Parents and teachers need to know the power they hold in teaching language, reading, writing and general knowledge to their children. Learning can take place by working with the children through picture books.
A key approach to teaching spoken and written language is by the Question and Answer method. Children at early age love to be read story books. Their desire drops as they become teenagers and they come to think that they are too old.
Years ago, I bought several children's encyclopaedia for my children in Papua New Guinea. These had coloured pictures of all living creatures. These were perfect to teach the children about the world and teach them how to speak English.
I have a 6 year old girl in my house. The children's encyclopaedia have been dragged out yet again. The plan is to teach her English by systematic Mastery Learning. She looks at the pictures one at a time.
She is required to answer in a sentence which is always based on the question form. We will go through each book a dozen times over a year or two. Each time, the questions will be asked again but a little more specific.
A dozen books read through a dozen times is 144 lessons. Other books will be used too. No wonder my second daughter thinks school is boring. The same knowledge and vocabulary will be used over and over.
(Open the book)
What is that?
It is a frog?
Have you ever seen a frog?
Yes.
Where did you see it?
I saw it in the garden.
What colour was it.
It was green.
What are baby frogs called?
They are called tadpoles.
Where do they live?
They live in the water.
(Turn the page)
What is that?
It is a snake?
What is it doing?
It is killing a rat?
Why is it doing that?
It wants to eat it.
Have you seen a snake?
Yes.
Where did you see it?
I saw it on the road.
Did it bite you?
No.
Why?
It was dead.
Why was it dead?
Some boys killed it.
(Turn the page)
What is that?
It is a bird.
What kind of bird?
It is an eagle?
What is it doing?
It is flying.
Where is its nest?
It is on the rocks?
What is in the nest?
It has babies.
How many babies.
It has 5 babies.
Where do they get food?
The mother gets the food.
What kinds of food?
She gets rats and birds.
The question and answer strategy can be used in literacy classes for adults.
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