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SUPPORTING STRUGGLING STUDENTS.
DORCAS ARTHUR.
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONS
Differentiate fact from opinion in the story.
Provide textbooks for visual and word learners.
Match vocabulary words to definitions.
Allow auditory learners to listen to audio books.
Break some students into reading groups to discuss the assignment.
Create quiet spaces where there are no distractions.
Provide students with a choice board. They could have the options to learn about probability by playing a game with a peer, watching a video, reading the textbook, or working out problems on a worksheet.
Set up a “question and answer” session during which learners can ask the teacher or their peers questions, in order to fill in knowledge gaps before attempting the experiment.
Use a multi-sensory approach. Get all five senses involved in your lessons, including taste and smell!
SIGN OF STRUGGLING STUDENTS
Too Many Sick Days
Difficulty concentrating
Lack of self-control
Low motivation
Has difficulty staying on task.
Becomes anxious and stressed about homework
Behavior issues in class
Social Withdrawal
Begins to argue with teacher over school work
References and resources
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/how-help-academically-struggling-students
https://www.thoughtco.com/differentiation-instruction-in-special-education-3111026
https://sites.google.com/site/lrtsas/differentiation/differentiation-techniques-for-special-education
https://www.solutiontree.com/blog/differentiated-reading-instruction/
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/differentiated-instruction-reading
https://www.sadlier.com/school/ela-blog/13-ideas-for-differentiated-reading-instruction-in-the-elementary-classroom
link to www.sadlier.com
https://inservice.ascd.org/seven-strategies-for-differentiating-instruction-for-english-learners/
https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/parental-involvement-is-key-to-student-success
HOW TO DETERMINE IF A STUDENT NEED SPECIAL NEED PROGRAM
Difficulty with handwriting, spelling, organizing ideas
Difficulty interpreting what the ear hears (which is different from having a hearing impairment)
Long-standing
behavioral difficulties
Difficulty doing math problems, understanding time and money, remembering math facts
school avoidance
Difficulty interpreting what the eye sees (which is different from having a visual impairment)
PARENTS INVOLVEMENT
Reading, in particular, improves greatly when parents and children read together at home. Reading aloud with a child contributes significantly to the child's reading abilities.
Give parents and students collaborative activities more
Give feedbacks to parents on how students are performing.
Plan and ask parent to join extra curricular activities.
Helping children do their homework.
Inform parents about their child's struggles
Involve parent more in the decision making process.
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION DIRECTIVES
Help provide strategic plan
Choose a practical curriculum for student.
Interviewing student before admitting them in the school
Providing or assisting teacher with the right tools.
Allow teachers to make accommodation as far as the curriculum is concerned
Provide programs for teachers which will help them understand the IEP.