Children who are learning English as an additional language (EAL) need opportunities to learn English in playful, engaging ways. Nursery rhymes offer an effective forum to explore a wide range of vocabulary and grammar knowledge in a manner that is comprehensible to EAL pupils by using gestures, visuals, and props to support oral language development. This article explores how a pre-kindergarten teacher used nursery rhymes to teach vocabulary and grammar in her diverse early years’ classroom.

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“老师，老师，抓不住我！”：使用童谣为英语为附加语言的孩子教授词汇和语法

将英语作为附加语言 (EAL) 学习的儿童需要有机会以有趣、引人入胜的方式学习英语。童谣提供了一个有效的论坛，通过使用手势、视觉效果和道具来支持口语发展，以 EAL 学生可以理解的方式探索广泛的词汇和语法知识。本文探讨了一位学前班教师如何在她早年多样化的课堂中使用童谣来教授词汇和语法。