Strategies to Increase Engagement and Motivation by April Vigil

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:04:26 UTC

Young students can benefit from brain breaks. Students can participate in a short physical game and stretches to help them refresh. This can increase student engagement.

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:08:24 UTC

Teachers will use a variety of tools and strategies to temporarily support student learning such as visual aids, books, and reading instructions aloud. The method of support with vary based on the help needed and the disability a student has.

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:10:20 UTC

Students will have an opportunity to tutor each other. For example, students will ask and answer questions. Students will learn to be supportive of each other and create a positive learning environment. It also encourages and improves social engagement.

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:10:32 UTC

Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate what they've learned in a variety of ways. For some assignments, students will be able to write, draw, or record a video using a digital platform to show what they learned about a new lesson. This will improve motivation and give students ownership of their learning.

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:16:27 UTC

Students will read in small groups and share different reading strategies. They will practice predicting, summarizing, and questioning what they read. This will help build reading comprehension, promote self-confidence, and build a community between students.

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:23:17 UTC

Students will be tasked with answering a question or prompt about a specific lesson orally, on a class poll, through a written explanation, or through manipulatives. This will ensure comprehension, increase, and provide multiple means of engagement.

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:37:24 UTC

Visual aids such as pictures, picture books, sentence frames, and graphic organizers can help students make new connections and support EL learners. This will ensure EL learners can be fully involved in learning activities and class discussions.

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:42:06 UTC

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:42:25 UTC

Morin, A. (2025). Brain Breaks: An Evidence-Based Behavior Strategy | Reading Rockets. Reading Rockets. https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/autism-spectrum-disorder/articles/brain-breaks-evidence-based-behavior-strategy

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:42:31 UTC

Fiveable. (2024, August 21). 6.3 Scaffolding techniques – Special Education. https://library.fiveable.me/special-education/unit-6/scaffolding-techniques/study-guide/dg4Ph4Z9gCCTTZrK

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:42:37 UTC

Using peer tutoring to facilitate access | Reading Rockets. (n.d.). Reading Rockets. https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/curriculum-and-instruction/articles/using-peer-tutoring-facilitate-access

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:42:41 UTC

Martínez, C. (2021, March 8). Five tips for individualizing learning throughout the day. Teaching Strategies. https://teachingstrategies.com/blog/5-ways-address-wide-range-skills-abilities-your-classroom/

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:42:47 UTC

Contreras, A. (n.d.). Why reading groups? Learning for Justice. https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/publications/reading-for-social-justice/why-reading-groups

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:42:53 UTC

Active Student responding | WingInstitute.org. (n.d.). https://www.winginstitute.org/instructional-delivery-student-respond

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aprildvigil — 2025-07-21 04:42:58 UTC

Knight, S. (2019, September 16). 6 Engaging Ways to Use Visual Aids in Your Classroom. Grand Canyon University. https://www.gcu.edu/blog/teaching-school-administration/6-engaging-ways-use-visual-aids-your-classroom