Assessment can be incorporated into your lesson plans to determine students (and your-remember the mirror test?) progress. You can give a homework assignment and them check it to see if the subject has been mastered. Quizzes, tests, portfolios, groip work, reports, individual projects, and software programs as well as a plethora of other means can [...]
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Assessing Your lesson with homework assignments
Feb 22nd, 2010 Posted by Homework Help | No Comments
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Feb 15th, 2010 Posted by Homework Help | 2 Comments
Parents often feel that their children are the “best and the brightest,” regardless of their grades or score on an IQ test. In fact, the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, developed by Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University, suggests that there are many different way of being “smart.” Gardner has identified eight are of intelligence: linguistic, [...]
Differentiation in the classroom
Feb 8th, 2010 Posted by Homework Help | No Comments
Teachers today are becoming better trained in assessing individual student needs and responding to those needs in appropriate ways. While there are many definitions of differentiated instruction, Tracey Hall, Ph.D., provides one that is particularly helpful: “To differentiate instruction is to recognize students’ varying background knowledge, readiness, language, preference in learning, interests, and to react [...]
Making Language Learning Fun
Feb 5th, 2010 Posted by Homework Help | No Comments
Learning about other cultures can be fascinating. Here are several suggestions to try with your child:
Read to your child about life in the country(or countries) where people speak the language he’s learning.
If you have friend from that country(countries), ask them to spend some time talking with your child.
Seek out articles in National Geographic and travel [...]
How your child thinks and learn
Feb 3rd, 2010 Posted by Homework Help | No Comments
Each of us has both strengths and challenges in learning. We’re just naturally better at some tings than others. Part of becoming a successful students is learning how to emphasize what we do well and cope with areas of learning that are more difficult. You can help your child do just that–discover his/her strengths and [...]
How to help your child prepare for regular classromm tests
Feb 1st, 2010 Posted by Homework Help | No Comments
Schools don’t typically teach children how to study for tests. Some children manage well regardless, but others need step-by-step guidance. Here are some suggestions you can use to help your child prepare for tests, eliminate night-before panics, and lessen test anxiety.
Before The Test
Find out the teacher’s system for scheduling tests. Some tests might be given [...]