It is clear that this class has students who have different learning capabilities, some are willing to learn and some who are not willing to learn. Therefore, by just teaching them collectively, it may be difficult to realize effective teaching.There is a need to group them in different categories so that one can give them different attentions. For instance, Rose and Tamara seem to be bright students in this case and should therefore feel wasted if they are in the same group with students like Aaron and Sue who are learning just for the sake of it. (Borich, 2003)In this case, therefore, I would group Rose and Tamara in the same group. They are bright and they can assist each other.
In this same group, I would also include Bob and Jane. The reason is that the later two that is Bob and Jane are enthusiastic and are willing to learn.They will be able to gain from the group. In addition, Tamara is good in mathematics and poor in English. In this group, he will be able to gain symbiotically.
That is he gives out his mathematics skills to the other students and in return improves on his English. I would then group the others in one group.That is Sue, Aaron and Jim should be in the same group as they are all not that motivated with learning. In addition, they need extra attention and because they learn at the same level, I will be able to attend to them better. (Borich, 2003)For the first group, testing accommodation is quite enough, as they would assist them to improve their learning. This group of students does not need the use of scribes and double time.
However, I would prefer them to be involved in a group discussion so that they can improve their skills. In addition, using group discussions, they will be able to actively participate which helps them learn better. However, I would require the second group to have double time where I would assist them in their learning process.I would also require them to use scribes, as they would assist them in better understanding. When it comes to teaching them across programs areas, I would teach them one area at a time while with the first group, I would integrate all the programs together in my teaching.
(Borich, 2003)ReferencesBorich, G. (2003). Effective Teaching Methods. New York: Prentice Hall.
