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Val Blumenstock (Vblumenstock)
Junior Member
Username: Vblumenstock
Post Number: 5
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 11:59 am: |       |
Every student develops at a different level, what is appriate for one student may not be for another. So, with that in mind, I was wondering how would you go about making lessons that are developmentally appropiate for the whole class? |
Joe Herzog (Bigfish344)
Junior Member
Username: Bigfish344
Post Number: 19
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 2:59 pm: | |
Val: You should operate on the concept that most of the children in any given class, be they 4th grade 7th grade or whatever are most likely to be relatively close in development, so that if you structure your class based on standards for that level, you'll be on fairly solid ground. It then becomes a process of evaluating each child either through your observational evaluation of their attitudes and skills or perhaps a written dialog allowing the student to express ideas and opinions of activity. If in that process you find a child that is well ahead or behind the norm, talk to the counselor and the parent to define the reason and with input (and based on your expertise) devise an individual plan that becomes an offshoot of your general class plan. It may be as simple as giving a child a leadership role in the class or giving a child more opportunities to observe how the class functions in a particular activity. The sports analogy might be the "6th man" analogy. Some players are better at coming off the bench after having a chance to view the ebb and flow of the game. If a child has specific deficiencies then there is a need for disection inorder to find the best solution for the child, whether it might be Brain Gym activities, more opportunities to write in a log or do self evaluation or the like. It might be necessary to bring in an adaptive specialist.
Joe Herzog |
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