matters in learning a language. You can ask all teachers not to say a word of Chinese to their children. Those who can't speak Chinese can be expressed by actions, drawings and recognition. The environment here is very important for children to learn and use English. 2-year-old children will point to red and say red, but they still don't know how to say it in Chinese. Some children have only learned the addition of less than 4 in Chinese, and English already knows how much five eggs plus five eggs are.
4. Teaching and learning are comprehensive and a little stressful.
Teach English without thinking about letting children write. It is only used as visual training, because it is not easy for children to forget what they learned as children. At this time, they are used to watching and talking without burden.
You can put a little pressure on them and take a quiz once a week, such as reading a simple nursery rhyme. For teaching, it is necessary to give the baby a time to relax. Be happy, but work hard. European and American kindergartens never teach a second language, and even find it incredible. Belgium, for example, is bilingual, but children have always grown up in a language environment. They didn't formally learn a second language until the third grade of primary school. Therefore, a natural and relaxed atmosphere is very important for children to learn a foreign language. So parents should not put too much pressure on their children.