I have a very general question for those teachers who teach very young children. (age 3-5)
Wouldn �t a printable that focuses on practicing their handwriting ;be an excellent tool to aid in language teaching?

 

What I mean is a stack of cards that teachers can laminate , print w/ cardstock ,and cut  out and use in class. Most young learnes are not ready to begin handwriting with ABC �s just yet because all they know how to grasp is doodling on their sheets. However,with careful instruction these cards can be very useful in an ESL class in addition to any other class that may involve writing in the future.

 

So here goes my question to all of you, is this (in your opinion obviously) an ESL resource, yes or no ?

Thanks,

Ale

 

My thoughts would be that you could do it if you used full words and not just the alphabet--something like traceable flashcards but, that is just my opinion.

 

One argument for them was that they were useful for teaching ESL to people whose L1 has a different alphabet (e.g. Russian or Greek)  

I answered your private message. You should stop now.

 

I have been teaching children aged 3-5 for many years, and yes, I could use your pre-handwriting cards, but I could use almost everything to teach english: a single photograph, a picture... Even a blank piece of paper!

Should we allow blank worksheets then?

 

What I want to say is that your worksheet could be useful, but we have to set some limits on what is accepted here. Otherwise it would be impossible to maintain the website.

 

Hugs,

 

Victor

 Victor I think I �m entitled to ask the opinion of others, doesn �t this website allow freedom of speech?
Am I attacking you personally? I think that �s not my intention -so why ask me to stop? I think that �s quite rude on your behalf. In no way am I pointing fingers here or saying anything to you. I believe my question was very general, and yes I read your personal message thanks for your response.

 What I wanted was a general opinion ; insight of the fellow teachers. In no way is this some kind of experiment where I want to test out the traceables- I �ve already used this method and it works, I just wanted to share the resource with the rest of you (the community) so please don �t take it personal. I �ve been teaching young children as well for several years now. I �m only clarifying that now that you mention it. Was that some way of letting me know that because you �ve taught children for many years your opinion is better than mine? Correct me if I �m wrong.

 

I accept your response but at the same time it �s pretty awful to set limits on teaching. Some things might really surprise you.

I appreciate everyone �s feedback.

Oh and LibertyBelle, the activity is not intented to force children to learn how to write ; it �s intended to develop their motorskills for when they are ready to learn how to trace the ABC �s in the near future, now this is done in Pre-k (meaning the age of 4 which is a perfect age for a child to learn how to listen and follow instructions and not just sit around and play duck duck goose.)
The idea of doodling and tracing is wonderful for them, and I �ve tried it, its very natural and they respond perfectly well- All I wanted was to share this with the rest of the community.
Many thanks,

Alex 

 Victor I think I �m entitled to ask the opinion of others, doesn �t this website allow freedom of speech?
Am I attacking you personally? I think that �s not my intention -so why ask me to stop? I think that �s quite rude on your behalf. In no way am I pointing fingers here or saying anything to you. I believe my question was very general, and yes I read your personal message thanks for your response.

 What I wanted was a general opinion ; insight of the fellow teachers. In no way is this some kind of experiment where I want to test out the traceables- I �ve already used this method and it works, I just wanted to share the resource with the rest of you (the community) so please don �t take it personal. I �ve been teaching young children as well for several years now. I �m only clarifying that now that you mention it. Was that some way of letting me know that because you �ve taught children for many years your opinion is better than mine? Correct me if I �m wrong.

 

I accept your response but at the same time it �s pretty awful to set limits on teaching. Some things might really surprise you.

I appreciate everyone �s feedback.

Oh and LibertyBelle, the activity is not intented to force children to learn how to write ; it �s intended to develop their motorskills for when they are ready to learn how to trace the ABC �s in the near future, now this is done in Pre-k (meaning the age of 4 which is a perfect age for a child to learn how to listen and follow instructions and not just sit around and play duck duck goose.)
The idea of doodling and tracing is wonderful for them, and I �ve tried it, its very natural and they respond perfectly well- All I wanted was to share this with the rest of the community.
Many thanks,

Alex