Teach Someone Else

TEACH SOMEONE ELSE

The best way to learn is to teach. By doing this, students develop a better understanding, and retain knowledge longer than those who study in more traditional ways. Teaching someone else is the ability to reflect and summarise what you have learnt in a lesson to then share that knowledge and understanding to someone that wasn’t in the lesson.

How can you use it effectively?

1. Think about and reflect upon what you have learnt in the lesson. You could decide upon the three most important things.
2. Think about new language or vocabulary that may have been used. Are you able to define these terms correctly?
3. Summarise your thoughts/reflections into three/four bullet points.
4. Include specific details about what you have learnt.
5. As an expert, consider how you would then deliver your reflections to a complete beginner or somebody that hasn’t been in the lesson.
6. When you think you are ready, go and find someone to teach.

Top Tips for getting this strategy

✔ Ask the person you are teaching questions to check their understanding.
✔ Ensure you have prepared to teach someone else.
✔ Do not speak too quickly and practice before delivery.

Why Teaching Someone Else Helps You Learn Better?

Teaching someone else encourages you to reflect on a lesson and summarise what the key elements are. Teaching someone else enables you to become an expert and reflect on what you have learnt. This strengthens the memory and makes it easier to recall later. Used regularly, this can build your oracy skills and will build confidence in your understanding.

Examples of how to teach someone else.

Step 1: Reflect on what you have been taught in the lesson and summarise your thoughts on a piece of paper or in your independent learning book. You may wish to design a plan or resources to help you teach someone else.

Step 2: Practice before delivery so you can identify any problems that may occur when you come to teach someone else.

Step 3: Find someone in your house to teach.

Step 4: Check their understanding by asking them questions to see if they have been listening.

Step 5: Get them to sign your summary notes or ask them to write a sentence about what you have taught them.