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.