UNIT 4 REMEDIAL TEACHING STRATEGIES.pptx

Remedial Teaching Strategies

1. PEDAGOGY OF ENGLISH UNIT 4: REMEDIAL TEACHING STRATEGIES: LECTURE-III PRESENTED BY: DR. MAHASHEVTA & DR. MONA MALHOTRA GAUR BRAHMAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROHTAK .

2. Remedial Teaching Strategy Remedial teaching strategy is aimed at denoting or related to special teaching, in which the learner and his/her needs occupy the focal point. Few remedial teaching strategies are: Individualized Education Programme (IEP). Peer Support Programme . Reward Scheme. Handling Pupils’ Language Acquisition Problems. Feedback to students, parents and teachers.

3. Individualized Education Programme (IEP ) Individualized Education Programme (IEP): Individualized educational programme aims to reinforce the foundation of learning, helps pupils overcome their learning difficulties and develop their potentials. Individualized educational programme should include short-term and long-term learning objectives, learning steps, activities and reviews to ensure that the programme is implemented effectively. Teaching can be done in small groups or for individual. Teachers should hold meetings regularly to evaluate the effectiveness of work and gather opinions for refinement.  

4. Peer Support Programme Peer Support Programme : In peer support programme , remedial teachers may train up students who perform better in a certain subject to become a trainer and will be responsible for helping schoolmates with learning difficulties in group teaching and self-study sessions as well as outside class. Peer support programme helps pupils reinforce their knowledge, and develop their communication and cooperation skills as well as good interpersonal relationship. To enhance the effectiveness of the programme , remedial teachers must provide training to the pupils concerned beforehand and make regular reviews on its effectiveness. Generally speaking, this programme is more suitable for pupils of higher grades.

5. Reward Scheme Reward Scheme: The reward scheme has positive effect in enhancing pupils’ motivation. It aims at guiding pupils to set their own objectives and plans, and positively reinforcing their good performance. No matter what reward is provided, the most important thing is to help pupils cultivate an interest in learning and gain a sense of satisfaction and achievement during the learning process . The teacher should set clear and achievable objectives. The rewards should be changed and possess variability in order to maintain their acceptance and strength in sustaining the interest and motivation among students.

6. Teachers’ Role in Reward Scheme To set clear and specific targets. To set achievable objectives. To give diversified rewards (including verbal commendation) or prizes to accommodate pupils’ interest; give rewards instantly. To review and revise the reward scheme regularly. To invite parents to help children improve their work.

7. Handling Pupils’ Language Acquisition Problems Adopting flexible instructional strategies. Drill and practice of linguistic skills. Incorporate audio and visual Materials . Development of lessons that meet students’ interests, needs, and experiences Development of worksheets and exercises. Providing peer tutors. Use of positive reinforcers .

8. Handling Pupils’ Language Acquisition Problems Focus on learning problems one by one. Need based individual guidance programme . Feedback from peers and parents. By providing language enriching material. Incorporate individualized learning materials Describing expected learning outcomes. Regularly monitoring students’ progress. Constructive feedback.

9. Feedback to Students, Parents and Teachers Remedial teachers should make close liaison and coordination with the parents and maintain close contact with other teachers to discuss their experiences and provide professional support and feedback to students to solve their problems. In order to help pupils with learning difficulties, schools must liaise closely with parents. Apart from providing guidance on homework to their children, parents also handle pupils’ problems either by the same way or similar ways in line with the requirements of the school and their schoolwork.

10. Feedback to Students, Parents and Teachers Some parents may have unrealistic expectation of their children’s performance. In such cases, remedial teachers have to explain to the parents about the characteristics and abilities of pupils so that they may help their children to learn in a pleasurable manner. On the contrary, some parents’ expectation may be too low. Teachers must then keep in contact with parents to help them understand their children and to provide appropriate guidance to develop the pupils’ potentials.

11. Ways to Provide Effective Feedback Based on educational needs of learners. Based on individual differences among class. Feedback should be provided well in time. Feedback should reference to solve specific learning problem. In positive feedback, one problem should be taken for one time. In positive feedback teacher should keep track of student progress by record keeping and genuine praise of students.