mardi 14 mars 2017

Importance Of Using Grade School Flash Cards When Dealing With Young Learners

By Walter Jones


Grade school has young learners, and their way of getting information is quite different from how other levels do. It is, therefore, important to come up with the simplest yet convenient means of teaching them. This can be achieved by the use of grade school flash cards. They are very versatile in helping the little ones acquire knowledge at their level and still manage to retain it as they continue at the other levels.

A class at any given level contains different types of learners. There are those who are quick to get content, and there are those who require some time before they catch up. Therefore, teachers should appeal to all of them at their different learning levels. The cards are a visual mode and thus very appealing to both the fast learners and those who are slow; thus it is not unlikely that they both will benefit from this mode.

There are different levels of learning for the children. If they are at the reading level, the technique could be used in combination with words and images, and this makes them clear in the brain of the little ones. They are likely to retain more of the words, and this helps develop their vocabulary by associating with the images.

They are easy to make. They could be made by the students themselves under the guidance of the teacher. At times the teacher can make them by himself or herself to make the process quick, or they could as well be purchased from stationery stores. This means they are easily available and making them is not a hassle; thus they are convenient.

The flash cards could be used in quite a range of class activities for the betterment of different pupils. For instance, they could be used to enhance and develop a good memory for the kids. The teacher can exactly achieve this by asking the kids to look at the cards displayed on the table and then cover them after about five minutes. The students should then remember and write down all they can remember.

Drilling is another area that could be achieved by using this mode. The images could be arranged in a certain order and then removed after allowing them to look for some time. They are expected to remember the particular order of the images, for instance, five of them that were used. They thus relate the particular image with the position it was before.

Through all these processes it is easy to notice that the students are more interested and participate in learning because the mode being used is quite friendly and enjoyable. It, therefore, helps them retain more information than through any other mode.

Teachers usually sideline this kind of teaching mode that is very versatile, and people should start putting it into use. It is, therefore, unfortunate that the mode of teaching and learning is so under-exploited by the stakeholders yet this method is convenient, easy and effective to teach with as far as the little ones are concerned.




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