Quiet students
Quiet students to me present the largest challenge. I find myself constantly wondering if they are getting the material or if they are just moving along hoping for a C.
One of the ways that I find helpfull in dealing with quite students is to have the class do a daily review of material covered with their bookks closed. I try not to single the quite students out but find myself asking them more probing questions about their understanding of the material covered that day. I find that this helps me to at least make sure they heard and understood what that nights class was about. I find it also usually leads them into asking questions about material they are unsure about.
I will engage this student in conversation after class. I will discuss the class with them and make sure they understand that if they do need anything I am availabe for them. The group /team activity seems to help a little bit but you have to be careful which classmates they are in a group with. The class clown may take over in a small group.
Yes I agree this is a hard student to read. I would get her to talk by saying something funny waiting to see is she smiled and then asking her any thoughts she may have on the subject.
