The first is that English is different from English, as in the case of learning a native language, the language is learned first, then the words! Structural patterns are different on the right side of the brain ......

Should children learn English in the early years?

First of all, as a children's English education and kindergarten teacher, I personally agree that children aged 3-6 years old learning English, I said learning English is not a hard knowledge-based learning of words and sentences, but the interest of game-style learning, we are not letting the child to know how many words, or to master how many sentence patterns, but to let the child have an atmosphere of English learning, to create an environment in which the child would like to say that they like to speak English. We do not let children know how many words or master how many sentence patterns, but let them have an English learning atmosphere, create an environment where children want to speak English and like to speak English, and it will not be too much effort for them to start learning English in the first grade.

Furthermore, some parents have problems saying: children around three years old can't understand Chinese, and they are still learning English? It is thought that learning English is impossible. Children around three years old is a sensitive period of language learning, especially like to imitate learning, which greatly promotes the child's language expression ability, so 3-6 years old is also the child's vocabulary explosion period, the child's expression will gradually enrich the content of the child, the ability to communicate more and more strong. But learning English and mother tongue is not conflict, the child's receptivity, imitation ability is particularly strong, so if the learning method is appropriate, the child is very love to learn.

Back to the national policy guidelines, now strongly advocate "de-primarization" of education, pinyin, Chinese characters, addition and subtraction, English, etc. are not advocated for kindergarten children to learn, in order to ensure that children in the age of play to play more, do not have too much pressure in advance. But the concept of "de-primarization", do not look too rigid, as long as it is in line with the needs of the child, the child is interested in learning content, do not suppress, to create a favorable environment for the child to learn, but also not a good thing? According to the actual situation of their own children and home education, weigh the pros and cons, appropriate adjustments, do not make rigid requirements.

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Should children learn English in the early years?

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My view is that the early childhood stage is a critical period of language development, when children can easily accept the language they hear, imitate it well and, secondly, memorize it better.

But the learning of English by young children is fundamentally different from that of school-age children. When young children learn a second language, the focus should be on cultivating their interest rather than teaching them to memorize a few words or phrases. If parents do not understand their children's developmental age characteristics and individual differences, as well as the educational methods of young children, they will form a wrong concept of English learning, which will eventually lead to resistance and affect their children's future mastery of English.

Therefore, parents should consciously create an environment for their children to learn English and develop their sense of language when they are still young according to their age. Adopting appropriate methods, such as English picture books, English children's songs, English cartoons, etc., and starting from hobbies and interests, to stimulate children's strong interest in second language learning, provide them with a relaxed, harmonious and supportive family environment, and tap into the potential of young children's language learning.

I'm still in favor of children learning English at the toddler stage, so I'll share this based on my own personal experience.

Because he himself is an English teacher, so his own children in the teething language when I am the use of Chinese and English, the child is which good pronunciation to accept which, for example, the Chinese 'uncle', 'apple', relatively difficult to pronounce, but the English 'uncle', 'apple' is easier to pronounce, the words he first learned to express in English.

Throughout my child's early childhood I didn't intentionally teach him any English knowledge, I just let him listen to English songs and watch some cartoons with English original sound, but I also cultivated his interest in English and his sense of language.

Combined with my experience of teaching students, the younger the student, the less likely he is to reject learning a new language. He accepts whatever you teach him, follows you diligently, and repeats what he can't remember or pronounce accurately enough. This is undoubtedly a great thing for cultivating children's interest in learning English and laying a solid foundation.

Another important point is phonetics. The earlier the child can imitate authentic English pronunciation, the better it will be for the child's listening, speaking and reading skills. Among the children I teach, there are two contrasting cases: one is a boy who has been exposed to English since he was a child and pronounces English in a more authentic way; the other is a girl who has no basic knowledge of the language and reads aloud with a rather awkward pronunciation, so she needs to be helped to correct her pronunciation and then repeat the exercise many times before she can correct it slowly.

In conclusion, exposing children to English at an early age can be very beneficial to their future English learning, so it is recommended that parents consider intervening in their children's lives, both consciously and unconsciously.

There is an area of the human brain dedicated to language, which begins to develop rapidly between the ages of two and four, and between the ages of three and seven is a period of sensitivity in the language area, which decreases as time goes on, so that the difficulty of forming a second mother tongue increases. Therefore it is more important to start learning English around the age of three. During this period, children's ears are cleaner and their ability to imitate is strong, making it easy for them to form standardized pronunciation. In addition, learning English can also develop a child's self-confidence, increase the child's self-expression, and help to develop an outgoing and lively personality. There are four basic concepts for learning English in the early childhood stage: 1. listening and speaking before reading and writing. 2. practicing more in the language environment. 3. learning time should not be too long, but should be high-frequency. 4. vocabulary accumulation is more important than accent. We can recommend listening to more English songs, watching English cartoons, and following English word cards to memorize words!

I don't think there's a should or shouldn't, it can be a hobby

Study, but no tests or anything.

It's just a little game.

There's a small prize for correct answers. Don't make it a burden for the kids.

Encourage and motivate your child to follow along and speak simple English.

Children are very imitative when they're young, and they often imitate what adults say.

It's best to combine it with some pictures. Children have the best memory.

We'll play some English songs, some English dialogues, so that the kids can talk to each other and not be shy.

So that you don't grow up shy and afraid to say it, and even if you forget it, it's like a children's song, and you know it so well that it's not so hard to pronounce it.

Middle school is learning.

Depending on the material and human conditions of the family, if allowed, you may consider enrolling in a bilingual kindergarten. For specific advice, please watch the video. Thank you for your time.

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For children aged 3-6 years old is the period of language initiation, it is appropriate to contact English at this time. It is more for the children to sharpen their ears, listen to more English songs and English cartoons every day. If you want to go to a training institution to learn, you must find the right, after all, this age to cultivate interest and spoken language is the most important, Lui is now 5 years old, has been exposed to English since childhood, I myself is an English major in the university, so life every day she will be exposed to spoken language. Since she was 3 years old, she has been studying in a training center, and in kindergarten, she was taught in English half-day, but she has never resisted English, which is probably due to the fact that she has been exposed to it since she was a child. Her current English level is about the same as her daily communication, and her natural spelling is basically fine. In the past two years, when we went abroad to play, she would also take the initiative to communicate with other people, probably because there is no major obstacle in communication, but it gives her more confidence. No matter where we learn, the environment we create at home for our children is still very important, and I personally think it is even more important than going to a training center. If the parents' English pronunciation is not standardized, it is recommended that they can download some apps in this area. I hope that my personal understanding will be helpful to you [teeth bared] [teeth bared].