2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENTYLLs Needs1.CChildrenscharacteristicsare infuencedbytheirdevelopmental needs.Younglearnershave3 principle needs that should be met to stimulate learning:Physical needsocial!"motional needsCognitive!#ntellectual needs2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENTYLLs Needs1.C#tisessential$ortheteacherto understandtheimplicationso$the characteristics and needs o$ young learners.%hese$actors&illhelp the teacher ma'e decisions about:ho& the teacher builds a lessonho&toma'esurethatthe young learners are $ully involved in the learning processho&togoaboutgettingthe learnerstoachievelesson ob(ectivesho& learners &ill respond. 2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENTYLLs Needs1.CYounglearnersbynaturearevery active.)eanPiagettheori*edthe need$or'inestheticactivity allo&ing$orchildrentoconstruct 'no&ledgebyactivelyinteracting &ith the physical environment.+e $urtherpointsoutthatchildren learnthroughtheiro&nindividual actions and e,ploration.-hat are childrens physical needs.2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENTYLLs Needs1.C%heimplications$orlearningare thatchildrenbene/tmostby knowledgepresented tro!ggames0eventhough theyarenotnecessarilya&are thattheyarelearning.Te" respondtolang!age a##ord$ngtowat$tdoes and wat te" #an do w$t $t.2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENTYLLs Needs1.C%otal Physical 1esponse 2%P13Playing gamesinging action songsLearnerseagerlye,plorelanguagetounderstanditthroughphysical activities.%hechoiceo$activities$orpresentingandpracticing languagetoyoung"4Llearnersshouldprovidethem&ith%od$l"&k$nestet$# a#t$v$t$es: 1esponding by movement5a'ingthings 2handicra$ts36oing pro(ect &or'sParticipatinginhandson activities6oing ",periments2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENTYLLs Needs1.C-hat are childrens social!emotional needs.Younglearnersalsoneedtointeract &ithothersandreceivepositive rein$orcement.Young learners construct 'no&ledgethroughotherpeople.Lev 7ygots'ytheori*esthatdevelopment andlearn$ngtakepla#e$naso#$al #onte't.YLLsapply&hattheyhavelearnedby e,ploringlanguagethroughsocial interaction.#norder$orthistobe success$ul0theyneedemotional encouragementthroughpraiseand rein$orcementtocarryoutthat interaction. 2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENTYLLs Needs1.C%he implications $or L8 learningarethat childrenneedample e'pos!retote targetlang!age andopport!n$t$es toe'per$mentw$t and pra#t$#e $t. %hey alsoneedpraiseand positive rein$orcement.2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENTYLLs Needs1.C",posuretogradedandauthentic language 2audio0 video0 visitor3. 1ole plays%he$ollo&ingactivities$oryounglanguage learners engage them &ith the target language through social interaction:Collaboration activities9uestionandans&er sessionsPro(ect and group &or'Participateindailyroutine&herethe learner has to interact &ith others.2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENTYLLs Needs1.C:llo&thelearnertobeparto$the classroutinebygivingthemroles and!orresponsibilities.%his&ill e,posethemto$amiliarlanguage andgivethemasenseo$sel$;&orth."ncourageandpraisinglearners o$ten.#nteractionshouldalsopromote emotional0 &ell being:erent.Younglearnersaremore enthusiastic and lively.%hey&anttopleasetheteacher rather than their peer group%heyta'eris'seven&henthey dont 'no& the possible outcome4rom&hat&evee,ploredabout young learners0 it is evident that YLs learninverydi>erent&ays$rom older!adultlearners.ome distinctivedi>erencesarelisted belo&:2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENTYLLs Needs1.C%hey cannot use language to tal' about language.%heirlac'o$inhibitionallo&s themtoadvanceata?uic'er pace.+o&ever0they&illloseinterest more ?uic'ly. %heyarentabletomotivate themselvesi$theyarenot interested in a tas'.2.1CHILD DEVELOPMENT@ey %erms A Concepts1.C%he 'ey terms and concepts you should 'no& $or this lesson are:capacity $or play and $uncapacity $or indirect learning tendency to respond to meaning and the situation rather than to languageneed to $eel rela,ed!sa$elearning $rom social interaction 2&ith peers and teacher3using chun'susing limited language at their disposal creativelysomechildrenmayalreadybeableorbebeginningto understand abstracts0 generali*e and systemati*echaracteristics &hich vary bet&een children: learning styles0 previous learning e,perience0 L1 bac'ground0motivation0 personality0 attention spans 2depending onactivity and topic3="4B1" YBC CBN%#NC" %B %+" N"D% L"BN:1evie& the terms and concepts as neededCompletethe?ui**esandchec'your ans&ers.