Today we would like to give you an outline of the teaching methodology of English language Meshcheryakova Valeria Nikolaevna and touch on the most interesting points of this technique.

The technique is designed for children of preschool and primary school age.

Since the work of the gymnasium is organized in our school, this technique is interesting and effective for us. Using only some of its elements so far, we see effective results.

The structure of the set of manuals "I love English" is as follows:

0 level - I can sing (preschooler)

Level 1 - I can speak (grade 1)

Level 2 - I can read (grade 2)

Stage 3 - I can write (grade 3)

Stage 4 - I can analyze (grade 4)

All stages are interconnected, and the I can speak stage is basic, since learning to speak was and remains the main goal.

The goal of the I can sing stage is to teach children to comprehend English speech by ear, to create an image of the language in the child's brain by repeatedly listening and then singing spoken phrases and grammatical structures. Lessons are taught in a musical and playful way. Here, a big role is given to parents, who ensure that the recording is listened to every day. The lyrics and songs on the cassette are performed by native speakers and presented in the form of entertaining illustrated stories.

At the initial stage, phonetic errors associated with the immaturity of the speech apparatus are ignored. You just need to increase the number of correct repetitions of these sounds in the lesson.

Children perceive language material differently. Some begin to speak individual words already after 2-3 auditions, while others do not speak a word by the end of the course. This is very similar to how children begin to speak their native language. If a child listens to a cassette with pleasure, accompanies listening with movements, gestures, that is, he understands the meaning of what is sounding, but nevertheless does not utter a word, this indicates that either the image of these words has not been clearly formed in his head, or speech-forming mechanisms are not ready to reproduce English speech. It is most reasonable to just wait for the child to speak himself. After all, someone starts to speak their native language as early as 1.5 years old, and someone even at 2.5 is silent.

Here are a few words about the I can sing stage.

Question: Is it possible to start the "speak" stage if there was no "sing"? Answer: yes, but at the same time, provided that parents provide children with daily listening to the audio course.

A distinctive feature of this technique is that the child uses in his speech only those words and structures that he has repeatedly heard in the teacher's speech in the lesson or on cassette. This, firstly, allows the lesson to be conducted in a playful manner, and secondly, makes the use of language meaningful. An important role in this is played by the audio complex, which is composed according to the following principles:

Visual support.

The audio complex is accompanied by a coloring book, which serves as an illustration of the audio lesson and in which the child performs the tasks given on the cassette.

2. Multiple repetition of language blocks, which provides involuntary memorization. The teacher creates a situation in the lesson in which this structure is necessary.

3. Simplicity of control - every fourth lesson is "control". On it, the teacher checks the quality of the assignments and makes the appropriate marks (+ -) for the appropriate. sheet of coloring book.

4. The child sees perspective. The child's task is to compose a book from separate sheets. The teacher's marks give him a clear idea of \u200b\u200bhow he is progressing in this direction.

5. Minimum time with maximum success.

Each audio lesson lasts an average of 10-12 minutes. During the week, the child just listens to the same lesson every day (moreover, listening does not require full concentration of attention and can occur among other things) and only on the eve of the "control lesson" does the tasks in the coloring book. On average, the task takes 15 minutes.

To keep the child motivated, Valentina Meshcheryakova and her school have developed a whole system of rewards - from hearts drawn by the teacher for the correct completion of assignments and diplomas, to gifts from fairy-tale characters who were helped by children.

We bring to your attention a fragment of the lesson V. Meshcheryakova at the stage "I can speak".

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Things to note:

Mobile activity and frequent change of games and tasks (a huge number of sub-stages) is a cheat sheet for the teacher, in which the entire lesson is presented in a schematic form and in different colors. For example, the teacher's words are blue, the children’s expected answers are red, the guest of the lesson (and it is different for each lesson) is green.

The vocabulary is semantised not only with the help of pictures and toys, but also with the help of gestures.

The teacher is a bright, emotional person. Do not belittle the importance of the teacher's emotionality, accompanying songs with movements, gestures and facial expressions. No matter how wonderful the manuals and developments for the teacher are, if you work on them without the above, it is unlikely that this will really interest children.

