Forced repetition
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:58 am
I've been hired to teach a 4 year old English. She speaks no English at all.
My question is, How important is it to force her to repeat what I say? I'm normally talking the whole lesson, and she sometimes sings along to the songs and such, but many times she doesn't repeat what I say. Should I be continuously asking her to "Say banana, say apple, etc." or is it enough for her just to hear me saying it.
Before this student I had a boy the same age, and he just naturally mimicked the words he heard me say. This girl seems to be starting to understand, but I'm not sure how important it is to try to force her to actually repeat the words out loud. She sometimes does this and other times doesn't...
What do you think?
My question is, How important is it to force her to repeat what I say? I'm normally talking the whole lesson, and she sometimes sings along to the songs and such, but many times she doesn't repeat what I say. Should I be continuously asking her to "Say banana, say apple, etc." or is it enough for her just to hear me saying it.
Before this student I had a boy the same age, and he just naturally mimicked the words he heard me say. This girl seems to be starting to understand, but I'm not sure how important it is to try to force her to actually repeat the words out loud. She sometimes does this and other times doesn't...
What do you think?