I was able to learn some tools for working w/ students w/ learning difficulties or challenges. One specifically is English as second language learners, which will require additional consideration regarding inflection/speed of lecture/vocabulary.
In this section, I learned that not all students are going to come with the same ability levels. Building vocabulary is one of the main strategies to help with understanding. Giving a word, definition, picture, and experience will help students best understand what is being taught. It is best to give students 5-7 vocabulary words at a time. It is also important to set the room up so that you can monitor student progress. Giving students chunked tasks will help you see how much is being retained.
Students with diverse learning needs require extra assistance to be successful in the classroom.
Becoming familiar with diversity of different languages is very important.
ESL is a problem for me, but this section helped!
I have learned that the simpler and clearer you can keep things the better. Be very black and white.
Depending on the setting, I have taught many learners who either have English as their second language or have some limitations due to their previous learning experiences. Key points presented here have helped me better present and assess material and content.
Ensuring that you know the students primary language and allowing them to express when they dont understand it vital in the students success in your course.
It has been my experience that ELL students learn better by being shown ways to adapt by following your lead.
Hello Dana:
Yes, as instructors we must guide our students in their learning new words and understanding meaning when reading the materials.
Doris R. Owens
Create the clear picture. Learning a word in more than one way to help memory.
This section has provided insight on how to interact with students who have literary deficiencies. Additionally, it addresses tactics to help students whose second language is English. Through repetition, simplicity and frequent assessment you can help to expedite progress in an effective manner.
The instructional supports and especially an outline is something I plan to use.
This module has raised my awareness of how to be an effective instructor for students with reading and language deficits.
In reading them the structured outline, or "Course Syllabus," it helps many students to understand what the expectations of the class will be. This is sort of their road map in terms of how to navigate the class in particular and then they can look back at the end to see how successful they were in gaining the key concepts listed. I also encourage them to ask questions daily and remind them that if they are seeing this information for the first time, somebody else is also. Sometimes it takes a courageous person to ask the tough questions.
I learned to to try and lump students together because the classroom could be diverse. People come from all backgrounds and may have deficiencies.
It is important to monitor students to ensure they are following along with the cirriculm.
Special assistance is needed for students who are learning a new skill(s) while learning how to speak, read & comprehend the English language. That has to be a challenge.
Approach learning from different perpectives, without instructional supports many learners are not going to be successful. Instructional supports are simple to provide and are of great help to such students
