Having visuals helps a GREAT DEAL!! Also going over the key points and making sure they understand. I have also buddy students up with other students who are strong on certain things.
What will always work is to allow students more time to break down words and complete an assignment. Provide them with needed resources, and encourage them.
Hi Jon-Paul!
Very good strategy! What kind of retention checks do you use?
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
I have experienced this topic more in the last 20 years. As core curriculum requirements change in primary and secondary schools, it appears more emphasis is placed on technological achievements and less on reading fundamentals. When I encounter a student with reading challenges, I have found that revisiting the basic fundamentals or vocabulary dynamics for course-specific vocabulary during tutoring sessions heightens the learning experience. These students are already apprehensive about reading and the extra time and effort given to enure their success increases the students' confidence, while building rapport and trust between the student and educator. Small successess increase motivation.
Start with small assignments, use retention checks often, praise the slightest improvement.
After initial coverage of new vocabulary and using many of the strategies given in your course to introduce them, I also do daily review of the vocabulary that has been taught.
Before you start a new chapter go through it and pull out all the elements in the words that the students have already learned and should know. When students see how many elements they already know they do not feel so overwhelmed.
I introduce new terms as homework assignments.
What I have tried is telling the studens to break the words down into smaller words, and to always refer to the dictionary if unsure about a word.
We can have students in small groups and give them list differnt words to read and write.
That's true. When students see a long list of vocabulary words they instantly feel overwhelmed. Breaking into smaller categories as Ms. Goldman suggested will help them tackle the work in smaller sets.
One way you could help would be to take a long list of words and group them into smaller catergories.
Hi David!
Actively engage students by assisting them with their learning - GREAT approach. Have you found any significant results from this approach, if so, please share.
Keep up the outstanding work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
We have an accelerated terminology program where it is difficult to introduce 5-7 words at a time. How would I handle larger content in a short form class
Identify with the students through group discussion key terms/practical applications that are covered in the reading assigned for any given day. Write those student generated terms on the whiteboard to assist the students with organizing their notes. An instructor may also end class by discussing that evening's assignment by giving the students a list of "what to look for" in the assigned reading for the next class.
I have been an high school administrator for years. Studys indicate that a student's reading ability (or a lack thereof) at the end of the third grade is a strong predictor of high school graduation/success. Many students drop out of school each year because they cannot read or decode information. The tips on introducing vocabulary 5-7 words and making a connection through application or drawing pictures or symbols to illustrate the words would be beneficial to students who have difficulty reading and thus promote transfer of the concepts to long term and working memory.
Yes, Vernise a very productive approach.
Most challenged students require smaller amounts of information at a time and more time to get the work accomplished. Then - a another participant in the cours posted - and patiences.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
Hi Nydia!
What are some of the strategies that you use for helping students identify words by association?
Good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
Ways that I can help students with reading challenges are proving vocabulary word for them 5-7 at a time and then have them learn be able to apply them and incorporate them into their course & career as they see them in sentnences.
Vernise Walker
