Struggling Students
Get Parents Involved
What do they do at home to help their child, if anything
Offer suggestions for home practices that can help student
Are they Aware of their child's struggles academically
Differentiate Instruction
Design lessons based on students' learning style
Group students by shared interest, topic, or ability for assignments
Assess students' learning using formative assessments
Peer discussion and collaboration
Small group teaching
Teacher-Student one-on-one teaching
Allowing extra time on assignments and assessments
Identifying Struggling Students
Not participating appropriately or withdrawn
Cannot retain information necessary to complete work and be successful on assessments
Low assessment scores
Potential for Special Education Services
Check for speech and hearing impairments
Observe interactions with peers
Are there patterns of unordinary behavior
Have special education team test student with parent approval