e-PD: DI (3 July 2024) by

Student profiles

wang_xiaoxi — 2024-06-21 15:28:41 UTC

Students who

have language and literacy difficulties
lack interest in the subject matter
have weak/limited vocabulary
have low awareness in general knowledge and/or current affairs

Sharing 2 Slides

wang_xiaoxi — 2024-06-21 16:16:08 UTC

Sharing 1 Slides

wang_xiaoxi — 2024-06-21 16:19:07 UTC

Video: Using Differentiated Instructions to Support All Learners

wang_xiaoxi — 2024-06-21 16:19:52 UTC

Video: The Effect of Differentiated Instruction on the Future Special Needs Educators

wang_xiaoxi — 2024-06-21 16:21:01 UTC

Student profiles

wang_xiaoxi — 2024-06-22 01:14:20 UTC

Students who

don’t know what to do when they enter the class or return from breaks
get overwhelmed easily
have difficulties in maintaining focus
have different learning needs within the classroom

Video: How Does a Child With Dyslexia Feel?

wang_xiaoxi — 2024-06-22 02:46:13 UTC

Diverse needs of learners

wang_xiaoxi — 2024-06-22 03:09:05 UTC

Including those with

different learning styles
readiness and
backgrounds

Session Slides

wang_xiaoxi — 2024-06-25 23:38:31 UTC

2024-07-03 00:19:37 UTC

Small group consultation or one-to-one consultation.

Make videos for reference

Profile 1

bls_math — 2024-07-03 00:19:46 UTC

I will refer them to the whiteboard which listed the lesson flow for the day. And guide them to focus on one task at a time.

For students who get overwhelmed easily

2024-07-03 00:20:21 UTC

Break the main task down into a series of steps with visual aids to help them see through the challenge.

We can also show examples or models of completed work.

Profile 3

bls_eng — 2024-07-03 00:20:27 UTC

Assign a group leader or buddy to help nudge the students stay focused or on task.

Routines & Assigned Buddies

2024-07-03 00:20:52 UTC

Consistently follow the same routines (once they work)

Long break & difficulty maintaining focus

2024-07-03 00:21:24 UTC

Providing a recap to ease students into the lesson by activating prior knowledge. Then I will have short checkpoints like quizzes or polls or brainstorm by leveraging on classpoint.

2024-07-03 00:21:25 UTC

Chunking- breaking up the lesson into accessible bits

Students who are lost when they enter class

2024-07-03 00:21:36 UTC

For those who are lost when they return from break, I generally will have the lesson's or the first task's instructions up on the whiteboard or slides for students to follow when they step into class to minimize disturbance and ensure that they remain on task.

Setting and Writing Routines: Establishing clear and consistent routines. Visual schedules and written instructions for guidance.

athena_soh_mui_ling — 2024-07-03 00:22:00 UTC

For those who are visual learners, i will write specific instructions on the board and turn their attention to it.

bls_SENSE — 2024-07-03 00:22:05 UTC

inform them to check the agenda for today
give small tasks and tell them to do one task at a time
provide brain breaks
find out what exactly their needs are

Profile 2. Encourage the use of tools like timers and checklists.

2024-07-03 00:22:27 UTC

2024-07-03 01:04:24 UTC

The bouncy balls is interesting

bls_mtl — 2024-07-03 01:05:16 UTC

use of bookcreator, read to me function

bls_cnt — 2024-07-03 01:05:28 UTC

Hani shared about her language class

Absence and language issues - choices

AA - gamified - options to choose based on their abilities (language)

E.g. part 1 - reading - tiered by stars

part 2 - create poster - basic, advanced level to create podcast from interview

bls_cnt — 2024-07-03 01:06:13 UTC

Kris - weak and limited vocab

Emphasis the word --> simpler word to rmb

repetition --> help them recognise the word

Profile 1

bls_eng — 2024-07-03 01:07:00 UTC

Keen to adopt strategy of having the group (mixed ability) tiering their reading passages together to simplify words/phrases that are complex to them.

