Presentation, Practice, Production PPP
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
students’ age. One example is by adjusting the materials with the students’ characteristics. Materials must be suitable for the children as stated by Arnold and
Rixon, cited in Tomlinson 2008:40. The quotation is as follow Suitable materials here, therefore often means materials that are not only
child-friendly but also teacher-friendly, with the capacity to support and scaffold the early efforts of teachers who, in one way or another, are inexperienced in the
field of EYL. Teachers in many contexts, especially in public primary schools, have acknowledged their need for support both in the English they are to use in
class and in the methodology that is appropriate for teaching English to children.
An appropriate learning material consists of a unit which is organized based on the learners’ need and curriculum to make the learning easy and
effective. The materials in this study are designed into lesson units. Cameron 2001:21 states classroom tasks and activities are seen as the ‘environment’ or
‘ecosystem’. Children are active learners who will try to find a meaning and purpose for activities that are presented to them. Young learners work hard to
make sense of what the teachers ask them to do and, and come to tasks with their own understandings of the purposes and expectations of adults.