Student Varied Approach

Knowledge of Students Varied Approaches to Learning: Students in the class are mostly social, auditory, and visual (spatial) learners. The students do well when the teacher goes through the book or lesson with the whole class. The students need a variety of examples and cues for comprehension. Writing examples on the board as well as prepared visuals put on the board help the visual learners. Group work and games help many of the students in the class understand the content. These students do well with learning a new concept when there is a hands-on activity preferably one that involves small groups. The students need ways to manipulate objects to understand concepts due to these students being in the latter part of the concrete operational …show more content…
Nine of the 21 students in the class scored at or above grade level in math. 12 out of 21 students scored below grade level in math with seven students almost at grade level. Most students understand basic math commands such as addition and subtraction multiple digit problems. The skills the students are learning right now are multiplication facts, multiplication by tens and hundreds, and multiplying one digit by two digit numbers. Prior knowledge in math is multiplication concept, applying properties of operations as strategies, and rounding …show more content…
At Ravenswood Grade School, 86.4% of the students come from poverty, therefore time and money may be donated to help learning in the classroom. Due to the low socioeconomic status, students will need more teacher focused instruction instead of the mix of both individual and teacher focused instruction. Students may not get the help needed at home with school work and comprehension because parents and guardians may work multiple jobs or lack proper knowledge to assist their child with their homework. Instruction will need to be differentiated for the students with learning difficulties and who don’t get the extra help at