ForestHillCollegiateInstitute

Followupforpresentationontypesofunderachievingstudents
PossibledifferentiatedstrategiesbasedonStudentProfile
Profile:Hardworkingbut
underachieving
ScaffoldingStrategies

Academic
Context
Chunking
Games
Repetition
Review
Reviewacademic
placementoption

Learning
Styles
Allowtochoose
questions/topics
Visualdemonstration
Kinestheticlearning
opportunities
Useoftechnology/apps

Howitaddresses
learningskills
Makeeverything
accessible(GoogleDrive,
Remind)tostudentand
parent/guardian
Encouragetocomefor
extrahelp
Reviewtestsandquizzes

ScaffoldingStrategies

ScaffoldingStrategies

Provideextrahelpeither
ownteacher,Student
Success,orAcademic
Resource
Checktoseeifstudenthas
beenassessforlearning
difficulties
Pretest,askindividual
studentstargetedquestions
surroundingmaterialfor
test
Havestudentstime
themselves,complete
reviewquestions

PossibledifferentiatedstrategiesbasedonStudentProfile

Mayneedconstant
feedback
Commendeffort
Visuallearner?
Helpstudentimprove
studyhabits
Oneononestrategy
Allowsforverbal
assessment

Doesstudenthaveaquiet
studyenvironmentat
home?
Rereadselfreporting
questionnairecompletedat
thebeginningofthe
course
Showsstudentsiftheir
hardworkhasbeen
effective.Arethey
understandingthematerial
ortryingtomemorize
withoutunderstanding?
Reducetestanxiety

ELLFriendly
Accommodation
Onlinedictionary
Wordwallinstudent
languages
Extratimeforprocessing
Alternateoptions(simple
words,oraltests,different
evaluations)
Prereadtolearn
vocabulary

Yes!

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ForestHillCollegiateInstitute
Followupforpresentationontypesofunderachievingstudents
Profile:Disengagedstudent.
Refusestoparticipate
ScaffoldingStrategies

Academic
Context

Learning
Styles
Talkwithstudentfirstto
seeifthestudent
understandsthecontent
[AssessmentforLearning]

Howitaddresses
learningskills
Providingahandson
learningopportunity
enhancestheirengagement
andunderstandingasthey
learnthroughdoing.

ELLFriendly
Accommodation
AlreadyELLfriendly
becausekinesthetic
approachesoftendont
requirecomplexlanguage
astheycanmimic
movement(Drama)

Positivefeedback
Agenda
Bindercheck
(organization)
Checklists
Conferencing
Calendar
Photocopyingclassnotes
Meetingstudentsoutside
class

Pairwithstronger/helpful
student
Optiontopresentoneon
one

ForKinestheticlearner,
givedifferentoptionsto
completeassignment
ScaffoldingStrategies

ResourceRoom
Pairingwithstronger/
helpfulstudents
Proximitytoteacher

PossibledifferentiatedstrategiesbasedonStudentProfile

Studentfeedback
Studentinputfor
assessment/evaluation
types
Culminatingactivitymade
ofvarioustypesof
evaluationstogive
opportunitiestoalltypes
oflearners
Grabbagofactivitiesfor
differentlessons

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ForestHillCollegiateInstitute
Followupforpresentationontypesofunderachievingstudents
Profile:Selectively
Disengaged
ScaffoldingStrategies

ScaffoldingStrategies

ScaffoldingStrategies

Profile:Lookingforthe
easyroute
ScaffoldingStrategies

Academic
Context
Expectationsstaythesame

Learning
Styles
Choicesinassignment
project(egessayorart
piece)

Howitaddresses
learningskills
Givethemajobinteam
work
Takeawayorminimize
distractions
Promotesinitiative
Studenttakesmore
responsibility
Helpshim/herwithself
regulation

Delivercontentwith
variety,eg.Classread,
teacherread,studentread
KWLassessprior
knowledgetotailor
delivery
Gamesandthinkpair,
share
Useofnamecardstocall
uponnextstudentto
answeraquestion
Possiblestrategy
*GamesforChange
(electricity)
*Projectmanagement(roles)
Creatingaproduct
(facilitatingcreativity,e.g.
creatingequationsin
mathematics)
Givingstudentspower
Senseofcompetition

Choiceinprojectsand
products
ChoiceBoardsi.e.
writing,creatingvision
Doesthetimeofdaymake
adifference?
Buildinminibreak
Dofrequentcheckins

Kinestheticlearning
Visuallearning(ie.
diagrams)

Organization
Collaboration

Academic
Context
Trytorelateexample
basedonstudentinterests
Suggestthestudentjoina
mathclubiftheyfeellike
theworkintheclassistoo
easy

Learning
Styles
Mightnottakenotesin
notebookbutmightdoit
ontheboard
Makeanassessmentbased
ontheirinterest(hockey,
forexample)

PossibledifferentiatedstrategiesbasedonStudentProfile

Howitaddresses
learningskills
Checknotebooks
Callparents
Accountabilitystrategies
(homeworkchecks)
Conferencewithstudent

ELLFriendly
Accommodation
Oneononeopportunityto
checklearning
Whatistheunderstanding
innativetongue?
Isthereabuddy?
Culturallysensitive
deliveryofcontentand
assessments
Putnewvocabularyina
newsentence

Selfstudy(wantstofind
outmeaningofwords)
Accessownresearchtatis
basedattheirlevel

ELLFriendly
Accommodation
Trytorelatetotheir
culturalexperience
Pairstudentwithother
studentsfromsame
country,whospeakthe
samelanguage

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ForestHillCollegiateInstitute
Followupforpresentationontypesofunderachievingstudents

PossibledifferentiatedstrategiesbasedonStudentProfile

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