Smile. However difficult it is, you still breathe. You still seethe sun
rise and set, hear the voices of people you love, feel the warmth of your
company, and taste how sweet life can be.
Keep safe! There’s someone who’s gonna be proud of you for whatever
accomplishments you will earn. There’s someone who’s waiting for you to come
home
Remember that a better world will see it’s light of day!
Training for teachers of Step-UP English
Academy has been a part of the academy’s goals to provide quality teaching.
This training includes concepts on how to deal with English language learners
who have short attention span.
Although Short attention span is not exactly a language learning problem,
it is normal among many very young learners. However, it still presents a
challenge to teachers of English, a challenge that proper motivation can
curb. Here are some factors that teachers should consider.
1. Rewards. Rewards are a form of positive reinforcement. They can be used
to instill to students that hard work pays off. If they are motivated
because of expected rewards, it is likely that their attention
lengthens.
2. Interests. Opportunity for learners to do their interests in class
provides motivation.
3. Balance. The effort to pay more attention in lessons should equate
to the rewards and opportunity to do interests in class. To illustrate, a
teacher offers more play time to students who show more frequent behavior of
focusing on lessons.
4. Learning. While the first two factors are important when helping
students improve their attention span, the target language should not be
left out of account.
Step-UPReading ClubHouse (ReaCH) encourages comprehension development of English learners, for comprehension is vital in academic success. This skill should be developed at a young age. Doing so bolsters the confidence of learners when they do comprehension questions, which are a regular
part of standardized tests.
Comprehension is also developed through comparison and contrast. These are an indispensable in promoting higher order thinking skills (skills beyond memorizing),
which includes making analysis, drawing conclusions and/ or opinions,
and so on.
Watch the video to see how these comprehension skills are taught in
Step-Up ReaCH.