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Fun and achievement for young learners: Teaching reading and writing skills

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Fun and achievement for young learners: Teaching reading and writing skills

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Who are you? A. I’m a teacher. B. I’m the co-ordinator/director of studies. C. I’m a learner. D. I’m a parent.

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Cambridge English Language Assessment exam centres

Where are you?

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Fun and achievement for young learners: Teaching reading and writing skills

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Exams and CEFR levels

• Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE)

• Cambridge English: Key (KET) for Schools • Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) for Schools • Cambridge English: First (FCE) for Schools

• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) • Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

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Exams and CEFR levels

A. Cambridge English: Starters B. Cambridge English: Movers C. Cambridge English: Flyers D. All of the above

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New graphics for 2014

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Tests on computer and iPad

• enjoyable activities, attractive illustrations and familiar topics

• the latest child-friendly technology

• faster results

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Downloadable sample test

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Interactive games

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Word list picture books

Word List Picture Books for Movers and Flyers coming soon!

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Other new developments coming soon for Cambridge English: Young Learners

• Revised Sample Test Booklet • Speaking test video • Speaking test activities for parents • Information for Candidates and Parents

www.cambridgeenglish.org/younglearners

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Aims of this session • to explore ideas of motivation • to examine the testing of reading and writing

in Cambridge English: Young Learners • to share practical ideas on how to make

preparation for Cambridge English: Young Learners tests fun and motivating

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To motivate =

• to stimulate the

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To motivate =

• to stimulate the

interest of someone

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To motivate =

• to stimulate the

• to cause someone to

interest of someone

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To motivate =

• to stimulate the

• to cause someone to

interest of someone

want to do something

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To motivate =

• to stimulate the

• to cause someone to

interest of someone

want to do something

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Motivating activities • games • songs • stories • movement • pictures • working together • problem-solving

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Motivating activities • games • songs • stories • movement • pictures • working together • problem-solving

• a positive classroom environment

• praise • opportunities

for risk

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What don’t children enjoy?

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What don’t children enjoy? • working alone • doing grammar exercises • listening to others in the class • reading aloud • doing tasks that are too easy • doing tasks that are too difficult

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Theory of Multiple Intelligences

kinaesthetic

musical

linguistic

interpersonal

intrapersonal

visual/spatial

mathematical

based on Howard Gardner,

1983

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John Atkinson’s theory of motivation

•All individuals can be characterised by two learned drives, a motive to approach success and a motive to avoid failure.

•From: A Will to Learn, Martin V. Covington, Cambridge University Press

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success-oriented approach

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success-oriented approach

progressively more difficult

achievable tasks

Cambridge English: Young Learners

collaboration

support

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Cambridge English: Starters Reading & Writing Part 1

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Cambridge English: Starters Reading & Writing Part 1 1. What skills

are being tested in this part of the test?

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Cambridge English: Starters Reading & Writing Part 1 2. What do

students have to do in this part of the test?

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Cambridge English: Starters Reading & Writing Part 1 3. How

motivating do you think this task is?

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Practising reading skills for Cambridge English: Starters Part 1

• Picture-matching • Realia-matching • Pelmanism • Bingo • Labelling a picture

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Cambridge English: Starters Reading & Writing Part 3

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Cambridge English: Starters Reading & Writing Part 3

Focus: • correct spelling

Children have to: • rearrange jumbled letters to spell

individual words

Motivation is through: • the puzzle • the challenge • support • limited amount of writing needed.

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Classroom idea: Cambridge English: Starters Part 3

1. Each group of children has a set of letters. 2. Choose one picture. Tell the children

which letters they will need. They must see if they can make a word.

3. Show the flashcard. The groups make the word, spelling it correctly.

4. Check the spelling, focusing on patterns, e.g. -ou in trousers; -oe in shoe.

5. Repeat with five or six other words. 6. Children find the word which connects the picture and spell it (clothes).

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Cambridge English: Starters Reading & Writing Part 3

Classroom ideas: • spelling games

• hangman

• word searches

• picture crosswords

• Pelmanism

• matching games

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Cambridge English: Movers Reading & Writing Part 2

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Cambridge English: Movers Reading & Writing Part 2

1. What skills are being tested in this part of the test?

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Cambridge English: Movers Reading & Writing Part 2

2. What do students have to do in this part of the test?

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Cambridge English: Movers Reading & Writing Part 2

3. How motivating do you think this task is?

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Practising reading skills for Cambridge English: Movers Part 2 • Move from simple phrases to more

complex sentences • Label the picture • Practise prepositional phrases, actions

and comparatives • True/false games with phrases or

sentences • Correct ‘mistakes’ in sentences

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Cambridge English: Flyers Reading & Writing Part 4 1. What skills are

being tested?