So, we saw the initial stage. At a later stage, we put maximum emphasis on speaking. Grammar structures will always be worked out in different speech situations.

In our work, we adhere to the basic principles of the method of Valeria Meshcheryakova. We started working with the “I can speak” stage and use only some of its elements so far, but the result still exceeded expectations.

We would like to demonstrate a dialogue with a 5th grader who has passed the speak level. Those teachers who took part in the “Magic fairy land” competition will surely remember our Alice, who felt completely at ease on stage, speaking in a foreign language. The children were not given a specific setting or topic of conversation. They were asked to talk about what they want.

During the review, you will see that the technique has been slightly modified, we considered it possible to correct it and add our own 2 rules:

1 rule - ignoring errors, correction occurs due to the teacher repeating the correct option;

Rule 2 - in a live dialogue, mistakes are not corrected by the teacher, they are analyzed by the students themselves when listening to or viewing the material, the dialogue itself proceeds according to the principle of a scooter.

These two rules are built on the principle of minimax - ignoring errors in the flow of dialogic and monologue speech.

In conclusion, I would like to add that at the stages of training, methods and techniques of teaching reading are clearly visible. Even if you are not going to work according to the program of Valeria Meshcheryakova, then the unique method of flower reading, developed by her center in collaboration with the Kitaygorodskaya school, will surely interest you. This technique allows you to learn to read without memorizing reading rules.

not only children, but also their parents. It's no secret that most children and even us adults do not read by the rules, but read at the level of intuition.

Dear visitors! Below you will find tutorials in English for children according to the method of V.N. Meshcheryakova “I love English”. I work with these disks and books in the classroom.

The English textbook for children from 3 to 6 years old is the zero step in the “I love English” training kit and consists of a disk and a coloring book. At the end of the manual, guidelines are given, translation of song words (for parents) and a dictionary (also for parents). At this level, children learn to perceive English by ear, follow the teacher's commands, play and sing songs in English. Classes are conducted in a musical and playful way.

The English textbook for children from 4 to 7 years old is a continuation of the zero stage in the educational set "I love English" and consists of a disk and a colorful book for a child. At the beginning of the book there is a dictionary (for parents), and at the end there is a text of audio lessons in English. At the end of each semester, you can stage musicals in English with your children, scripts for which are given in the teacher's manual.

English textbook for children from 5 to 7 years old, is 1 step in the training kit "I love English" and consists of a disc, a book with audio lessons and a workbook. Children continue to develop their listening skills and begin to speak English using about 250 words and 40 conversational phrases in speech. Children learn 30 songs and rhymes per year. Also, children develop sociability, activity and independence.

The English textbook for children from 6-10 years old, is a 2 step in the “I love English” training kit and consists of a disc, a book with audio lessons and a book on reading. Children continue to improve their listening and communication skills in English and begin to learn to read using the original flower reading technology on familiar language material learned at the previous levels. Children learn to read English easily.

The set consists of a book for reading, a workbook with a board game and a disk with very beautiful songs and well-read fairy tales. The book was created on the basis of the lexical material acquired by children at the levels "I can speak" and "I can read". This book develops readers' curiosity, ability to reflect, compare with personal experience and form their own opinion about what they read. There is a script for a musical at the end of the book.

The English language manual for children from 7-11 years old is the 3rd step in the “I love English” training kit and consists of a disk, a textbook and a workbook. At this stage, children learn the basics of writing in English and, of course, continue to work with listening, speaking and reading. The audio lessons of this level contain a large number of new grammatical structures.

The kit consists of a book for reading and a disc. This book combines entertaining texts with interesting assignments, where new vocabulary is presented using the flower reading technique. The reading and writing in this book is aimed at developing critical thinking. At the end of the book you will find a vocabulary and a script for a musical that you can stage with your children at the end of the school year.

For each stage of teaching children English there are teaching aids for teachers and visibility.

