Making English FUN!

Dr. April Mattix's classes were not on my schedule, but I went to all her classes as they were so engaging and lots of FUN! I learnt a lot of techniques to develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. What I found most interesting was her approach to learning---if it was so much fun for us to play games leading to learning, how much more it can be for our students. Her repertoire of meaningful, engaging games seems to be endless---sharing these with my colleagues would be a great boon for the kids as it would make our classes so much more lively. 

What I also found amazing was our (TEA colleagues) growing love for her storytelling---it was so infectious! I would have never believed before our classes how eagerly we all waited for the storytelling sessions in each class.  It was amusing to watch our faces lighting up in happiness listening to stories for three year olds. This made me realise how powerful a simple story can be in engaging a class and in inculcating the habit of reading among students. Hats off to you, April, for making such good listeners out of us!