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الاثنين، 13 مارس 2017

Teaching With Grade School FlashCards

By Ann Roberts


Learning is important. Since children learn in different ways, it may be hard to decipher their progress. A child that instinctively understands math may have trouble with reading, and vice versa. One tool that helps with the basics of any subject is a good set of grade school flashcards. These simple, one step at a time aids come in all sorts, and teachers and parents can also make their own.

Almost all of us are familiar with teaching the alphabet. Parents buy ABC books by the millions, and children love the ABC song. Flash cards are a good way to help kids learn to recognize the letters which make up the words they already know from speaking. Numbers can also be taught with individual cards, shown in order, or scrambled up as a challenge.

Another thing that flash cards teach is phonics. Almost any child who doesn't learn to read will improve quickly when they are taught the sounds of individual letters or letter combinations. Soon these 'slow learners' may outpace their peers. There are many fun learning games that make learning fun. Cards help kids figure out things like short and long vowel sounds. The teacher holds up a card with the word 'tap' and then one with the word 'tape'. Tricky concepts like the sound of Ch are also easier to grasp with a focused visual aid.

Math is a real bugaboo for many students. Memorization helps a lot, and children will enjoy it much more when working with a teacher or parent and a set of cards that drill addition, subtraction, and multiplication. When two times two becomes automatic, everything in life is easier. Counting by units - by twos, fives, or tens - is fun, too. Children often use these shortcuts in their games, counting steps or hops.

As well as reading and math, learning a second language is easier when flash cards are used to reinforce lessons and conversation drills. If you know a few basic words, you can build up slowly by adding new words on a daily basis. This is the way children learn their native tongue. As parents know, a baby starts with 'Mama' and 'Dada' and 'no', but soon the child is chattering like a magpie. A game of reading the word on the card and then using it in a simple sentence is fun for everyone, especially if there is a reward for correct answers.

A child who has trouble from the start can want to give up even the attempt to master a subject. Parents who may not know how to actually teach can still do amazing things with flashcards. It is always more fun for a child to work with someone than to struggle alone. Children can even help each other in this way.

If you have never tried this method of teaching or lesson reinforcement, you might be surprised at how effective it can be. A child who is failing reading can be caught up in a few weeks. Math can become a joy rather than a mental blockage.

Go online and find out all the basic and creative ways to enhance the learning experience. All it takes is patience and repetition. Flash card lessons learned well will not be forgotten.




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