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Identifying and Help struggling students sign of struggling -…
Identifying and Help struggling students
Social and Communication Problem
Interpretation:
Is overly literal and doesn’t get sarcasm
Doesn’t know how to properly greet people, request information or gain attention
Has difficulty with perspective taking
Perception:
Has little interest in social interactions
Not noticing rejection actions by others
Is a poor listener and looses the point of what is being said
Doesn’t understand facial expressions or body language
Response:
Doesn’t adapt language to different situations or people
Goes off-topic or monopolizes conversations
Constantly moves around and fidgets
Interrupts or blurts out answers
Shares information in inappropriate ways
Behavioral
disregard for deadlines
grade grubbing
side conversations
inappropriate cellphone and laptop usage in class
sniping remarks
lateness or leaving early
cheating
Academic
Takes longer than normal to complete written work
Begins to argue with teacher over school work
Has difficulty staying on task
Becomes anxious and stressed about homework
Lacks self-motivation
Starts to leave books and assignments at school
Becomes easily frustrated
Has difficulty following directions
Seems to work longer and harder with little or no improvement
Is no longer organized and forgets projects and tests dates
Turns in incomplete homework or none at all
Has difficulty remembering and does not retain learned skills
Makes frequent and careless errors
Seems to have trouble with note-taking skills
Makes negative comments about the teacher or about school in general
Struggles with basic reading, writing, math, or spelling skills
Receives notes home from teachers about classroom misconduct
Solution
Preliminary Trial of Instructional Differentiation
Differentiation Instructions
Embed voice and choice
Scaffolding
Plan small- group lessons
Be inclusive
group/partner work
Break Down Required Skills
Positive Rapport with the teacher
Assistive technologies
Find out where the students are
IEP
Check Up Differentiation Instruction Techniques
If differentiation strategies don't work,parents will be communicated for further face to face discussion by providing tangible evidence that has been tried in classroom :green_cross:
Parent Involvement
NEVER make a joke about a person’s child and always use the appropriate language.
Never mention medication!
Never mention new labels.
Educate the parent.
Open up communication before a situation arises.
Do not tell a parent to teach the child to behave.
When opening up communication, always start with a compliment about their child.
Resources
Kathryn Nieves (Nov 02, 2018): Differentiation in a Rigid Curriculum
https://www.edutopia.org/article/differentiation-rigid-curriculum
Splash Resources (January 13, 2015):7 strategies to use with struggling readers
https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/7-strategies-use-struggling-readers
Manhattan Psychology Groups (2020): Social Skills problem in Children &Teens
https://manhattanpsychologygroup.com/social-skills-problems-children/
RGS Teachers’ Lounge (2020):8 Tips for Working with Parents of Special Needs Children
https://blog.reallygoodstuff.com/8-tips-for-teachers-for-working-with-parents-of-special-needs-children/
Advanced Learners (2020): Signs of a Struggling Student
https://www.advancedlearners.com/tutoring/struggling.aspx
if the differentiation technique works, acknowledge the strategies, and keep on doing it :check:
Bring the issue to the Grade Level Professional Learning Community (PLC)
Refer and get a Professional Judgment from SST(Student Support Team)
SST Team Supervises Fundamental Evaluation
Once approved by the SST team about student's problems, they will join the SST team and receive support. The teacher will modify lessons to particularly addressed the problem from the SST team.
Samson Yitbarek
