In many Indian homes being a mother of a 4 or 5 years old child and hailing from a family that primarily speaks Hindi or another regional language is often a challenge to make their child fall in love with the English language, which can trigger self-motivation in kids to learn and enhance English written and spoken skills.
Yes, there is no doubt that most parents wish their kids to fall in love with the English language, especially in today’s time knowing English is a skill that comes in quite handy, virtually in all the spheres of your life. Be it academics or a professional career. Thus, learning English is quite essential.
If as a mother you are worried about how to make your kids learn their English, then this article is simply for you.
In this blog, Ms Sonu Goel, Founder and Director of Café Converse, Delhi’s Top Institute for Learning Spoken English for kids shares tips on how your kids can improve English at home.
Make Reading a Habit
The initial thing one can do is help your kid form a reading habit. This could be as simple as buying a book in English that interests your kids the most. Like giving them a book of Panchatantra in English. Those books do not just have good pictures but also interesting storytelling, which also, acts as life lessons. The early exposure to such books will eventually lead your kid to become an ardent reader as a result more reading will expose your kid to gain more vocabulary and that will help your child to speak English more confidently. The only thing you need to do is to incorporate the reading habit in your kids or you can also read out stories that keep them interested.
Select Television Shows Wisely
Everyone loves watching their daily soaps, but there are times one does not even notice that their kids are also watching or noticing those shows. And they end up learning words from those shows. Which further hampers their English-speaking skills. This is why you should be aware of the things you need to watch while your kids are there. It would be good to skip TV for a moment when your child is there and rather engage them in a chat in English as that will only improve their skills further.
Allow your Kids to Watch Cartoons in English
In the era of DTH, every household TV comes with the option of changing the language. With this assistance, you can set the language to English and let your child watch the cartoon shows in English. Initially, your kid may not like it. However, with time they will get used to it and will eventually show interest. Similarly, you can also make your child watch channels such as Discovery or Nat Geo.
Motivate your Kids to Speak in English
Speaking in your mother tongue is fine. But once your child picks up some basic English skills you also need to motivate them to speak in English for this you can start by having a basic conversation with your child. The more they speak, the better they will become.
Never Laugh when your Child Speaks Wrong English or Makes a Mistake
Never laugh at your kid if he falters or speaks wrongly. In this way, you will only discourage them. Mistakes and faltering are a part of learning too. In fact, by laughing at them you may hamper your child’s confidence and as an outcome, your kid will hesitate to talk in English in front of you. Being a parent, you are the biggest support for your kids and should look to help them rather than discourage them.
Be patient and motivate your kid. If you encourage your child, it will only help them to improve their English skills.
Ms Sonu Goel is a professionally acclaimed certified ESL trainer from the British Council having 15 years of strong background for teaching the English language in both online and physical classes. She is dedicated to teaching of English in an interactive and practical way, whereby learners feel enriched with knowledge and experience the language hands-on. She uses creative ideas and aids to let the learning happen as organically and efficiently as possible. Ms Goel has travelled to various European countries and experienced an array of cultures and linguistic skills for the English language.
To learn more about Sonu Goel please visit : https://cafeconverse.com/best-english-tutor-coach-teacher-sonu-goel.html
