Identifying and helping a struggling student by Eleanor Nias

A student that distracts others

Reading difficulty

Disconnecting from assignments and teacher

Consistent late work

watches the teacher during work time

Disengagement

Tiredness

Unmotivated student

Find out what the student enjoys and make the task more individual when possible

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unwilling to complete tasks or start them

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Restlessness

drawing on work

negative talk

"I can't or won't"

Emotional in class

Angry towards teacher or other students

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Try talking to the student with a councillor present

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Try and get over and see if student is on task or needs extra help

pacing the room

High phone usage

Attention seeking behaviour

Can we use a tool to help - translate?

Try and find the cause? Ask if the student is the same in other classes

Ask about home life? Talk with parents

How can the teacher re engage the student without banning the phone?

Talk to the student to see when he/she will try and what is too much. Find a way to simplify task to get the student to feel like he/ she can achieve small goals.

Add in physical activity to the class. A quick ball game/ some star jumps. Most classes are sat down the whole time.

Ask parent if this is an often occurance

Is it just my subject or in others? Talk to other teachers.

Ask student questions that come natural with a positive answer or if the student only answers with "no" as leading questions in which they have to think more.

Give more than one example / video / picture and text