An ESL Reading Program Synopsis
Synopsis of an ESL Reading Program
Past Reading Programs
Many years ago, I was part of a group who researched a software package that assessed students reading and allocated them an appropriate book for reading. The essence of the program was that the book was not too hard and not too easy therefore giving
Spoon Feeding Students
Most of us have been spoon fed at some stage and this can be likened to teaching as in feeding the students knowledge. Young children being spoon fed sit and wait for the next spoon full and while they are waiting their brain is in neutral ready to accept the wisdom of the ancients from their parent or teacher. The problem here is the brain is doing very little while waiting for the next piece of knowledge and it is in this time the students should be thinking and analyzing.
Autism in the Classroom
For about 5 years, I had the role of Managing And Retaining Secondary School Students in the education system.
This entailed finding students at risk of dropping out of school and trying to assist them to have a successful school experience. It also entailed the integration of students with disabilities into the classroom. Of the students with disabilities integrated into the school system there were,
Teaching from a Positive Perspective.
How much emphasis should be placed on bad learning practices as opposed to good learning practice. Teaching should be a thing of positives rather than negatives. Good teachers are much happier showing students what to do to achieve better results rather than what not to do. Students also tend to respond more positively to this atmosphere by being happier learners.
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