Catering for Individual Learners
In any classroom there will be a range of students
with various abilities. The grade four classroom I was placed in contained
students who were above, at or below level four. I will be discussing one boy
in particular who had a lower level of ability then his fellow classmates. This
boy will be referred to as Jay.
Barriers to Jay's learningWhen teaching my lessons, I often observed that Jay struggled with completing the set activity. He most often rushed the task, which resulted in it being illegible and containing frequent mistakes. Jay seemed to rush the activity because he found it hard to concentrate and would be easily distracted by other students around the room. His understanding and knowledge of the content also appeared to be behind the rest of the class.
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National Professional Standards for Teachers:
Catering for Jay's individual learning needs links to the 1st National Standard that involves 'knowing students and how they learn.' In Jay's case I have demonstrated standard 1.5 as I worked to 'differentiate' my teaching in order to 'meet the specific learning needs' in accordance with his abilities.
Catering for Jay's individual learning needs links to the 1st National Standard that involves 'knowing students and how they learn.' In Jay's case I have demonstrated standard 1.5 as I worked to 'differentiate' my teaching in order to 'meet the specific learning needs' in accordance with his abilities.