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Before Reading:
In your observations and experiences in the classroom, who are the students
who struggle to read and learn your content? Why do you think these students
have difficulty?
Students that struggle in the classroom and with my content area include ELL students as well
as exceptional learners. These students are often lacking the general understanding needed to
complete mainstream coursework, as well as the resources that could assist in this participation.
There are students who struggle within mainstream course as well, due to lack of student
engagement. In many mainstream courses the difficulty in maintaining student engagement lay
in the presentation of the educator, which is often not directorial or animated in the presentation.
ELL and exceptional learners often struggle from the lack of additional support and resources.
Why does it matter how we label struggling readers? What strategies are most and least
effective in meeting the needs of diverse students in the classroom?
It matters how we label struggling readers, since it can affect their personal outlook on their
education, as well as the transparency required to administer proper interventions. The
strategies that are most effective within the classroom include advanced organizers, as well as
the high yield strategies of Robert Marzano. Some of the least effective strategies in the
classroom are mostly of personal opinion, but lay mostly in the elements of direct instruction.
In Class November 14
Use the template below to guide your inquiry process on diverse learners:
Create a Know/Question chart with your team to identify the focus of your
research.
List all the things you know about List all the questions you have about
meeting the literacy needs of diverse meeting the literacy needs of diverse
learners in your classroom learners in your classroom
Once you have completed your chart, identify two or three questions you would
like to investigate.
1. What can be done to help make History a more engaging subject for ELL
students?
Watch each of the presentations and take notes. Finally, respond to the prompt at
the bottom of the page for “After class.”
After Class
After going through the inquiry process and viewing all of the presentations respond to
the following prompt. What are the specific needs of diverse learners in your content
area, especially struggling readers, and what are some strategies you can use to
differentiate to meet their learning needs?
Struggling readers in history can have a hard time in terms of the types of words/vocabulary
used in the subject. The English that is used in many historical writings tends to be far different
from today’s English using different words and sentence structures. This makes it very difficult
for students to comprehend what the reading is actually say all together much less in an
historical setting. If teachers can develop the students’ knowledge of these words then teachers
count on more of their students understanding the reading material.