Good Saturday morning, all ...
In order to create a more interactive, thought-provoking blog, I am posing the following scenario. The scenarios I pose are simply scenarios I have created based on 20 years of teaching experience. Also, if you are having difficulty with a particular instructional situation, please feel free to start a comment on the blog. Now .... here is the scenario ...
It is January. The student is a boy in first grade, who is currently six and will be seven in March. He is at the top of his class according to benchmark assessments. However, he struggles completing assignments independently, but when the teacher sits with him one-on-on, he completes the assignments quickly. The student also has difficulty printing legibly, sometimes making his letters backwards, and he does not use the handwriting lines to assist in making the letters the correct size. The teacher has attempted using a digital timer, but it has not helped. When she tells the student she would like the first grade page finished by the time she counts to 20 slowly (which consists of writing two words) assists him in completing the page.
Now, it is your turn. If you were that child's teacher, what would you do?
In order to create a more interactive, thought-provoking blog, I am posing the following scenario. The scenarios I pose are simply scenarios I have created based on 20 years of teaching experience. Also, if you are having difficulty with a particular instructional situation, please feel free to start a comment on the blog. Now .... here is the scenario ...
It is January. The student is a boy in first grade, who is currently six and will be seven in March. He is at the top of his class according to benchmark assessments. However, he struggles completing assignments independently, but when the teacher sits with him one-on-on, he completes the assignments quickly. The student also has difficulty printing legibly, sometimes making his letters backwards, and he does not use the handwriting lines to assist in making the letters the correct size. The teacher has attempted using a digital timer, but it has not helped. When she tells the student she would like the first grade page finished by the time she counts to 20 slowly (which consists of writing two words) assists him in completing the page.
Now, it is your turn. If you were that child's teacher, what would you do?