Hands On
A hands-on approach is so important when it comes to teaching science, especially deaf and hard of hearing children. This approach allows children to explore and discover new things by trial and error instead of just reading about it in a text book. This approach really helps students to expand their thinking and really grow in there learning.
http://www.ehow.com/way_5879133_effective-strategies-teaching-elementary-science.html
Group Work
Working together in groups when learning a new concept is another important strategy. If children work in groups to figure out a new concept there are different brains and ideas being tossed around about how the concept works. The students can also brainstorm and work together to problem solve different scenarios.
NASA
The NASA website offers a wide variety of information. There is information on earth, the planets, missions and much more. The information is divided into information for teachers and students. There are interactive games and activities for students to plan and learn. There are also experiments that students can try in class or at home. Another cool feature of this website is that students can ask a scientist if they have a question about something. This website has so many different things to offer both teachers and students to help make learning about science fun!
http://science.nasa.gov/about-us/science-strategy/
Science Teachers
This website is great for teachers! There are a variety of lesson ideas on various science related topics. There are also worksheets already made up on various topics and on different levels. Another great feature about this website is that they are links to other websites about specific topics. These additional resources are great for when you are teaching about a topic and need to know more information to better inform your students.
Additional Resources
This websites all offer additional strategies and helpful tips for teaching science to students. Each of these websites can offer fun activities for students and help teachers with finding additional help.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/
http://www.nsta.org/
http://www.ehow.com/teaching-science/
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Math Strategies
Math Strategies
Number Charts
Number charts are amazing to use!!! I used this website http://www.homeschoolmath.net/ to create a lot of my own number charts. I was working with my students are counting numbers up to 1000 and some of the students had a hard time with the counting. I created a number chart for each of the hundreds and we taped them all in a line in the room. We then studied these charts over and over again to help them with their counting. Then when the students had to complete paterns of numbers such as filling in the 250,____, 252 or ____,400,401 the students could go the charts and follow the chart to help them. I believe that hundreds charts can be used in so many different ways for students.
Blocks
During my math lessons I used all different kinds of blocks in my lessons. When working with place value we used hundreds, tens, and ones blocks. These blocks were great for showing the place value representation for the students. The blocks were also great for when the student add to look at a number such as 100 and add one to the number or ten to the number. They could not understand this concept by just the numbers alone, but the visual of the blocks helped a lot. I used these blocks in many different lessons and there are something that I definitely want to have in the future! When doing geometry I used different shape blocks. Again this visualization helped the students to understand the different geometric shapes and concepts. There are so many different types of blocks available for lessons to help students with the visualization that they need in understanding difficult math concepts.
Games
My students loved to play different games. For math lessons I would spend time on a particular topic we would talk about it, do some worksheet, and then for a review/ something fun the students would play a game. I found several different website that had different math games that student could play. In my classroom we have a promethean board, which is like a smart board, sp the students could play the games on there as a group or individually. Here are some websites that I used,
• http://www.free-training-tutorial.com/place-value-games.html#3digits
• http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/tens.cgi?A1=c&A2=0&A3=0&A4=0&A5=5705.00000000&A6=2&A7=2&A8=[0][0][0][0][0][0][0][0][0][0]
• http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/bead/free/free.htm
• http://www.primarygames.com/math/timeclock/start.htm
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/math/teaching-methods/48952.html
This website was very interesting. There were a lot of different and helpful strategies to sue with our students. Some of them need to be adapted depending on the student and their level, but still useable. There are also fun lesson ideas for different topics. I really liked this website because there is a lot if information and because all the information is broken down into specific topics. This made it easy to go to the website and fins something depending on the topic I was working on at the time.
Number Charts
Number charts are amazing to use!!! I used this website http://www.homeschoolmath.net/ to create a lot of my own number charts. I was working with my students are counting numbers up to 1000 and some of the students had a hard time with the counting. I created a number chart for each of the hundreds and we taped them all in a line in the room. We then studied these charts over and over again to help them with their counting. Then when the students had to complete paterns of numbers such as filling in the 250,____, 252 or ____,400,401 the students could go the charts and follow the chart to help them. I believe that hundreds charts can be used in so many different ways for students.
