Children With Developmental Challenges

Children With Developmental Challenges 3(2+1)

Lesson 20 : Slow Learners

Educational Programmes for slow learners

• Motivation
• Individual attention
• Restoration and development of self-confidence
• Development of good work habits
• Elastic curriculum
• Remedial instruction
• Differentiated instruction
• Healthy environment
• Periodical medical check-up
• Special methods of teaching
• Learning contracts and peer tutoring
• Tutoring: This helps fill in gaps in basic skills and it helps a student stay caught up.

Role of the teacher:

• Encourage other activities in which the child can experience success and keep them connected.
• Drilling and repetitions to make the concept more concrete
• Teach study skills to help a student become more efficient in studying
• Teach the most important concepts and leave out some of the less important details.