Ave Maria College

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KEY ANSWERS

Weekly Exam 4 – Applying Learning

A. Instruction: Using your teaching strategies and language teaching approaches introduced in the
weekly lesson, identify into which language skills each of teaching strategies in teaching English in
the Elementary grades can be applied to. Remember that one strategy may not be exclusive to one
language skill only.

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B. Instruction: Read and understand the following questions. Answer each concisely based on your
objective insights and critical thinking.

1. Why do teachers of English have to use varied teaching strategies?

 No size fits all hence strategies must be varied.

2. What are the implications of employing varied strategies to teaching English in elementary
grades?
 Every student is unique in their own way.
 Every needs must be catered.
 No one left behind policy

3. Must a teaching strategy in teaching English in elementary grade be interactive? Why?

 Definitely
 To be immersive and interactive
 To encourage students to speak and interact.

4. Discuss the importance in employing the correct assessment tool to gauging the language skill of
the elementary pupils.
 Language teachers are accountable for the progress of their students. This is a big
challenge on their part but to meet this challenge, the following significant suggestions on
assessing their learners’ performance are worth trying:
 Assessment should be on a continuous basis that mirrors the instructional objectives
and learning contents for the day's lesson.
 Assessment should lessen the burden of communication placed on language learners
through the use of varied options and formats that allow the students to express their
knowledge and understanding in nonlinguistic ways.
 The learning styles of students are to be highly considered when developing assessment
for English learners.
 Performance assessments are commendable for English learners as it entails less
language intensive and provides opportunities for learner to express their
understandings of academic content in varied ways.
 Progress in mastery of English skills can be evidently assessed in the making of
Portfolios, which are authentic means through which the learners can apply their
language mastery