Method Meshcheryakova English for children

Valery Meshcheryakova compared with Mary Poppins for an unusual approach to learning. Her methodology is based on songs and games, so children are happy to attend classes in English.

"I love English" or "I love English" or "English for children" is a course of learning English for children according to a special technique developed by Valeria Meshcheryakova. Many parents, because of the unusual approach to learning, compare Valeria with Mary Poppins.

The author of the course "I love English" loves his work very much, constantly develops new techniques, holds training seminars for teachers. The method of learning English according to Meshcheryakova is very popular and effective.

Only those teachers who have successfully completed a training course with the author of the methodology and received a certificate, as well as teaching aids, are allowed to teach according to the Meshcheryakova method.

What the course "I love English" / "I love English" consists of

For a more effective study of English, Valery Meshcheryakova divided her course into several parts (steps). Each such step is intended for a certain age group of children. The course contains five levels, including level zero.

So, a child from three to five years in the classroom will be taught how to perceive English by ear. During classes, children will sing songs, play and perform simple commands from the teacher, all in English. This is the very first level of training, the zero level, which is called "I can sing" or "I can sing".

The next stage of training is the first. It is intended for children from five to seven years. At this stage, the vocabulary in children grows to 500 words. During classes, children learn to speak English correctly. This level is called "I can speak" or "I can speak".

At the second stage (“I can read”) children from the age of seven to eight are taught. This level will allow the child to learn to read according to the color reading technique developed by Meshcheryakova.

“I can write” or “I can write” is the third step of the “I love English” course. It is intended for children from eight to nine years old. At this stage of education, the child will learn how to make sentences and write in English.

At the last (fourth) stage of education, the child learns to analyze oral and written material in English. At this level, children from nine to ten years old are trained, and the step itself is called "I can analyze" or "I can analyse".

Features of the methodology "I love English"

1. The duration of one lesson is 45 minutes. The duration of the audio lesson for home schooling and material consolidation is 15 minutes. But even in 15 minutes, children will learn and remember a lot.

2. Audio lessons for homework are recorded by a native speaker.

3. Not every teacher will be able to use this technique for training. For training to be fun and effective, the teacher should have not just teaching skills, but also the skills of a psychologist, artist. The teacher must have good hearing and a beautiful voice, since during the training you will have to sing a lot.

4. Each age group has its own unique training system.

5. The entire training system resembles a children's cognitive TV show. Thanks to this approach to learning, children are happy to attend classes and learn fast.

6. The "I love English" course is built on practice, and not on theory, as in ordinary schools and kindergartens or other specialized courses. A special technique of deep immersion leads to the fact that English becomes a part of children's lives. Thanks to this, children soon begin to speak English fluently.

7. The course contains a special technique of color reading, which allows the child to quickly and interestingly learn the correct pronunciation of words and learn to read. There are letters in English that can be read in different ways. With the help of color reading, the child clearly sees how to pronounce the written word. Each sound has its own color. So, neutral sounds are yellow, deaf - black, sonorous - red. Sounds that cannot be read are white. Over time, with such training, the child begins to apply a similar method and correctly read regular text. Thanks to this method, children, not knowing the rules, can even read complex texts.

8. In classes in a group with a teacher, children learn active vocabulary. And home audio lessons of the course "I love English" contain a passive vocabulary. Therefore, the teacher’s task also includes bringing the passive vocabulary to the active one.

How are the classes according to the method of Meshcheryakova

English lessons are most often associated with boring memorization of words and short phrases, writing the alphabet in a notebook, and so on. However, in the classroom according to the Meshcheryakova technique, everything is completely different.

In order for a young child to attend classes willingly, it is necessary for him to be interested in learning. Therefore, the entire learning process is mostly based on games and songs.

Classes begin with funny greetings in the form of a song. This small "performance" involves not only the teacher and the children, but also all the toys in the class, as well as some interior items.

As a rule, lessons are held almost entirely in English and in the form of a game. Children do not have to get bored in the classroom - the teacher either sings, plays “cat and mouse” with them, then exercises, thanks to which the child not only learns English, but also spends time with health benefits.

At such an English lesson, children have a lot of fun - few will be left indifferent by talking toy animals or fingers singing in different voices.

The role of parents in English classes

Parents for children are an authority. The child often copies the attitude of adults to certain things. And if he sees that mom or dad is not interested in English lessons and is not needed, he will decide that he does not need to attend classes.

Therefore, it is so important to attend English classes with your child. In addition, studying the language with the baby, at home it will be possible to help him with learning.