Blocks
During my math lessons I used all different kinds of blocks in my lessons. When working with place value we used hundreds, tens, and ones blocks. These blocks were great for showing the place value representation for the students. The blocks were also great for when the student add to look at a number such as 100 and add one to the number or ten to the number. They could not understand this concept by just the numbers alone, but the visual of the blocks helped a lot. I used these blocks in many different lessons and there are something that I definitely want to have in the future! When doing geometry I used different shape blocks. Again this visualization helped the students to understand the different geometric shapes and concepts. There are so many different types of blocks available for lessons to help students with the visualization that they need in understanding difficult math concepts.
Games
My students loved to play different games. For math lessons I would spend time on a particular topic we would talk about it, do some worksheet, and then for a review/ something fun the students would play a game. I found several different website that had different math games that student could play. In my classroom we have a promethean board, which is like a smart board, sp the students could play the games on there as a group or individually. Here are some websites that I used,
• http://www.free-training-tutorial.com/place-value-games.html#3digits
• http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/tens.cgi?A1=c&A2=0&A3=0&A4=0&A5=5705.00000000&A6=2&A7=2&A8=[0][0][0][0][0][0][0][0][0][0]
• http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/bead/free/free.htm
• http://www.primarygames.com/math/timeclock/start.htm
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/math/teaching-methods/48952.html
This website was very interesting. There were a lot of different and helpful strategies to sue with our students. Some of them need to be adapted depending on the student and their level, but still useable. There are also fun lesson ideas for different topics. I really liked this website because there is a lot if information and because all the information is broken down into specific topics. This made it easy to go to the website and fins something depending on the topic I was working on at the time.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Reading Strategies
Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers are a great tool to use with students when they are reading. Using a graphic organizer allows students to look at what they are reading and how it all connects together. Doing a group graphic organizer together allows the students and the teacher to discuss the story and discuss the as a group the best way to state the main idea, the problem, etc.
Picture Story Telling
I like to look at the pictures in a story and have the students tell me what they think the story is going to be able. This allows the students to use their imagination as well as picture clues. Another thing I like about this activity is when students read the story it is fun to see if they get any of their ideas right. It makes it so much fun when what they thought happened id really what happened.
Fluency
Students need to have good fluency in order to comprehend what they are reading. I have notice especially in my student teaching placement that the students that have poorer fluency seem to struggle with comprehension more than some of the other students. I think this is because the students are struggling so much to just read the words on the page that they don’t really understand anything that they are saying. Therefore, we need to help our students with their fluency skills. I know this does not seem completely change comprehension, but I believe that it can help in a small way for students to understand more what they read.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary plays such a big role in student’s ability to understand what they are reading. If students are reading words, but don’t know what they mean they won’t be able to understand what the story is about. I have found that having students look up vocabulary words in their reading selection is a great way for them to learn the words. In my student teaching placement the students look up their vocabulary words for their story selection. The students and I then read the definition together and discuss what we think it means. The students then write a definition for each word based on the discussion that we had about the word. Discussing and writing the words helps the students to really think about the vocabulary term and what it means,
Graphic organizers are a great tool to use with students when they are reading. Using a graphic organizer allows students to look at what they are reading and how it all connects together. Doing a group graphic organizer together allows the students and the teacher to discuss the story and discuss the as a group the best way to state the main idea, the problem, etc.
Picture Story Telling
I like to look at the pictures in a story and have the students tell me what they think the story is going to be able. This allows the students to use their imagination as well as picture clues. Another thing I like about this activity is when students read the story it is fun to see if they get any of their ideas right. It makes it so much fun when what they thought happened id really what happened.
