Identifying a Struggling Student
in-class observations
assessments
conversations with other teachers
observations of social and emotional well-being
lack of engagement
not asking questions
hard time focusing
avoiding activities or group work
anxiety about assignments or activities
not submitting work
incomplete work
submitting some types of assessments but not others projects or creative assessments but not written
anxiety or frustration over assessments
problems with deadlines or problems getting started on assessments
sadness, anxiety, frustration, acting out
lack of social network
inability to trust adults or routinely testing other adults
desire to avoid other students, tasks, etc.
internal reporting of student struggles
conversations to keep an eye out for sings of learning difficulties and learning struggles
Helping a Struggling Student
reach out
parents
other teachers
student
parents
discuss evaluation or accommodations
come up with a plan for student, common strategies other teachers can share, and discuss plan for communication
discuss possibility of evaluation
discuss possibility of evaluation
communicate
discuss how scaffolding, mnemonics, other strategies have worked with other teachers
carry out IEP that was created
review progress and indicators
modify techniques based on conversations and come up with new strategies and plans