IF A Student has Trouble with

Getting Started or Interested

You can try...........

  • Telling stories that relate the lessons to real life
  • Relating the lesson to things the student already knows or has experienced
  • Seating the student near the teacher-distance affects interest
  • Using cues to begin work
  • Giving work in smaller amounts
  • Providing lots of encouragement
  • Sequencing work with easiest answers first
  • Making sure the student has all needed materials
  • Making sure the student knows exactly what is expected
  • Checking on progress often in the first few minutes of work.
  • Giving clear directions
  • Providing a checklist of the steps involved
  • Having another student talk about the materials or start reading the material to the student Asking the student to help someone else.