Elementary School English Teaching: Integrating Language Development with Cognitive Growth

摘要

The integration of language acquisition with cognitive development in elementary school English teaching represents a crucial approach for cultivating well-rounded competencies in students. This study examines the theoretical foundations, practical challenges, and innovative strategies for effectively merging language learning with thinking skills development in primary English classrooms. The research identiffes that the organic integration of language abilities and thinking skills can signiffcantly enhance the quality of English education.Drawing on practical cases from various elementary schools and contemporary teaching materials, this paper proposes a systematic innovation framework comprising dialogic teaching, picture book pedagogy, grammatical instruction, and reading literacy development. The theme-based dialogic teaching approach emerges as an effective method for engaging students in meaningful language practice while developing their cognitive abilities.