ENGLISH COMPREHENSION IN KERALA SCHOOLS
With my experience as a teacher in various rural
government schools, I have encountered many challenges while teaching English.
In the beginning, being inexperienced, I struggled to find an effective method
to help students understand and enjoy the subject.
I decided to start with vocabulary—familiar words that
the children used in their daily lives.
I prepared charts with such words,
each accompanied by a picture.
This visual support helped students develop graphic reading skills and
associate the word with its meaning.
Gradually, I
organized my action plan as follows:
·
Word
charts displayed on all four walls of the classroom.
·
Simple
sentences with humorous or funny meanings.
·
Dictation
exercises allowing students to refer to the charts, but within a time limit.
·
Dictation
without referring to the charts.
·
Displaying
individual score sheets to spark healthy competition.
·
‘Find
and Touch’ games using the word charts.
·
Reading
competitions using very simple and short passages.
This approach brought very promising
results. The students began to look forward to my English classes with
excitement and enthusiasm.