Learning
is a blend of two types of activity, independent learning and interactive
learning. By independent learning mean activities such as reading a book,
working with software, listening to a lecture or an audio cassette, watching TV
or writing an assignment. Such activities are a major part of any learning,
especially in higher education. But most learners cannot succeed on independent
activities alone. They also need interactive activities.
In order to control the above mentioned reading activities, I downloaded some short stories relevant to class PP from net. Then, I printed several copies of the story and distributed to students in pairs. In the first 15 minutes I wrote few high frequency on the board and taught the words and then I demonstrated them how to read the text.
Then children were given 10 minutes to read the text in pairs. Further, few interested children were asked to read the text and friends were asked to repeat after him or her (Echo reading). I also recorded their voices in a smart phone. Later the recorded audio were played in the classroom and the students listened to their own voices. Thus, the students could praise, provide feedback, reinforce, motivate and encourage their friends in enhancing language development and in particular to appreciate oneself.
