1. What have you learned about instructional strategies? What
would you like to learn during this class?
I have learned that instructional strategies are the
approaches used by a teacher in order to accomplish learning objectives. There
are 5 categories of instructional strategies.
These include direct instruction, indirect instruction, experiential
learning, independent study, and interactive instruction. Throughout the school day many instructional
strategies within these categories are used. Each instructional strategy has
its own benefits for the learning of the student. I have also learned that more
than one instructional strategy can be used at the same time. Throughout this course I would like to
increase my knowledge on strategies that can be used and when is the most
appropriate time to use them. I would also like to learn which strategies might
be more beneficial to use for particular subject areas. I am hoping that everything I learn in this
course will provide me with “tools” to use in my practicum course.
2. Research has shown that students with a hearing loss often
times do not achieve higher than a 3rd grade reading level. What are your
thoughts about this and how do you plan to face this?
I have heard this statistic many times throughout my courses
in deaf education. It is unfortunate
that research has shown students with a hearing loss often do not achieve
higher than a third grade reading level.
I understand why this can happen.
There are a variety of factors that play into how a student with a
hearing loss learns to read. In the
future I plan to handle this with confidence.
I plan to incorporate reading strategies that will be most helpful to my
students. I hope I can push my students
and allow them to build their reading skills as much as possible.
3. In looking at the first 3 chapters of CITW what are some
ways you can provide feedback and reinforce effort? Do you plan to use verbal,
tangible, or both?
Providing feedback and reinforcing effort supports learning.
The book states that there are four recommendations in regards for providing
feedback. These include: providing feedback
that addresses what is correct and what students need to do next, providing
feedback appropriately in time to meet students’ needs, provide feedback that
is criterion referenced, and engage students in the feedback process. Reinforcing effort is a strategy that can be
used in order to promote motivation in students. It involves teaching the
students the relationship between effort and achievement. One way of
reinforcing effort is through praise.
This motivates and encourages the student.
I plan to use both verbal and tangible feedback and
reinforcing effort because this will be the most helpful to my students. This will motivate the students to continue to
work hard and see what they are doing well.
It will encourage them in all of their school work. I
believe doing it both verbally and tangibly will benefit them the most and they
deserve both.
Great post! I like that you added that each instructional strategy has its own benefits and that using more than one instructional at a time is possible. I think it's important to remind ourselves as we know from experience that lesson plans don't always go exactly how you plan them and some times we have to use critical thinking skills to re-adjust. Having a back up instructional strategy would be a wise choice going into a lesson, then you'll be ready to go if your first plan fails. I too find it a hard statistic to read knowing that many individuals with a hearing loss have very poor reading skills. I love seeing how passionate our classmates are about a positive outlook to beat this statistic in the future with our future students. I also would like to use verbal and tangible feedback with my students some day. Like you mentioned in your post, I believe this will benefit the child/children in the best way possible. I like that you used information we learned from class as well as information from our text to complete your answers!
ReplyDeleteLauren,
ReplyDeleteI really like that you mentioned that you would like to learn when is the best time or subject to use certain strategies. That is a great way to break it down. We can learn all the strategies in the world but it would be a mess to go through so many each time we are looking for a way to teach something.
I agree with your thoughts on the current reading statistics of our children who have hearing loss. We need to hit that problem head on and with confidence. I think we not only need to focus on how to build children's reading skills from the get go, but also to be able to analyze and break down the skills for children who are behind on their reading skills. It is one thing to be able to teach a child to read, it is another to help them catch up on the skills that they have not yet mastered before reaching a certain grade level.
On the topic of feedback I really liked that you added that they deserve both verbal and tangible feedback. That is one thing we ALWAYS need to remember as teachers. It doesn't matter how tired we are, or what else is going on in our life or the home environment, or the school environment. The point is that the children deserve every bit of our effort and knowledge to be as successful as possible in their educational experience.
Great post, I enjoyed your thoughts!
Caitlyn