Addressing Student Needs

Addressing Student Needs

• Are there gaps in prerequisite skills or knowledge?

  1. If yes, which skills? Are we taking the time to close these gaps? How are we closing these gaps? For more guidance, review this information: Closing Gaps in Prerequisite Knowledge

  2. If no, what data shows us this?

• Are language, reading, or vocabulary barriers affecting learning?

  1. If yes, what will we do to take away some of those barriers? For strategies, review the following information and choose a strategy to use in your next unit: Removing Language, Reading, and Vocabulary Barriers

  2. If no, what data shows us this?

• Are there social, emotional, or environmental factors impacting performance?

  1. If yes, what strategies are we going to use to lessen the impact of these factors? Review the information in the attached document and choose a strategy to use this month in your classroom: Strategies to Reduce Social, Emotional, and Environmental Barriers

  2. If not, how do we know these factors don't exist? Have we built the necessary relationships with students and parents to know what factors may be affecting performance?

• Have we considered different learning styles, strengths, and needs?

  1. If not, take a moment to discuss struggling students and what may be their strengths and needs. Use this Struggling Student Plan to help guide your conversation and choose a strategy to use with at least one struggling student this week.

  2. If yes, how do we use these learning styles and strengths to provide for their specific needs? What's working for us with specific students who have been struggling?