Fluency
Students need to have good fluency in order to comprehend what they are reading. I have notice especially in my student teaching placement that the students that have poorer fluency seem to struggle with comprehension more than some of the other students. I think this is because the students are struggling so much to just read the words on the page that they don’t really understand anything that they are saying. Therefore, we need to help our students with their fluency skills. I know this does not seem completely change comprehension, but I believe that it can help in a small way for students to understand more what they read.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary plays such a big role in student’s ability to understand what they are reading. If students are reading words, but don’t know what they mean they won’t be able to understand what the story is about. I have found that having students look up vocabulary words in their reading selection is a great way for them to learn the words. In my student teaching placement the students look up their vocabulary words for their story selection. The students and I then read the definition together and discuss what we think it means. The students then write a definition for each word based on the discussion that we had about the word. Discussing and writing the words helps the students to really think about the vocabulary term and what it means,
Weeks 6 and 7
The last 3 weeks have been crazy. We got a new student, which means there are 14 students now. It has been crazy how adding just one new student to the mix can turn the room upside down and change everyone’s behavior. It has also been interesting because the child’s IEP does not seem to really fit the child. Therefore the child has been shuffled around to different groups to see where they will fit the best. The student has also needed extra help because they will use to different rules and situations. On another note I have been running the room on my own and making sure the students are getting all the lessons they need in the day. It has been a lot of fun taking on more responsibility and getting to work with the students more and just getting to be there with them every day. I am very excited to be where I am because I have learned so much. I am looking forward to the next few weeks at the school!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Chapter 4 and 5
Chapter 4:
This chapter is on early intervention and identification. These two things are so important!! I don’t think that this topic can be stressed too much. With the use of UNHS children are being identified sooner and intervention starting sooner. I found it interesting that it was suggested that identifying hearing loss at such an early age could interfere with positive parent bonding. Yes, it is true that the bonding may be different because if I child does have a hearing loss the parents may be going through the stages of grief. However, it is also important for parents to know if there is a problem with their child so that they can seek help and their child receive the best services available. I can see how this would be a valid argument, but I certainly hope it would never stop someone from having their child’s hearing tested. Parents can still bond with their child even if they have a hearing loss. Overall I thought the information in this chapter was very good and easy to follow. This would be a great resource for parents to read and learn about early identification and intervention.
Chapter 5:
There are a variety of different approaches and programs when it comes to educating students who are d/hh. Language development that is referred to as oral focuses on understanding spoken language and promoting speech. Another program natural auralism stress speech reading. Cued speech is another oral program which allows students access to phonology of spoken language which is something that they usually miss because of a hearing loss. Totally communication was another program that was mentioned.
There are so many different methods of teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing. It is important to remember that no one method is perfect. Each program and approach has its advantages and disadvantages. I think it is important to give the students everything we can (based on the parents’ wishes) and see what works best for them. Currently I am ina program that was set up to be total communication. However, currently there are no signers at the school. This is something that I am not use to and have had to adjust my thoughts on teaching and communicating. I have seen the students in my room be successful without the aid of sign, but I have also see them struggle and wished I could sign to them. There will always be a debate as to what program to use and I am sure I will change my mind from time to time depending on my current situation.
This chapter is on early intervention and identification. These two things are so important!! I don’t think that this topic can be stressed too much. With the use of UNHS children are being identified sooner and intervention starting sooner. I found it interesting that it was suggested that identifying hearing loss at such an early age could interfere with positive parent bonding. Yes, it is true that the bonding may be different because if I child does have a hearing loss the parents may be going through the stages of grief. However, it is also important for parents to know if there is a problem with their child so that they can seek help and their child receive the best services available. I can see how this would be a valid argument, but I certainly hope it would never stop someone from having their child’s hearing tested. Parents can still bond with their child even if they have a hearing loss. Overall I thought the information in this chapter was very good and easy to follow. This would be a great resource for parents to read and learn about early identification and intervention.
Chapter 5:
There are a variety of different approaches and programs when it comes to educating students who are d/hh. Language development that is referred to as oral focuses on understanding spoken language and promoting speech. Another program natural auralism stress speech reading. Cued speech is another oral program which allows students access to phonology of spoken language which is something that they usually miss because of a hearing loss. Totally communication was another program that was mentioned.
There are so many different methods of teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing. It is important to remember that no one method is perfect. Each program and approach has its advantages and disadvantages. I think it is important to give the students everything we can (based on the parents’ wishes) and see what works best for them. Currently I am ina program that was set up to be total communication. However, currently there are no signers at the school. This is something that I am not use to and have had to adjust my thoughts on teaching and communicating. I have seen the students in my room be successful without the aid of sign, but I have also see them struggle and wished I could sign to them. There will always be a debate as to what program to use and I am sure I will change my mind from time to time depending on my current situation.
Social Studies Strategies
Column Note taking
http://www.georgetownisd.org/ccorner/socstudies/InstructionalStrategiesforSocialStudies.asp
This was a strategy that I remember using growing up. I liked this strategy because it helped me to visualize what information went with each topic. In this strategy the students will fold their paper in half like a hot dog. Then they would write a topic on one side. Next they would write facts about that topic on the other side. Then students would then read and study the information. The students could then quiz themselves by only looking at one column. The students would then have to say the facts that went with the topic. They could then open the paper to check themselves.
Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers are another great strategy for teaching social studies. There are so many topics and facts that go with them. Having the students list a topic on a graphic organizer and then write the supporting facts around it will help them to visualize the information. There are many different graphic organizers available. Teachers can also customize one that best fits their students and the topic that is being discussed.
Time Line
A time line around the room is also a great visual for displaying social studies facts. For this the students could discuss a topic and learn all the details. Then the students could write down key facts and place that topic and facts on a time line. The time line could get around the room so the students could see it all the time. Having this visual around will help them to learn events, but also see how those events happened in relation to each other.
Column Note taking
http://www.georgetownisd.org/ccorner/socstudies/InstructionalStrategiesforSocialStudies.asp
This was a strategy that I remember using growing up. I liked this strategy because it helped me to visualize what information went with each topic. In this strategy the students will fold their paper in half like a hot dog. Then they would write a topic on one side. Next they would write facts about that topic on the other side. Then students would then read and study the information. The students could then quiz themselves by only looking at one column. The students would then have to say the facts that went with the topic. They could then open the paper to check themselves.
Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers are another great strategy for teaching social studies. There are so many topics and facts that go with them. Having the students list a topic on a graphic organizer and then write the supporting facts around it will help them to visualize the information. There are many different graphic organizers available. Teachers can also customize one that best fits their students and the topic that is being discussed.
Time Line
A time line around the room is also a great visual for displaying social studies facts. For this the students could discuss a topic and learn all the details. Then the students could write down key facts and place that topic and facts on a time line. The time line could get around the room so the students could see it all the time. Having this visual around will help them to learn events, but also see how those events happened in relation to each other.
http://www.georgetownisd.org/ccorner/socstudies/InstructionalStrategiesforSocialStudies.asp
This was a strategy that I remember using growing up. I liked this strategy because it helped me to visualize what information went with each topic. In this strategy the students will fold their paper in half like a hot dog. Then they would write a topic on one side. Next they would write facts about that topic on the other side. Then students would then read and study the information. The students could then quiz themselves by only looking at one column. The students would then have to say the facts that went with the topic. They could then open the paper to check themselves.
Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers are another great strategy for teaching social studies. There are so many topics and facts that go with them. Having the students list a topic on a graphic organizer and then write the supporting facts around it will help them to visualize the information. There are many different graphic organizers available. Teachers can also customize one that best fits their students and the topic that is being discussed.
Time Line
A time line around the room is also a great visual for displaying social studies facts. For this the students could discuss a topic and learn all the details. Then the students could write down key facts and place that topic and facts on a time line. The time line could get around the room so the students could see it all the time. Having this visual around will help them to learn events, but also see how those events happened in relation to each other.
Column Note taking
http://www.georgetownisd.org/ccorner/socstudies/InstructionalStrategiesforSocialStudies.asp
This was a strategy that I remember using growing up. I liked this strategy because it helped me to visualize what information went with each topic. In this strategy the students will fold their paper in half like a hot dog. Then they would write a topic on one side. Next they would write facts about that topic on the other side. Then students would then read and study the information. The students could then quiz themselves by only looking at one column. The students would then have to say the facts that went with the topic. They could then open the paper to check themselves.
Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers are another great strategy for teaching social studies. There are so many topics and facts that go with them. Having the students list a topic on a graphic organizer and then write the supporting facts around it will help them to visualize the information. There are many different graphic organizers available. Teachers can also customize one that best fits their students and the topic that is being discussed.
Time Line
A time line around the room is also a great visual for displaying social studies facts. For this the students could discuss a topic and learn all the details. Then the students could write down key facts and place that topic and facts on a time line. The time line could get around the room so the students could see it all the time. Having this visual around will help them to learn events, but also see how those events happened in relation to each other.
Social Studies Strategies
In my student teaching placement we have two students that are in the deaf and hard of hearing room for scocial studies. The students were recently learning about different deographical areas. To help them to visualize these areas my teaching pulled out several different maps that showed different features. The students studied these while reading the book. They then filled out their own maps for practice. They filled out these maps several different times for practice and to use different styles of learning. I am sure this is a very popular method, but I also think it is a very important method for teaching.
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