Remedial Training for enabling

Late Bloomers to excel in

learning
 Nature of children
Abundant creativity (uses of safety pin)
Rukmani paints the picture of God
Inquisitiveness (Charles Darwin- and three
beetles)
Each Child has capacity we very often under
estimate A true story ( Well fall Rescue-
Disbelief) cant
 Why Remedial Teaching?
Like snow flakes , each person is unique
Ability of each person is different
Same size does not fit all
Some ,like camphor , catch what one teaches
holistically
Some need a lot of time to take in information
in small segments
Some need repetition
Some do not learn the way majority do. (Visual,
Kinaesthetic, audio learners)
 Cont..d
Problems in learning environment
Fear of learning in children
Lack of 3Rs and personality development
Low grades in Achievement tests
Differences in learning needs
Deficiencies pertaining to the learners body and
mind
Same transaction strategy for all and uniform
evaluation system for all irrespective of individual
abilities
Negative attitude of parents
 Points to ponder
Spring of learning skill is innate in every child
We need to extend our trusting hands
Learning pace of each child is different
Comparing the learning achievement of one
with another would invariably hurt ones
feelings.
We cant let a child take longer than school
years to master basic skills
What has to be done here and now cant be
postponed
 Reasons for blooming late
Physiological differences
(disabilities,
Genetic disorder,
Malnutrition
Immune dysfunction
Neuro development disorder
 Problems faced by LB

Have Short term memory

Act slowly and have immature interpersonal relationship
ADD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia ,( Developmental disorder in brain resulting in
lack of psycho motor coordination ) dysnomia (a learning disability where the affected person
cannot remember words correctly.)
Lack of visual and motor coordination
Inability to connect previous knowledge to present learning
Difficulty in transferring and generalising information
Deficiency in thinking skill
Pressure caused by inability to understand concepts
Syllabus common for all
Lack of motivation
Inadequacy of individual attention to such children
 Status of LB in Schools today
Isolated from quick learners
Get ridiculed by peers
Low-self esteem- (Ajithan-Son of famous Tamil
writer -humiliated for being a slow learner in
an English medium school with drawn-
admitted in a Government School people
smart person socialised easily now Asst .
Director in Tamil Films. Maniratnam s movie )
Fail in more than one subject
 RT Approaches
Play way
Team learning
Field Trip
Peer tutoring
Project based Learning
YUGAL Method (MATH)
IEP
Touch ,Feel and learn from Authentic materials
 Role of Teachers
Make the class rooms flexible
Prioritise the learning needs of late bloomers
Should win the trust of learners so that they come
forward to share their problems
Encourage learners to ask questions
Ensure the safety of learners
Respect students irrespective of their capacity to
learn
Have the resources to solve the problems of late
bloomers
Should value the uniqueness of each child
How many of you think
you are smart?
The answer is that ALL of you are smart.
Theories of Intelligence:
-Smart or Not Smart
-Hard work will equal smartness
-Multiple Intelligences
Linguistic Intelligence
Word Smart
Ability to write or read
Ability to rhyme
Good speakers
Actors
How many of your
students can speak or
write?
Logical/Mathematical Intelligence
Number smart
Ability to do math
Ability to balance a
cheque book
How many of your
students can count
money?
How many of your
students have done a
science experiment?
Spatial Intelligence
Picture Smart
Who can draw
pictures?
How many students
can see pictures in
their heads when they
close their eyes?
How many of you like
movies, tv, or video
games?
 Kinesthetic Intelligence
Body, sports or hand
smart
Who can dance, play
sports, build models?
Musical Intelligence
Music Smart
Who likes music?
Who can play an
instrument?
 Interpersonal Intelligence
People Smart
Who has at least one
friend or associate?
Who likes group
work?
 Intrapersonal Intelligence
Self Smart
Who has ever talked to themselves?
Who likes to work on their own?
Who takes care of themselves after school?
 Talent Hunt:
Multiple Intelligence Checklist
Sing at least 5 seconds from a song
Complete this numerical sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, ___, ___
and explain the logic behind it
Draw a picture of a car, or pair of shoes
Do some mono acting
Share a dream youve had in the past week
Someone can honestly say they are comfortable talking
to everyone in this activity
Recite the lyrics to any poem, or song, or quote
 Studying Peers/ Students
Your job now is to walk around the class room
and find students who can exhibit one of these
intelligences.
Get them to initial your piece of paper. You can
only get one persons initials once.
One cannot sign in ones own sheet.
Have fun with this and try to meet some new
people.
 Self- Appraisal
On a sheet of paper, you will write at least one page
on an unforgettable event in your life
In the second page
Write on what intelligences you think you are better
at
what you arent so good at
what you think you can do better in.
Also, give examples of how you are good at these
things.
Write about friends you know who are good at each
of the intelligences, or famous people who are like
you in their abilities.
 Suggestions for Students
with different abilities
There is a belief that one can be good at all the types of
intelligences but inevitably one favors certain intelligences.
It is important to know how a student is intelligent so
he/she can do his best to adjust and adapt to what one wants
to learn.
If one is musically smart, he can memorize facts in songs. In
one of the North Eastern States, a math teacher found it
difficult to make his students memorize the mathematics
formulae. But he found them more interested in music and
dance rather than memorizing formulas. ( Lyrics)
If one can dance well, create a dance about certain
stories, or act out a short skit, etc to internalize what he
wishes to learn.
Thank you
Suggestions welcomed
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