Blog #2
React to how this style of learning (jigsawing, whiteboarding, the various learning strategy activities you're creating, even the idea of small group whiteboarding before whole group sharing) could help kids of all needs. Think of various types of special needs kids and address at least 3 different types for your blog (examples: gifted kids, those who are ADHD or ADD, apathetic, someone who is visual vs. auditory, ODD, struggling reader, dyslexic, etc.). Blog by Monday, Sept. 7th; respond to each of your compass group members by Wednesday, Sept. 9th
These different styles of learning are great ways to help students of many different special needs learn in a way that will benefit them. Jigsawing can be helpful to students who are auditory learners. While they still have to read some of the chapter, they do not have to sit down and read it all on their own and possibly miss key concepts. They have the opportunity to listen to their classmates teach them about the chapter which can be very different from listening to a teacher. This style of learning could also help kids who are shy in class because it may be easier for them to ask questions in a small group rather than in front of the whole class. Creating task cards or any other activity we talked about can benefit students with ADHD and students that are tactile learners. These activities essentially allow them to play games and use their hands to learn. You can even let them make their own and be creative so that they are learning the material in a way that is most beneficial to them. I think that writing on the whiteboards in small group before having whole group discussion could benefit an english language learner. They are working with a partner to read something and then practicing writing on the white board. Their partner can really help them understand what they are reading and help them write what they want to say before presenting to the whole class.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even think about jig sawing for auditory learners, but that is a great idea! I think its great that those types of learners have their reading assignments minimized but are still learning the same subject material. I totally agree that task cards are great for the tactile learners.
DeleteThe idea about using Jigsaw for auditory learners is great and so is the idea of having the ADHD kids having an activity that keeps them engaged for a long period of time. Also I like having the English learners paired up with and given a whiteboard so they can communicate.
DeleteI think the different types of learning can be beneficial to kids of all needs because it allows them to have different outlets as far as learning. Whether it be talking in small groups, getting to write on a dry-erase board, or even the jigsaw methods, they get a chance to try different things and find out what ways they learn best.
ReplyDeleteFor kids who are gifted, these ways of learning may give them a reason to want to learn. Often times they think they know the material and don't need to do the assignment, but if it is a fun and new way for them to do it, they may become more interested in the subject.
Children who struggle to read will have the opportunity to speak among their peers and bounce ideas off of each other. They can also write on the dry-erase board to increase their reading/writing skills, and ask their friends for help if they need it.
The jigsaw method and the dry-erase board method are also great for the children who are more visual learners than auditory learners. They can get their hands on what they are learning, and look at it up close and personal. There are several different activities you could have them do to get the message across of what they are learning, like the cardboard and string puzzle that allows them to use critical thinking and see what they are learning at the same time.
I agree that different learning activities can be helpful to children with special needs because it gives them a chance to learn the way that is best for them. I feel that when we as future teachers use these methods to help students with disabilities learn better, it will also help us and show us what we may or may not need to work on
DeleteI do feel that gifted kids may be a little more difficult, just because we assume they know and that's wrong. I agree with making assignments interesting, perhaps this could be done by allowing them to make connections to their personal life.
DeleteUsing these various types of learning strategies can be helpful to the many children who have special needs because it allows them to learn in a way that fits them and would help them to retain the information they learned. The various types of learning strategy activities is also a way for them to get involved in the lesson and is a more fun or nontraditional attempt to teaching a lesson that most kids would be drawn to. The jigsaw activity is a good way for children with ADHD to learn or understand a lesson because it keeps them busy with a lot of hands on learning , instead of them just sitting down at a desk trying to take everything in. Another activity that would be a good way for children with visual learning disabilities is to do whiteboarding because they can see the material and while someone is reading it off the board they can write down what they see, which may cause them to remember parts of the lesson that was written down. Those with reading problems can do vocabulary exercises that requires them to think and give them worksheets that add the new vocab words into context, which is also good for the whole class. Then every week give the students a mini quiz on the vocab words and how they can use them in a sentence, or in every day conversation in class.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the jigsaw activity is perfect for children who have ADHD because it helps them to stay on task and challenge themselves without getting bored or loosing attention. I love your idea for the mini quiz once a week on vocab words to make sure that the students are learning what they should be from the vocabulary exercises during class.
DeleteI also agree that a jigsaw activity is a good way to keep ADHD kids on task as well as the whiteboard activity because they would be writing but it would be "productive" writing.
DeleteThese learning strategies are important for myself to learn, so as a future teacher I can see the kinds of learners I have and the different accommodations I would have to make. Jigsawing could be a good activity for not only ADHD but kids with a lack reading comprehension, because they're focused on that one piece and they can read however fast or slow they want and their notes that they take on the section would reflect on how well they read or how well they understood it. I really like the taskcards and the versatile for kids who are tactile learners but would also be good for kids who are gifted, because you can make those as hard or as easy as you want. It would keep the gifted student from getting bored and feeling that they don't need to do it, it presents a challenge for them. As for apathetic students, I would use speed dating or the whiteboard activity and allowing those students to make personal connections to their lives because we want them to be engaged, and not have a feeling that they are not learning. When we used the exceptional speed dating activity and we had to think about ourselves and what made us exceptional, and we could make some connections to the person standing across from us.
ReplyDeleteI too like the different learning activities that we participated in during class because it showed us how through these different activities everyone has their own way of learning. It also inspired us future teachers to come up with creative ways to get students to learn.
DeleteI do like that the task cards can be as easy or as hard as you want to make them, so they can be applied to different age groups or different types of learners. The speed dating is also a great idea for apathetic students, to get them moving around and learning at the same time.
DeleteKnowing the learning styles of my students is a big thing because if I know I how the majority learn I can figure out the types of activities to do. For my students who are visual they would prefer a puzzle type activity like the mix and match. They would like it because they could figure it out by looking at each individual piece and matching it up. The ADHD I would like the speed dating technique to get to know each other but every once in awhile to keep it fresh I would have them do a jigsaw activity because it is short and concise. Another benefit of it is that a peer is teaching them and usually people the same age reach each other better. For the gifted kids in my class I would try to have a debate and get them to participate. This will help get them involved and it will help the auditory learners as well because they will get to listen in as well as participate (remember I want to teach High School).
ReplyDeletePhilip, I think those ideas are really good to help students of all different learning styles. I think having debates is something that will definitely reach a number of learning styles and it is fun for the students. Getting all students to discuss and participate in class is not an easy task but I think these activities will promote that.
DeleteI forgot about speed dating when I made my post, but I agree 100% that it is great for not only ADHD students, but a ton of different types of learners. It is fun and gets the entire class talking. I think its great that you put that you want to teach high school because it makes the entire post relate to that age group.
DeleteLearning Styles are huge for teachers to understand so that they can understand their kids better. I thought that doing the white board activity in partners first was great because it made every single student talk instead of just sitting in the back of class wondering. I think that the task cards are great for visual learners because they can see that they are getting the right answer and they can see the different colors to make a connection.
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle that I made would be great for a struggling reader because the questions are not hard words and the answers are all just one word answers. Then, it is fun for them to check themselves by turning the paper over to see if it made a picture and to see the cool picture!
The white boards I think work best for ADHD kids because it allows them to talk and engage with other students. This way they do not have to sit and listen to the teacher lecture about the subject but instead they are teaching themselves about it. You could also take it a step farther and have the students get up in front of the class to share what they wrote down. This gives ADHD students the movement that they need.
I agree with you on the fact that the white boards are good for kids with attention problems because they can converse with others. The getting up in front of class to share what they wrote down success will vary between students.
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