You can learn more about the methodology, benefits, and also find out their cost

Today I learned about Meshcheryakova's technique. I was surprised that the little children already spoke English, understood what the teacher was telling them, behaved very freely, laughed, played, as if they were not in class at all. I even had a complex: I sort of study grammar, draw tables with rules, but here it is so easy and without any tables, children conduct dialogues. Meshcheryakova herself did not at all resemble a teacher, and the impression was that some kind of cheerful Mary Poppins "number two" went down on an umbrella.

English for Children Meshcheryakova The lesson begins with cheerful greetings, in which everyone participates: the teacher, children, toys and even doors. All this is not said, but sung. The fingers began to count, and also for a reason: the fingers sing and talk in different voices, there is a finger - a teacher and fingers - children. "Who didn't show all their fingers, who forgot them at home?" Children laugh, they have fun. Then the teacher suddenly remembers that she forgot to meet, and the acquaintance by name begins.

The lesson is mainly in English and resembles a puppet show: all the toy animals talk and sing songs. Then suddenly a knock on the door will be heard and you need to ask who is there and invite to enter, then charging begins: I can sing “Hands up! Hands up! " - the teacher sings, and the children instantly raise their hands up.

Then a game of cats and mice is started. The teacher turns into a cat, and the children turn into mice.

"I am gray!" - the children shout and screech with a squeal. At the end of the lesson, everyone says goodbye. The lesson lasted 15 minutes, but during this time the children did a lot, and they were not bored for a single minute.

I wondered: what is this technique? And it became even a little jealous - we were not taught that way. From the first lessons, we filled notebooks with a series of letters and memorized routine phrases, and many knew the language worse than these preschoolers.

Features of the English course "I love English"

Meshcheryakova's system Valeria Meshcheryakova is the author of a course called "I love English" and manuals for teachers, in which she already gives them lessons on how to teach children a language through songs, dialogues, reading and writing, so that they eventually master lively spoken English. The course is suitable for children from 2 to 9 years old, a different system is used for each age. All lessons are based on the type of children's TV programs: "Good night, kids" and "ABVG dyka"

In the course, the teacher plays a big role, especially for young children. He should be not just a teacher, but also an artist, entertainer, singer, psychologist. Therefore, the author is primarily interested in teaching the teachers themselves.

Deep dive method

Deep immersion method Meshcheryakova is convinced that today the teaching of English in kindergartens and schools is conducted incorrectly. The proof of this is that children at the end of school cannot speak. She builds her training not on theory, but in practice, primarily on audio lessons. The training is based on the deep immersion methodology:

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  lessons are taught only in English
• recordings in audio materials are made by native speakers
• english is used for other assignments
• parents also take part in training

So how does this happen? Imagine: the teacher speaks English, other non-language tasks are done in English, the audio recording sounds in English, and spoken - all this leads to the fact that the language becomes a part of children's life. Gradually they begin to speak and think fluently in it. It is not surprising that children trained in this system speak English like their own.

The Role of Parents in Teaching Children

When Meshcheryakova turns to her parents, that serene, cheerful image of Mary Poppins flies off her, and we are again faced with a strict teacher. And it's clear why: parents are capable of ruining everything and ruining any impulse in the bud. Therefore, I will give some of her advice here.

Children learn quickly and parents often lag behind their children, which is bad:

• firstly, children, seeing the example of their parents and respecting them, will decide: well, since the parents themselves do not know English, then why should I know it.
• secondly, knowing the language, you will be able to study with your children yourself.

Video appeal to parents

How to conduct training correctly

Children should be interested, prodding of this kind is unacceptable: "Well, immediately turn off the" tanks "and sit down to English!"

To prevent the emergence of incomprehensible places, this will accumulate, and the child will not want to learn.

You need to listen to audio lessons constantly every day, without leaving all the material for a week for one day before the control task (control task - every 4 lessons)

You can listen to lessons everywhere, even on the way to kindergarten (school).

At first, it is recommended that three times just listen to the entire course with ease, without completing tasks. Don't assume that children won't remember anything. This will lay in them to the depth of the subconscious the primary passive vocabulary. Meshcheryakova makes an interesting comparison of vocabulary with an iceberg, in which the underwater part (passive stock) is often less than the above water part (active stock). And the teacher's task is to bring the underwater passive part out, turn it into an active one.

