Teaching Strategy
Teaching Strategies
Your role as teacher is to create an environment in which all students can participate to the best of their abilities. One of your greatest challenges is to provide a positive learning environment for the students in your classroom. Because each student has his or her own unique set of physical and intellectual abilities, perceptions, and needs, the learning styles of your students may vary widely.
Once you determine the special needs of your students, you can identify the areas of the curriculum that may present barriers to them. In order to eliminate those barriers, you may need to modify your teaching strategies. The following information will help you identify students with special needs. It also offers strategies for you to tailor your lessons and presentations so that all students have a more equal opportunity to experience success.
Gifted
Overview
Although no formal definition exists, gifted students can be described as having above average ability, task commitment, and creativity. They rank in the top 5 percent of their classes. They are usually capable of divergent thinking. Students in your class who consistently finish work more quickly than others and who have above average ability, task commitment, and creativity may be considered gifted.
Teaching Strategies * Emphasize concepts, theories, relationships, ideas, and generalizations. * Let students express themselves in a variety of ways, including drawing, creative writing, or acting. * Make arrangements for gifted students to work on independent projects. * Make arrangements for gifted students to take selected subjects early. * Encourage gifted students to take on a wide variety of enrichment and independent practice activities that will put them in contact with people in the "real world" and allow them to observe the daily practices that lead to success.
Second Language Learners
Overview
Some students speak English as a second language, or not at all.
Your role as teacher is to create an environment in which all students can participate to the best of their abilities. One of your greatest challenges is to provide a positive learning environment for the students in your classroom. Because each student has his or her own unique set of physical and intellectual abilities, perceptions, and needs, the learning styles of your students may vary widely.
Once you determine the special needs of your students, you can identify the areas of the curriculum that may present barriers to them. In order to eliminate those barriers, you may need to modify your teaching strategies. The following information will help you identify students with special needs. It also offers strategies for you to tailor your lessons and presentations so that all students have a more equal opportunity to experience success.
Gifted
Overview
Although no formal definition exists, gifted students can be described as having above average ability, task commitment, and creativity. They rank in the top 5 percent of their classes. They are usually capable of divergent thinking. Students in your class who consistently finish work more quickly than others and who have above average ability, task commitment, and creativity may be considered gifted.
Teaching Strategies * Emphasize concepts, theories, relationships, ideas, and generalizations. * Let students express themselves in a variety of ways, including drawing, creative writing, or acting. * Make arrangements for gifted students to work on independent projects. * Make arrangements for gifted students to take selected subjects early. * Encourage gifted students to take on a wide variety of enrichment and independent practice activities that will put them in contact with people in the "real world" and allow them to observe the daily practices that lead to success.
Second Language Learners
Overview
Some students speak English as a second language, or not at all.