


T hat means we need to cut down on the time we spend explaining concepts to students and increase the time they spend interacting with the language, just parents don’t spend a lot of time explaining grammar to their toddlers.Īll Kid-Inspired materials are designed with this goal: to get students using the language so much that they end up using it naturally, without having to think about it.

…we need to create lots of opportunities for our students to hear and practice speaking correct English grammar. The difficult part is practicing them until they can say them without having to think about it. It’s not that be-verbs are difficult to understand. Most native speakers don’t have to worry about using be-verbs correctly and it can be hard to understand what’s so difficult about using “am,” “is,” and “are” correctly.įor an English language learner who did not grow up in an English environment, verb conjugation can throw them off. When you’re done with this article, you’ll have a solid plan for getting your English Learners using their be-verbs correctly and fluently. The Challenges in Teaching To Be Verbs to Your English Learners
