Aside of mastery of subject matter, an effective teacher also fosters dynamic classroom atmosphere. Zulueta (2006, 7) mentioned that “dynamism is achieved if the teachers are able to relate the lessons with effective use of the language. Teachers who have a good command of the language definitely are able to explain the lesson effectively.” Hence, dynamism is greatly needed in a language classroom such as in the case of MTB-MLE since the program formalizes the teaching of the first language (L1) or mother tongue of Grade 1 and Grade 2 pupils. Ideally, an MTB-MLE teacher should also possess a native competency level in the language he/she teaches to become a dynamic teacher. Palma (2009, 93-94) emphasized that teachers also function for ‘character …show more content…
Tenedero (1998, 67-72) defined these leaning styles enumerated below:
1. Auditory. Auditory learners are students who can retain information best by first listening to lectures, audio tapes, or discussions and the like;
2. Visual. Visual learners are those who capture, absorb and retain new and difficult information by creating a picture in their minds or ‘mental image’, seeing words or reading about it first;
3. Tactile. Tactile learners effectively use their hands to capture, absorb and retain new and difficult information through hand habits like doodling, highlighting or taking notes;
4. Kinesthetic. Kinesthetic learners physically involved in the entire process of learning like walking around, talking or moving, games among others. Since learning modalities are inherent to students to make sense of any information, it is important that a teacher considers the individual learning style of his/her students in design and plan of the lesson. The lesson plan, strategy, teaching style and the use of any forms of instructional materials should match and proportionate to the perceptual strengths of the students. In some cases, students may have two or more perceptual strengths or learning styles. That is to say, that a teacher must be sensitive and aware of his/her students modality to accelerate the learning process or to achieve the learning