Curriculum And Instruction Flashcards
What is self-directed learning?
Environment where students are given a sense of agency that enhances self-motivation, feelings of ownership and responsibility for their own learning
Lecturer
Teacher role in student learning where the teacher delivers direct instruction to students
Facilitators
Teacher role in student learning teachers guide students in learning while offering support, scaffolding and assistance when necessary. Effective in active and open, ended learning situations where students explore practice and engage in creative problem solving
Active learners
Students participate and interact throughout the learning process
Group participants
Students build upon one another’s skills, abilities, and experiences to solve problems, explore new information and understand new perspectives to enhance overall learning experience
Howard Gardener’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Every student learns differently and has unique needs; visual spatial, linguistic, musical, naturalistic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic
Visual / Spatial
Prefer visual representations, able to visualize with the mind’s eye, excels in activities incorporating drawing, building, creative expression, and manipulatives
Logical-Mathematical Learners
Prefer activities that require order, analysis, and problem-solving using logical reasoning. Excels in solving math equations, conducting science experiments, puzzles and analyzing data
Verbal-Linguistic
Prefers learning through reading, writing, speaking and listening. Skilled in acquiring foreign languages. Excels in activities that incorporate discussion, debate, oral presentations and written assignments
Bodily-Kinesthetic Learners
Prefer hands-on learning experiences that involve movement and physical and interaction with the learning environment. Excels in activities that involve sports, dance, building, and hands-on projects
Interpersonal Learners
Prefers learning opportunities that involve communicating and collaborating with others. Excels in partner, small group, and whole-group learning activities.
Intrapersonal Learners
Prefer to learn and work independently. Usually possess a strong sense of self-awareness. Excels in activities that allow for independent, self-paced learning and self-reflection
Musical Learners
Learn best when music is incorporated into instruction. Prefers using songs, mnemonic devices and rhythms to learn concepts and retain information
Naturalistic Learners
Learns best when opportunities to connect with nature are incorporated into instruction. Prefer activities such as nature walks, identifying and classifying elements of nature and working outside
Characteristics of Auditory Learners
Easily gather and process information through listening; enjoy speaking may participate frequently in class discussion; read alouds, discussions, lectures, audio books benefit these learners
Characteristics of Visual Learners
Easily gather and process information by observing; benefit from seeing written words, photographs, models or any visual presentation of information; provide graphic organizers, use real life pictures and objects to teach new concepts
Characteristics of tactile learners
Prefer learning through physical touch; benefit from frequent opportunities to feel and manipulate items during instruction; trace cards, textured materials, letter tiles
Characteristics of Kinesthetic Learners
Learn best by doing; benefit from watching people model how to do things and being given opportunities to do things themselves and opportunities to be active within the classroom; incorporating active ways for students to learn and practice new concepts like a science experiment or human number lines
Rapid word identification
The quick, effortless and accurate recognition of individual words when reading; use phonics skills and semantic and syntactic clues to automatically read words
High-Frequency Sight Words
Most commonly appearing words found in print
Onset
Composed of the initial consonants or consonant blends in syllables
Rimes
Consist of the vowels and remaining consonants that follow
Phonemic awareness
Most advanced phonological awareness skill; focused on the ability to identify and manipulate sounds at the phoneme level only
Phonemes
The smallest unit of speech