If the parents still "screw up", Meshcheryakova offers the following option for salvation:

turn on the audio lesson before going to bed, because any child of two evils - sleep or listen - will still choose the latter (such a little trick). Nothing distracts his attention, after that he will fall asleep, and all the information will be deposited in a long memory.

Development of new author's techniques

The author is constantly developing something new and really loves the language and his work. She has created a language training center of the same name, and she has produced manuals for teachers specifically to teach them her method of teaching English through audio lessons. What a responsible person!. Her method of flower reading, described in the manual "I can read", is interesting. I will briefly describe it.

How can children who do not know phonetics learn to read correctly?

It seems like an unthinkable task. Indeed, in English phonetics, there are a lot of different combinations of letters and discrepancies. The same letter is read in different ways, for example, for vowels it depends on which syllable, open or closed the letter is in. Consonants are read as voiced, some as voiceless. By sound: there are neutral sounds, some are not read at all. In special texts, all letters are colored in different colors, according to how they are pronounced. For example, yellow ones are neutral, white ones are not readable, black ones are deaf, red ones are voiced.

It is not difficult for children to remember which sound each color corresponds to. Then they begin to apply the method of similarity, and gradually it is possible to move from colored texts to black and white. Thus, without knowing the rules, you can learn to read even complex texts.

If you are interested in this training system, then all the details about where to buy textbooks or take a seminar (if you are a teacher) can only be found on the official website of Meshcheryakova. It has exclusive copyright and protects it strongly. Therefore, do not rush to download torrents, and when signing up for courses using its system, be sure to ask the teacher for a certificate of the seminar.

Popular English children's songs:

Meshcheryakova Valeria Nikolaevna is the author of a unique course I love English for teaching English to children aged two to ten. This methodology is fundamentally different from that given in modern general education schools. The peculiarity lies in the fact that the training takes place through various games with the maximum possible immersion in the language environment, where the perception of information by ear, listening, performs one of the most important functions in the learning process.

Effective and progressive

Children are engaged in this program with special interest and desire due to the fact that in the classroom they sing songs, read rhymes, act out scenes in roles and completely "play" the entire lesson. Valeria Meshcheryakova's methodology provides an easy perception of new information by children in the classroom. A well thought-out approach to homework: young students (and their parents) need to listen to audio lessons every day, lasting from ten to fifteen minutes. Audio texts are recorded by native speakers, therefore, they can be formed by students. All materials of this methodology work on the accumulation of a significant passive vocabulary and on the development of linguistic flair.

An important difference between this English and what the school gives is, firstly, in the fact that it is not the language itself that is studied and comprehended, but speech itself. Second, learning begins with listening and communicating in the very first lessons without learning rules or vocabulary.

Another unusual feature of this technique is the absence of corrections of children's speech errors by the teacher in the classroom. Instead, multiple repetition of information blocks is introduced to master the correct version of speech. This is done to prevent the emergence of psychological and language barriers.

Meshcheryakova's methodology "English for Children": stages of education

The technique is suitable for teaching children in the age period from two (three) to nine (ten) years and is interesting and quite effective. It must be said that training leads to real and successful results.

Meshcheryakova's methodology I love English consists of several successive and interrelated stages in the study and mastering:

• The zero level, mainly based on listening and memorization, is I can sing.
• The first stage, which improves listening and forms English speech, is I can speak.
• The second step, which improves the previous acquired skills and teaches reading, is I can read. Comprehension of reading occurs using a unique technique of flower reading based on previously studied material, as a result of which this process is mastered with ease.
• The third step, improving all previous skills and teaching writing, is I can write.
• The fourth stage - I can analyze - teaches to analyze speech during its formation.

We will analyze some of the main stages in great detail in order to understand what the technique of Valeria Meshcheryakova is.

Listening

The very first and introductory for those children who learn the language from the very beginning is the zero level I can sing. Assimilation and study go through singing, namely, through patterned repetition and memorization of phrases. This happens even without first understanding the translation of the words. The very understanding happens in the background. The child learns to understand the meaning of foreign speech unconsciously (passively) with frequent and regular listening to audio lessons. And active language learning is achieved already in face-to-face classes with a teacher who transforms the accumulated "passive" vocabulary into the category of "active". In this age period, a person can easily master the language (s) in a similar way, that is, with the right approach and organized learning.

