Effective Instructional Strategy

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EDU 560 June 8, 2011 Effective Instructional Strategy One example of an effective instructional strategy that I have used in my classroom has been to develop and display a picture schedule. Prior to the first day of class, I prepare a daily schedule for each day of the week. I print clocks that display the time of each event for the day. I also print labels for each event of the day. On the first day of school, I discuss the need of a schedule and routine with my class. We go over the different activities that they will participate in that day. I have the students help find pictures that coordinate with the different activities to serve as a reminder or cue. As a whole group, we put the pictures in order according to our schedule. Then I show them the clocks and labels that go with each of the activities. We glue the clocks, labels, and pictures in order on a poster to create a word and picture schedule for that day. This poster is displayed on a bulletin board. As a class, we create a picture schedule for each day of the week. The schedule for the day is always posted. I began using a picture schedule with a child with autism in my early childhood classroom. I found it not only beneficial for him, but for the rest of the class. I carried the idea with me to my current fist grade classroom. The use of a picture schedule is a tool I use to teach students about telling time, morning and afternoon, and chronological order. We go over the rules/expectations of each activity for the morning and afternoon daily. I believe the use of this schedule serves as a visual reminder to students and keeps them on track. I don’t have unnecessary interruptions about from students about what is going to happen next. I have also had substitutes comment about how much it helped them keep the students in their routine while I was

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