The “best strategy” to teach students so that they learn is.
. . well dependent on the student it
could be a million and one ways. There is no correct way of teaching but there
are multiple ways that should be used within a classroom. No we cannot reach
every learning style ever time but we can try with what works for most and then
help out the other kids.
This article talked about the many different aspects of
teaching literature and how to go about using each of them. In each situation,
the article talks about some common factors such as giving feedback (verbally
or orally) , but also stating what the goal of each assignment is. I have found
that when students know what the goal of the assignment is then they seem to
know what goals they must reach and usually have a plan to achieve it.
“The value of writing to help students learn is to use
freewriting and journaling as a means of engaging with texts.” The whole goal
is so that students can find the reasons to reading a text and the value in
each. When give an opportunity to just jot down some ideas, concerns, and what
they think the topic is about, then they would be more equipped to followup and
move forward from that.
One of the main topics I really enjoyed reading about and
that I have appreciated as a student is feedback. Whether it be positive or
critical, I have found it to be helpful so that I can learn and build off of
mistakes and correctness. It is also helpful to when students are able to
provide feedback and critique someone else’s work as well as their own. They
learn more from their peers and even get more ideas from them because they view
them on the same playing field.
To grade understanding can be tricky but as long as there is
a method to ones madness then the students are more inclined to learn more with
a purpose. You can give feedback, create a rubric, or even grade on a question
to question based exam, but in the end it all comes down to what will wok
better for the student.