English Meshcheryakova determines the goal of this stage - the development and perception of speech by the child by ear. Lessons are conducted with children in a musical and playful way. The material of the technique is texts with colorful, vivid illustrations and recorded songs performed by native speakers.

English according to the method of Meshcheryakova provides for the help and participation of parents in the learning process. Their actions are very important. Adults need to ensure that children have daily access to listening to audio recordings. What do you need to pay attention to (for both parents and teachers using this system)? At this stage, phonetic mistakes that a child makes due to an immature speech apparatus are not corrected by an adult clearly and noticeably for a child. In this case, mentors try to repeat correctly defined sounds or words as many times as possible in order for the children to remember the only correct option. When speaking, gestures and facial expressions are used as much as possible for the understanding of speech by the child's consciousness.

Formation of speech

The next step is the first and basic - I can speak, since the formation of oral speech is one of the main tasks in comprehending the language. At this stage, the child begins to use phrases, words, cliches that have already been memorized and "imprinted" into consciousness (at the previous stage through repeated repetition and listening) when constructing his speech.

He conducts a similar lesson in the form of a game, and the child builds his speech more or less meaningfully. The Meshcheryakova methodology ensures that children achieve comprehension already at this stage thanks to well-thought-out and prepared materials and the correct presentation of information:

• The visual reference to audio recordings in the form of a synthesis of books and coloring pages contains an illustrated picture for the lesson, in which the child performs the necessary tasks. The main task of the little student undergoing training is to collect these completed coloring sheets from lesson to lesson in order to collect a whole book.
• Language information blocks on the disc are repeated many times for the purpose of unconscious and involuntary memorization. In the classroom, the teacher intentionally recreates situations in which these structures are used and consolidated.
• Simple and timely tracking of the child's learning. Every fourth lesson is a control lesson in which the teacher evaluates the completed assignments with "pluses" and "minuses" so that the child understands how successful he is in performing certain tasks.
• It must be said that the audio lessons themselves are thought out as much as possible in content and do not overload children's consciousness and attention. One lesson lasts ten to fifteen minutes. Throughout the week, the child listens to a certain lesson every day from once. But the more, the better. Listening is possible even with incomplete concentration, and in the background, as if by the way. And before the test lesson, he works with the assignments in his coloring book for a maximum of fifteen minutes.
• A few words should be said about motivation. Meshcheryakova's technique provides for a kind of assessment and approval by the teacher of the correct completion of tasks by the student through the drawn pictures (in the form of hearts and flowers). The incentive system is well thought out: even diplomas for excellent achievements have been developed. Also, the child can receive a gift on behalf of the fairytale hero, with whom he dealt with when completing tasks for the lesson passed.

Priority question

It happens that it happens that Meshcheryakova's teaching methodology is not the first method used by parents and their children. In other words, they already have a certain information base. But there is also a desire (or need) to continue learning the language using a different, for example, more effective I love English system. according to the method of Meshcheryakova, it provides for the study and mastery of knowledge and skills necessarily linearly, sequentially and in stages (0, 1, 2, 3, 4). However, you can continue to apply already existing knowledge and start learning from the I can speak stage with the only and necessary condition - daily listening to audio lessons.

Reading training

The I can read level forms the child's correct reading skills without memorizing and memorizing countless different pronunciation rules for certain letters or letter combinations. Meshcheryakova's technique ("English for Children") is a lightweight and unique flower reading technique.

Children and teachers work according to a manual in which all words, phrases and texts are highlighted in certain colors and in different fonts. In the process of studying, children easily understand and subsequently read these "markers". No linguistic or semantic distortion occurs during such reading. In the process, the child sees the correct graphic spelling of the word, but at the same time he highlights the corresponding sound-letter pronunciation by means of color without confusion with transcription. This technique allows you to immediately start reading correctly for both children and parents who do not know English, but who provide control over assignments.

