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BrianInSuwon
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: handling the lowest level students in each class |
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I'm recently started bringing low level worksheets/activities to my classes. If a student can't handle the lesson, I pull them aside and give them some low level work. I'm having great results so far. I'm surprised that the students are actually focusing and doing the work.
Prior to this year, I held the belief that (1) if the student wasn't working, it was because they are lazy and (2) making extra worksheets (ie. planning 2 lessons for 1 class) would be too much extra work. |
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Chamchiman
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Location: Digging the Grave
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: handling the lowest level students in each class |
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| BrianInSuwon wrote: |
I'm recently started bringing low level worksheets/activities to my classes. If a student can't handle the lesson, I pull them aside and give them some low level work. I'm having great results so far. I'm surprised that the students are actually focusing and doing the work.
Prior to this year, I held the belief that (1) if the student wasn't working, it was because they are lazy and (2) making extra worksheets (ie. planning 2 lessons for 1 class) would be too much extra work. |
Nice.
What grade/level do you teach? What kinds of worksheets are you giving them?
I've noticed that some students who I wouldn't necessarily think would want extra help will take it if it's offered. My co-teacher and I often make a supplement to each lesson and give kids a chance to take it at the end of class "if they want to". A lot of them do. Of course, there are also heaps of them who bolt for the door when the bell rings.
Another thing that gets good results is giving kids a chance to practice their reading on the side. Making an audio file of Dolch Sight Words or other lists of words (ie. phonics drills) takes only a few minutes, and it's something that is easy to have kids do on their own in my office while the others are doing something else. Again, if they want to. A few kids have even been asking for the MP3 files and worksheets to be emailed to them. |
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BrianInSuwon
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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I'm working at a middle school.
Some of the activities:
Read a paragraph then open an envelope that has the paragraph all cut up and put the story back together again from memory.
Write down 7 words that start with C, 7 that start with D,....
Write downt the opposite word for the words in the list.
I like your idea with the mp3s. I need to buy a microphone soon and make some listening activities. I think I can get mp3 players for around 10,000-20,000 now. They look like USB memory sticks. I could buy one or two for the classroom. |
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Faunaki
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| That's a good idea BIS. I find that when I do things like bingo or word searches all of the class can finish the work and do it - even the lowest levels. |
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