Instructor: Nguyen Thi Hoai Minh, M.A in TESOL
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Natural language acquisition
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listening
speaking
reading
writing
Why teach reading and
writing?
Many children show interest and enthusiasm in
reading and writing
help to reinforce oral language
give children real sense of achievement
provide visual language
open up opportunities for record keeping
help link school learning with use of English outside
class.
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Problems with reading
English
etters and sound correspondence is not at all
direct and consistent.
xample:
enough” “though”
height “weight” 5