Total Physical Response TPR
Identifying and collecting vocabulary word walls, etc..
Activity sheets may be done in the mainstream class when a child is newly
arrived and cannot yet understand classroom learning
Storybooks Particularly those with a high level
repetition andor
a focus
on the
vocabulary being learnt in language support.
Games Encourage interaction while focusing
on theme-based vocabulary, question forms, word recognition, etc.
Picturephoto dictionaries A few of these in the classroom will
help both
teacher and
pupils to
overcome difficulties
in making
themselves understood. Sets of cards
Learning vocabulary,
sequencing, sentence
building, telling
a story,
prompting discussion. Phonics series often with CD
Pronunciation, spelling, reading. Projects
Picture resources
for classroom,
classroom ‘Big Book’ or scrapbook,
poster displays on different themes created by pupils, audio recordings, etc.
Computer software Vocabulary development, creating text,
identifying sounds.
Furthermore, Brewster et al. 2003 state that the teachers can produce their own materials. The worksheets can be exercises and activities which are
drawn, written, or word processed or photocopied. They also explain the worksheet features. They state that the worksheets should be clear, simple, and
attractive. The instruction in the worksheet should be clear or in the children’s own language.
Based on the characteristics, children are different from adult related to the materials used. The introduction of reading and writing in English should not take
place until a fluent oral foundation has been established and, in foreign language situations, not until the children are familiar with the printed word in the mother
tongue. Children need appropriate materials to help them learn English actively. To get the appropriate materials for children, teachers can develop their own
materials. The materials should also follow the concept of readability in order to ease the students to understand them. According to Richards and Schmidt
2002:453 readability means how written materials can easily be read and understood. In fact, it depends on many factors which include the average length
of sentences in a passage, the number of new words a passage contains, and the grammatical complexity of the language used. Those factors should regard the