From Group 5

2024-07-03 01:07:05 UTC

5 minutes of news sharing by students to grow in the general knowledge

this can be in the written form or mind-map form
Teacher can also take five minutes at the start to share, as a filler while students settle down? Videos?

bls_cnt — 2024-07-03 01:07:07 UTC

Salizam - lack in interest in D&T

Use Project based - real life issues/problems, connect with D&T concepts, with checklist, they can deeper their understanding toward D&T.

Weak or limited vocabulary

2024-07-03 01:07:09 UTC

Baby steps to be introduced
Alternative words familiar to the child.
Repeated on daily basis.

2024-07-03 01:07:22 UTC

Thanks Xiuwen for your fresh ideas! I would love to try bouncy balls and classhook. I like that you have a cool off period before the start of lesson. Student engagement is essential before any knowledge retention can take place! I think you put much thought into your lessons which I know the kids appreciate.

Engaging Disinterested and Unmotivated Students (Grp 3)

athena_soh_mui_ling — 2024-07-03 01:07:27 UTC

Gamify the tasks and activities (creates healthy competition/ enhances the reward system of the student
Teacher to use prompts to trigger students to think deeper about a subject/ increase interest in a subject area/matter
Scaffold difficult topics/ key terms to help students learn
Use debates to help in current affair matters

nur_lydia_johari — 2024-07-03 01:07:44 UTC

Use of book creator, magic canva and AI tools to encourage students who lack interest / language and literacy

Vocabulary

2024-07-03 01:07:48 UTC

For students weak in vocabulary, teaching them clarifying strategies and how to deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words based on its root form can help them gain confidence when confronting new vocab

Recording a video like what Fatihah did is a good strategy to adopt for students who need reminders.

2024-07-03 01:38:21 UTC

Strategies that i have learnt and can adopt

bls_cce — 2024-07-03 01:38:31 UTC

Use Natural readers to help audio learners learn better
Facilitating Seating Arrangements to help in learning and classroom management
Using debating styles, gamification to increase students learning

2024-07-03 01:38:59 UTC

Incorporate activities that engage multiple senses to reinforce learning, such as hands-on experiments, role-playing, or multimedia presentations.

Text-to-Speech tools

bls_eng — 2024-07-03 01:39:00 UTC

Keen to try out the text-to-speech tools and the e-book creator to help the low-readiness students to be more motivated to read/understand the story, especially this term, when we are focusing on narrative writing for the Sec 1 EL class

2024-07-03 01:39:01 UTC

1) Providing AI created visual and sound aids in addition to the current resources

2) flexible seating is also a good idea to cater to interests and needs separately.

2024-07-03 01:39:08 UTC

establish a common platform for help resources and use AI tools to help structure lessons

Seating plan

2024-07-03 01:39:25 UTC

I can be more flexible in organising my students in a variety of seating arrangements to increase their engagement level and also to help high needs learners to learn from their peers through discussion.

Frequent Breaks and Flexible Seating:

bls_cnt — 2024-07-03 01:39:37 UTC

Implement short, frequent breaks using techniques something like the Pomodoro method (25 minutes of work followed by a 5-minute break). Allow flexible seating options to help students focus better.

nur_lydia_johari — 2024-07-03 01:39:53 UTC

We can plan tiered activities at different levels of difficulty to challenge students appropriately and do flexible grouping by organising students into groups based on their skill levels, interests, or learning styles for specific activities.

Assistive Technology

bls_cnt — 2024-07-03 01:40:00 UTC

Utilize tools like text-to-speech software, audiobooks, and interactive apps to support students with language and literacy difficulties.

2024-07-03 01:40:03 UTC

Multisensory Learning to engage multiple senses (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) to enhance understanding and retention and assistive technologies using tools like text-to-speech or graphic organizers aid students learning challenges.

2024-07-03 01:41:34 UTC

Use flexible classroom arrangements to engage students in different task.
Use natural readers in prepare task to help students in understanding the text.

bls_mtl — 2024-07-03 01:41:51 UTC

Thank you to the presenters for sharing their insightful perspectives.

Some strategies which I will adapt are:

Flexible seating arrangements
Use of text to speech functions; Natural reader is a tool I would like to explore.
bouncing balls and classhook