Teaching Skills: Teaching Phonics to Young Learners

Phonics is learning about the sounds letters make individually and in clusters. In this workshop, we look at ways to demystify letter-sound relationships for young learners as well as how to set up a logical sequence for teaching phonics, plus strategies and resources required to make the process fun and engaging.

Attendees will also receive a certificate of attendance which includes the number of teaching hours.

For the best experience, attendees should have:

• a computer or ipad style device (a phone will also work)

• stable internet access

• a headset with microphone

• a webcam

Trainer: Karin Xie

Karin began her TESOL career teaching English to young learners in mainland China, before moving on to teach a wider range of ages and levels. As well as teaching, her roles have included senior teacher and in-house teacher trainer. Karin completed her Trinity CertTESOL in 2015 and her Trinity DipTESOL in 2017. She regularly presents at teacher conferences and has conducted research projects on teacher questioning in classrooms, learner autonomy, and how English environments impact learning. Based in Shenzhen, Karin is now ESOL Academic Manager at Trinity's China office and is a trainer on the Trinity CertTESOL at English for Asia.