Tuesday, December 2, 2008

HOW IMPORTANT FLASHCARDS ARE!!!


When a teacher uses flashcards in the classroom the children will probably learn more quickly. Repetition would be the key. A teacher can use flashcards to teach the class, send them home with to study for homework, or ask them to make pairs in the class before a test to quiz each other with their flashcards.
Sometimes it is really easier to learn from flashcards than any other type of lesson plan. Once the teacher has explained the topic of the class, the students will be practicing with those flashcards related to what it was explained that day. It is really useful because it is a method of review for the class. Also, this will give us as teachers an idea of how well the class understood the lesson and help us focus on what the next thing to do will be.
Flashcards can be a great tool for the English teacher, it is easy to learn from them. They are designed to make reading easier—learning phonics, sounding out words, practicing identifying letters, grammar etc. (As you can see in the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMC4KLyQezI )
In English teaching we can apply simple vocabulary flashcards that can be used in the classroom or at home and will help students learn their vocabulary much faster. Flashcards can be used with a parent or teacher—or when studying alone. They never stop being useful, they help with grammar and translation too. For example: using a full sentence on one side of the flashcard and having the translation of that sentence on the other side to help the child put together both vocabulary and grammar.
So, what are you waiting for? are you going to start using them more often?

2 comments:

  1. you are right ale...

    it is really important to use tham not only as a teaching, but also as a checking method

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  2. hi, aleja i agree with you flashcards are good tools to teach and i would use them in case i need them.

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