Meshcheryakova's technique does not provide for the study of the alphabet at this level. This is considered inappropriate and untimely: any is introduced when there is a need for it. It is explained by the fact that the names of the letters not only do not help, but often prevent children from learning to read English correctly and fluently. What is the use of knowledge of the alphabet? As a rule, for correct spelling and for finding new language units in the dictionary. And even at this stage (for the purpose of understanding the meaning of the word) a dictionary is not needed yet.

The work in the lesson according to the manual is carried out orally when the teacher fixes individual moments and exercises on the board. As a homework assignment, the child completes the written exercises in the classroom, and also independently works with additional exercises to consolidate the material studied. It should be emphasized that the formulation of homework is given in the manual in Russian in order to fully understand all participants in the learning process (students and their parents) of what needs to be done. This is intentionally created for functionality, because the reading of words and texts in English is only now being comprehended and comprehended at this stage (I can read).

Learning in the game

English according to Meshcheryakova's method is taught in a playful way. The lessons are structured in the form of regularly and frequently changing games. This allows you to make the learning process interesting and exciting, since the main activity of the child in comprehending the world around him occurs directly through games. Curiosity and excitement create harmonious conditions for memorization, repetition, assimilation and consolidation of information. Children's positive emotions and inspiration activate their mental cognitive processes as a result of development. In addition, the game is a kind of imaginary and artificially created situation that motivates to use the knowledge gained at the right time. The task of the teacher is to create the necessary conditions for the development of English speech and the need to use the passed material.

Play is the engine of the development process. Being an excellent teaching tool and sharpening the child's mental activity, it makes the lesson interesting and attractive.

Parent's role

Meshcheryakova's method implies, as mentioned earlier, regular and daily listening by children to audio lessons (which were recorded by native speakers). Successful language acquisition requires an appropriate environment, and audio recordings are a kind of similar environment. The regularity of listening to these lessons (short in time) ensures success in mastering this technique. Moreover, the dependence of learning outcomes on the regularity of home listening is linear. In other words, the more a child listens to an audio lesson, the more he understands it. The more understandable, the more he likes it. The more he likes him, the more pleasure he listens to him again and goes to an English lesson. And vice versa.

It will be great if parents help their child in creating some kind of ritual for listening to lessons (for example, before going to bed in bed or on the way to / from school). The creation of some additional motivation on the part of the parents would also contribute to a more effective assimilation of a foreign language.

Listening to this audio material is, in general, an interesting and exciting activity, children like them. However, there are a couple of mistakes that parents make, as a result of which their child wants to refuse listening to audio lessons and classes in English:

1. Direct action substitution commands: "Instead of watching cartoons, you better go to practice English." This is a very rude and tactless effect on the child's mind and psyche. Most often, this causes internal protest and unwillingness to further develop in this direction. In a way, this is a kind of negative program that a parent has created in the subconscious of his child.
2. Rare and irregular (or none at all) listening to audio lessons. In face-to-face classes with a teacher, it becomes difficult for children who do not listen to lessons at home or do it rarely. Any difficulties in the child cause a loss of interest in classes.

The role of the teacher

The teacher in the classroom is the key to a successful and effective learning process. It is not enough to know the material and the foreign language here. You need to have a lot of qualities. If we take the age limit of children according to this method, then the teacher needs to be both an orator, a psychologist, an actor, and an entertainer for the learning process to be as successful and useful as possible. In addition, a teacher is a person who loves and understands children, who knows how to talk to them in one language, but at the same time communicates with them and teaches them another, foreign language. This is how interesting and difficult everything is! To a teacher who conducts lessons in an accessible way, with love and interest, children happily go to classes and master the material without much difficulty, this happens automatically. A lot depends on the teacher!

It goes without saying that the teacher must be proficient in different methods and techniques of teaching his subject. In relation to our topic, all this was remarkably developed and thought out by the author of this course program, Meshcheryakova V.N. The methodology is unique and differs in many respects from the school teaching course. Accordingly, there are many nuances that the teacher needs not only to know, but also to fully master all the subtleties. To do this, there is a teacher training program developed separately by the Valeria Nikolaevna center, which professionally develops and explains how to conduct classes in order to correctly teach English according to the Meshcheryakova method.

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