How to read English picture books

With the popularization of English courses in primary schools, English teaching in primary schools has been paid more and more attention. As an important part of English teaching in primary schools, reading teaching has always been one of the focuses of scholars and teachers. Reading plays an important role in listening, speaking, reading and writing! 20 1 1 The new English curriculum standard also puts forward clear requirements for the reading objectives of English teaching in primary schools. However, in the current English teaching in primary schools, there is a widespread phenomenon that listening and speaking training is emphasized while reading teaching is neglected. In fact, primary school students begin their English reading experience from the first day of learning English. If reading teaching is properly carried out at this stage, it is of great significance to consolidate the words and sentence patterns that students have learned, enhance their sense of language and stimulate their interest in learning English. So, how to carry out reading teaching in primary schools? The author believes that English picture book reading is an effective method for elementary school beginners to teach English reading. English picture books are called "English picture books" by some researchers and "big books" by others. Although the names are different, according to their research, English picture books generally refer to reading materials with certain story lines, with pictures as the mainstay and English words as the supplement. The rich colors and diverse compositions of English picture books can attract children's attention. Pictures can help students understand problems and make up for their limitations in vocabulary and grammar knowledge. These stories can inspire students to read, so that they can study actively and meaningfully. Picture book reading has become the main way for foreign children to carry out early reading activities. Second, the meaning of picture book reading 1. It has diversified characteristics in subject matter and content, is close to students' life experience, and is both informative and interesting. It is helpful to broaden students' knowledge horizons, enrich students' life experience and promote the development of students' cognitive ability. 2. In terms of language structure, most English picture books have obvious characteristics of repetition and accumulation. Its repetitiveness is as follows: either repeated statement or alternative description; It is either a continuous statement or a repetitive question. Its cumulative performance is: usually take a simple sentence as the starting point of the story, then repeat the contents of the previous page before the next page, and then add new sentences. This gradual accumulation of words and phrases is more conducive to students' understanding and acceptance. 3. In terms of language features, English picture books provide students with rich and authentic corpus, and the language used is concise and clear. In addition to improving English ability, English picture books have many additional functions and values, such as cultivating cultural awareness, developing children's imagination, promoting emotional expression, implementing moral education and enhancing social adaptability. The above characteristics of English picture books, coupled with the wonderful narration of teachers, can stimulate students' vision and hearing, arouse their curiosity and enhance their learning motivation. Make English learning more attractive and practical for students. Third, how to read picture books, the choice orientation of English picture books Because there are not many words learned, when choosing English picture book story books, teachers must consider the following issues besides students' language level and mental maturity: about the theme and plot of picture book stories, choose stories that students are familiar with. Generally speaking, traditional fairy tales, such as three bears, monkeys and hats, are very familiar to most students, which is more attractive to them. After being described in English in picture books, students can easily integrate into the story.