Creating Positive Classroom Rules
September 9, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
In order to create an environment of learning, it is important to enforce positive classroom rules. These rules would provide students with positive behavior models to follow. The positive classroom rules need to be designed with certain principles in mind.
Be limited in number (eg. 4-5) so that students can remember them with ease. […]
Using Blogs to Improve Parent Involvement in the Classroom
September 8, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
There are many ways to improve parent involvement in the classroom. One creative way is with the help of blogs.
Having a classroom blog would serve many purposes. Apart from encouraging parent involvement, it would motivate the students to write more, as well as, inculcate in them a sense of ownership and loyalty to […]
What are Different Types of Attention?
September 7, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
There are different types of attention that contribute to academic and occupational success. They are as follows.
Sustained Attention – This attention type enables a student to stay on a task for a long period of time. The attention of the student in this case does not move away from the task.
Selective Attention – […]
Inclusive Curriculum – A Step Towards Accommodating All Learners
September 6, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
Individuals with physical or sensory disabilities may encounter barriers when using traditional materials such as books, paper and pencil, keyboards, audiotapes without text equivalents, or videos lacking captions or audio descriptions. Broadly speaking, ensuring physical access to the curriculum includes enabling sensory and motor access (such as the ability to see text and […]
Understanding the Development of Language in a Child: Research
September 2, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
Research has proved that there is a connection between language exposure and the reading abilities of a child.
In a longitudinal study conducted at the University of Kansas, 6 month old babies were observed until they were three years old. Researchers recorded what occurred around the baby for one hour each month. These results […]
Why Use Skype in the Classroom
Skype is a free tool that can be downloaded onto any computer. It allows the user to make free video or voice calls over the Internet. Any two computer users with skype accounts and webcams can see and hear each other.
The possibilities of using Skype in the classroom are practically endless! A teacher […]
How to Enhance Student Interaction in the Classroom
August 31, 2011 by PLB · 3 Comments
Often the crucial element in a classroom that aids the learning process of the child is student interaction. Students who are full participants in the flow of group instructions are likely to be well-behaved as well as academically engaged.
Following are some ideas to maintain student interaction during group lessons:
Match the difficulty level of […]
Learning Disabilities and IQ Testing
Intelligence tests measure a variety of mental skills, which are lumped together and called “intelligence”. The result is an IQ score. This number is supposed to be a measurement of a child’s general ability. But this score doesn’t consider factors like learning disabilities.
Learning disabilities and IQ are often not taken into account at […]
Understanding Learning Styles
August 26, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
Our learning types or styles are our “preferences” in the way we think or do things. Different people have different styles and these styles affect how we work and what we like to do. Every student is different and the way they respond to a particular style of teaching is different. Understanding learning […]
Introduction to Using Blogs in the Classroom
August 25, 2011 by PLB · 3 Comments
The first thing to do is to define what a blog is. The word, blog, is short for web-log. It is an online journal where entries, generally called posts, are written in chronological order with the most recent appearing at the top of the blog. Most blogs allow readers to post comments on […]
