S1 Knowledge Of Learners(students)

Question 1

What 5 things should a teacher work to understand about each student?

Answer 1

intellectual,social, emotional, cultural,and literate

Question 2

How can seeking information about a student’s home culture, and family life help a teacher?

Answer 2

We can determine what learning experience best benefits the child. Each individual varies in levels of academics.

Question 3

Should teachers know that learning is a social process?

Answer 3

Yes! Students need to be given multiple opportunities to discuss ideas with the teacher and their peers. Use language as a tool for constructing meaning.

Question 4

What can teachers use to learn about students lives?

Answer 4

Formal and informal interviews, previous specialists, teachers, portfolios, current assessments…

Question 5

What should teachers understand about the various levels of exposure students have to literature at home?

Answer 5

That some have been read to since infants and some have never been read to due to English as a second language, home income, work…

Question 6

What should teachers be mindful of when it comes to technology and home life?

Answer 6

It’s inequity. Not all kids have the same amount of access. They’re all walking in with the range of some not having a computer to easy access whenever.

Question 7

How can a teacher deepen their understanding of a child’s preference for learning activities?

Answer 7

Create student questionaire. Also use interest inventory to see their out of school interest.