How can I communicate or present information during a lesson or activity in a manner to assure all students, with differing abilities, can be successful learners? :?:
I know this is a broad question, however, I’m interested in learning new and different teaching strategies.
Thanks for any help! :D
assessment
Wow, I never thought about all the different implications that went along with my question.
I was proposing my question based on 2nd or 3rd graders. Also, I would want to include many different assessments. I wouldn’t rely soley on paper and pencil assessments but also group activities, projects, oservations, etc.
Thanks for any information!!
successful learners in the 2nd and 3rd grade
A lot of things we do in education are rather fuzzy…
In 2nd and 3rd grade, I’d be focusing on skill development - not information acquisition. Is that really what you mean? For such young children, my concern would be that their basic skills grow - reading, writing, math and social skills.
I would not be too concerned with formal tests for such young children and as a teacher, I regret the proliferation of ‘projects’ in the primary grades. I think children that young need to rely on parents to successfully complete ‘projects’.
All that said, are you asking how you can make all children successful? It’s a hard one as children come from very different backgrounds. Children of poverty have special challenges. Children with learning differences as well. How many children will you have in your classroom? More than 20 with such young children, I frankly don’t think it’s possible to have all of them be succesful. Some will sadly simply not be able to get what they need.
For general suggestions to help children successful learn, I’d say - don’t focus on grades. Focus on learning. Be realistic and stay within their deveopmental realities. Read Sandra Ohanion’s book ’ Whatever happened to recess and why is my child struggling in kindergarten? Read out loud every day to your class. Go light on homework - it hurts young children more than it helps. Remember they’re each one unique and be prepared to learn from them as much as teach them.
Good luck.
The first question would be - how will you determine success in your class?
Will you be giving pencil and paper memorization-based tests and students’ results on those tests will determine their success?
Will you assigning extensive projects that will then be graded and those grades will determine a student’s success?
See, it’s hardly just in the how the information is presented - it’s just as much in how the information is tested.
And will you be using a textbook or not? The information that you’ll present - where will it be coming from?
Your question is difficult to answer without knowing what kind of assessment will determine if the students ‘got’ the information. And it’s also important to know what age student you’re talking about.