Effects of Small Group Instruction in Mathematics Tonya Morris Stephen F. Austin State University Chapter 1: Introduction Summary Teaching second grade for the past six years in a Title I school has afforded me the opportunity to implement numerous strategies that allow my students to be successful in their test taking abilities. However, this year is a little different for me as I am now teaching third grade at a new school and have the pressure of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test. I have noticed that my students are used to being taught in a whole group. When they are given a task to complete in a small group setting or individually, they are lacking the confidence. This results in poor performance on assessments.
RTI: The State of Education Abstract Response to Intervention (RTI) is an academic as well as behavioral intervention model used in school systems in the United States to provide early and effective assistance to children who are having difficulty learning and behaving. RTI was also designed to be used as part of a data-driven process of identifying specific learning disabilities and as a more effective way of identifying students for individualized education plans (IEP). All 50 states are taking the necessary steps to develop and implement RTI models, but there is no uniformity among the states concerning the approach each state is using. There is however some common ground and similarities as well among the states’ RTI models. RTI: THE STATE OF EDUCATION “In 1997, during the process of reauthorizing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) wrote a letter to the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) expressing concern that neither early nor accurate identification of specific learning disabilities (SLD) was occurring”(
How is being labeled a “special needs” child going to influence his education? According to Public School Review, self-contained classrooms have been used for decades. They were created to help foster enhanced support for students with special needs or specific difficulties ("Understanding Self-Contained Classrooms in Public Schools | PublicSchoolReview.com."). Self-contained classrooms consist of a smaller student to teacher ratio than traditional classrooms, usually no more than ten students and one teacher with an extensive special education background. Students who show learning disabilities like autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, gifted or talented and gifted (TAG), and students who are cognitively, behaviorally, or emotionally struggling are usually placed in self-contained classrooms ("Understanding Self-Contained Classrooms in Public Schools | PublicSchoolReview.com.").
Whether the school is a charter or not matters when the children going to that charter school are there to be focused on because of their previous education and the lower education level they are on. These are kids that need more attention because they have fallen behind. They’re great schools with great results that are public and same goes for schools that are charter. There will always be a controversy between charter schools and public schools but I know for sure that if a student is dedicated and wants to learn and succeed and go somewhere in life they will do anything in their power to make sure they do whether they are attending a public school or a charter
They will look at the differences between learning and teaching methods as well as they will test certain pupils who show interesting statistics usually low or high grading students. The school I volunteer in have access to an educational psychologist but not on a regular basis. Due to the funding cuts of the current government the school I work at do not have visits from either a speech and language therapist or an educational welfare officer but with the support of all members of staff are able to cope with the roles that these professionals would provide. Roles such as helping
Homeschooling VS. Public Education Parents and teachers have many different opinions when it comes to which form of education is most effective. There has been a lot of research done to support both sides of this argument. After years of research it seems there are many pros and cons when comparing homeschooling and public education. Many parents that choose to homeschool their children do so because they believe that public schools would expose them to drugs, violence and a lack of religious teachings. Homeschooling also offers parents the opportunity to spend more time focusing on subjects they feel their child needs improvement on.
It gives me chance to show the people that would not think this is best for me that I can and I will make it. Through out my years in high school I show my best but I did not show my greatest. I have learned to weigh out my high and lows mostly my strength and weaknesses. I basically was a hands-on learner. I tended to learn more effectively by taking notes in class and rewriting them later.
The "Theory of Multiple Intelligences," as introduced by Howard Gardner in which argued that the traditional educational model favored verbal and mathematical intelligences, but that every person possessed several types of intelligence, some stronger than others, and that teachers should expand their teaching techniques and content to draw upon these multiple intelligences (Douglas, 2004). The researcher’s had chosen the topic as they had observed in classroom, they noticed that students’ intellectual capacity and interests in learning varies because it’s varied. Individuals are unique and it is a common fact. Moreover, we want to determine what intelligence is dominant among our students. MI has been introduced but not all teachers cater the needs of the students in our campus.
Learning Styles: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences Ellen Chesser COLL100 American Public University Professor Monica Ludwig Learning Styles: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences In many learning institutions, some students succeed tremendously while others struggle and often times fail. Why is this? Very rarely is it because the student is incapable of comprehending the material but rather how the student is taught. Many educators are familiar with the theory of multiple intelligences, which is the theory that each student possesses a different learning style that closely relates to the way they are able to learn and understand information and how successful they will be in the academic field. The theory of multiple intelligences and what this process entails should be recognized and implemented in every school to improve the grades and success rates of all students.
Premises: 1) Standardized test are not standardized. 2) The consequences for schools not making the grade are very unforgiving. 3) They only measure a small portion of a student’s abilities. Standardized Tests Negative or Positive In the beginning, the intent of standardized testing was to be helpful by producing information that teachers and school systems could use to improve the educational structure for students. Although standardized tests have been around for a very long time, there is still a mountain of controversy surrounding, if they are helpful or a hindrance to our elementary and secondary school students.