2. What do children have to do?

3. How motivating do you think this task is?

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Practising reading skills for Cambridge English: Flyers Part 4 • Read for pleasure • Match pictures to texts, or parts of texts • Think about meaning first • Do multiple-choice activities • Spot the wrong word • Gapped texts with cards

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Cambridge English: Flyers Reading & Writing Part 7

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Cambridge English: Flyers Reading & Writing Part 7

Differences from Part 4 • no answer options • shorter text • different text type • lexical and grammatical

focuses

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Cambridge English: Flyers Reading & Writing Part 7

Differences from Part 4 • no answer options • shorter text • different text type • lexical and grammatical focuses

Similarities with Part 4

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Cambridge English: Flyers Reading & Writing Part 7

Differences from Part 4 • no answer options • shorter text • different text type • lexical and grammatical focuses

Similarities with Part 4 • pictures for support • familiar and appealing topic

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Today we discussed … • ideas on motivation • how reading and writing is tested in Cambridge

English: Young Learners • practical ideas on how to make preparation for the

tests fun and motivating

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© UCLES 2013

Teaching Support website • Information about

all Cambridge English Language Assessment examinations and teaching qualifications

• Teaching resources for each part of each exam

• Lots more features to support teachers

www.cambridgeenglish.org/teach

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teach
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teach
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© UCLES 2013

Teaching Support website Lots of free materials including: Posters and worksheets Picture bank Sample papers

www.cambridgeenglish.org/teach

https://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/ts/digitalAssets/118274_YLE_Starters_Reading___Writing_Sample_Paper_A.pdf
https://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/ts/digitalAssets/118274_YLE_Starters_Reading___Writing_Sample_Paper_A.pdf
https://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/ts/digitalAssets/118274_YLE_Starters_Reading___Writing_Sample_Paper_A.pdf
https://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/ts/teachingresources/resourcedetails?resId=3791
https://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/ts/digitalAssets/118274_YLE_Starters_Reading___Writing_Sample_Paper_A.pdf
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teach
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teach
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• Courses Earn a certificate from Cambridge.

• Webinars Interact with expert trainers.

• Knowledge Articles with industry-leading ideas.

Join at www.CambridgeEnglishTeacher.org

Online Professional Development

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Cambridge English Teacher

Relevant courses

• How to teach Cambridge English: Young Learners

• Teaching Primary Learners Communicatively

• Teaching Writing – out in October www.CambridgeEnglishTeacher.org

http://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/
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Cambridge English Teacher

Relevant webinar and article

• Webinar recording – “Thinking outside the box – making young learners’ exams fun” by Julie Dawes

• Article – “Digital Storytelling Tools for young learners” by Ozge Karaoglu Ergen

www.CambridgeEnglishTeacher.org

http://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/
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Courses

www.cambridge.org/elt/exams

http://www.cambridge.org/elt/exams
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Practice tests

www.cambridge.org/elt/exams

http://www.cambridge.org/elt/exams
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Our preparation materials are unique

• Internationally recognised authors • Experts in teaching, learning and

assessment • Based on research into real exam

candidates’ answers and the mistakes they make

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Official Support • Shop for official preparation materials:

– Cambridge English Language Assessment www.cambridgeenglish.org/prepare-and-practise

– Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org/elt/exams

• Free resources and information:

– Teachers www.teachers.cambridgeenglish.org – Candidates www.cambridgeenglish.org – Recognising organisations

www.cambridgeenglish.org/recognition

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/prepare-and-practise
http://www.cambridge.org/elt/exams
http://www.teachers.cambridgeenglish.org/
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teach
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/recognition
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© UCLES 2013

Further information

University of Cambridge Cambridge English Language Assessment 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 553997 Fax: +44 (0)1223 553621 Email: [email protected] Keep up to date with what’s new via the Cambridge English Language Assessment website: www.cambridgeenglish.org For information on Cambridge English webinars for teachers: www.cambridgeenglish.org/webinars

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