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GREATING AND USING LOW TEC TEACHINGAIDSTHE Important of using
Teaching AidsTeaching aids can help enliven your teaching and make
it more effective as wellTypes of teaching aidsAudio
aidsAudiocassette tapes audio cdsCommercial language tapes
\cdsVocal music tapes \ cdTapes from radio or tvAuthentic tapes of
native- like speakersTapes ofstories . Articles radioEnglish
language broadcast radio intendedfor language teachingSort
selections from radio broadcast for English language speakersSample
teaching aids and activities using aids 1- word family stripA word
family strip is an instructional aid that helps children to
discover and remember common spelling and pronunciation pattern in
words Words which have the same ending pattern are called word
families for example hat , cat . Rat are members of the at family
Steps to make the word family strip1- prepare letter strips and
word family strips2- cut along thedotted linesto make two slite
(holes) on the word family stip 3- insert the letter slip in the
holes before the word family . Pull the letter slip down to change
the letter before the word famiy picturesTeachers can use pictures
for many purposes : to give instructions , to show the organization
of the text , and to illustrate the meaning of a word phrase new to
the pupil
Pictures as answers Pictures of fruits provide information for
answers in an activity The teacher has modeled and prepared
students to ask one another questions about likes and dislikes
Students have pictures of a variety of foods and use the pictures
for discussion Pictures as answersTeachers can also use pictures as
answers by having students draw pictures and hold them up in answer
to questions The teacher asks which fruit is long and yellow? The
students respond by holding up the correct pictureContinue to
pictures as answers Informain Gap the teacher creates two or three
pictures which are the same except for several details The students
have to fill the gab without looking (write a componot of pictures
)Or try to determine hoe the pictures are different Continue to:
pictures as answersStimulus for discussion or compositionUse
pictures as a stimulus for spoken and written compositionChoose or
create a single or a sequence of pictures without text and ask your
student to speak or write about the pictures. You canuse some of
the illustrations in the book Continue to: pictures as
answersPictures in your lesson plane you can use pictures at all
three stages of the lesson plane in presentation , practice ,
production Showing pictures of a football player to depict action
verb 3- chalk talksTeachers draw on the chalkboard or stick figures
or symbol that tell a story This activities allow a classroom
conversation to develop and continue Start a conversation with a
pupil about something he or she had done and draw each sentence as
a group and with partners until each one can tell the story Steps
in chalk talk activitiesUse a conversation with a pupil to create a
story Draw simple pictures to illustrate events in the story As you
draw the story , introduce the language that goes with itRead the
story to the pupils several times Encourage pupils to retell the
story Use the story for reading and writing activities and
encourage students to re create the drawings and tell the story to
one anotherThen encourage students to draw and tell their own
stories 4- real objects (realia)You can use real object in the
classroom such as food , clothing, containers ,household objects to
convey meaning and introduce vocabulary Show the students the
objects as introduce the new languageYou can use object during both
the practice and production parts of the lesson Examples
chalkboardThe chalkboard is one of the most useful visual aids It
is available and can be used for various purpose such as presenting
new words, showing spelling , giving model for handwriting , and
writing prompts fo rpracticeInstructions in using chalkboard Dont
hide the board When you use the chalkboard , be careful not to hide
the board .Stand sideways as you gesture to the board in order to
give your students a chance to see what the writing on the board
clearlyWrite neatly and clearlyYour handwriting serves as a model
for the classWalk to the back and check to see that your writing is
legible Write in a straight line by writing across a section of the
board ,not across the whole board , half facing the board and half
facing the class with the arm fully extended Partition the board
Many teachers find that it useful topartition the board showing new
word in a section on one side , the lesson content in the middle ,
and the assignment in a section on the other sideBelow is example
of a partitioned the blackboard flashcardsYou can use flashcards
for presenting and practicing new words and structures as well as
for revision The flashcards can have words \ phrase on one side and
pictures on the other side ,or word and definition ,or word and
translations .
A first present the vocabulary using the cards B- in the
practice stage ,distribute the cards among the students 7- the
teacher as visual aidAS A TEACHER you can use your own gestures
,facial expressions ,and actions to show the meaning of words and
to illustrate situations cutoutYou can cut out pictures from
magazine and news papers to use as teaching aidsUse them for
warming up at the beginning of a lesson or during the presentation
, as well as in practice and production stages Posters
