Teaching_and_Learning_Methods

Task 9 Teaching and learning methods Different methods of teaching are used within school, You would not expect a foundation stage 2 child to learn in the same way a year 6 child would. While being in school and through tutor group discussion, I have been able to create a list to show different teaching/learning styles. Whole class teaching Modelling The teacher will demonstrate to the class what is required and how they will proceed with an activity, they will explain to the class how to record written results. Use of whiteboard The teacher will use the whiteboard to provide a source of information for the children, They are able to write up their own ideas as well as the children’s to deliver any lesson. Carpet input discussion The teacher will use carpet discussion to get the children thinking and this allows the children’s input into the lesson. The teacher may also read a story at the end of the day. Interactive white board A tool used to source information, children will be able to play interactive games to begin a lesson, children may also watch video clips so they can input the information collected watching the clip into their work. There are numerous school games to develop the teaching of phonics and children will watch and sing along to songs shown on the phonics programme. Advantages The advantages of whole class teaching is that all children get the information at the same time. It promotes inclusion all the children will be able to see the information regardless of ability. Disadvantages Some children may become bored and agitated while being taught in a whole group, they may start to disrupt the rest of the class. This style of teaching is harder to differentiate as it is adapted to children who are in the middle groups. Children in higher ability groups may find the work to easy. Children in lower ability groups may find it harder to access the information. Group work Children learning or being taught in groups of three or more. Advantages Grouping can be flexible or tailored so children are able to work at the right level. A group may have teacher and teaching assistant support throughout an lesson. It promotes speaking and listening skills. Children will learn to co-operate and share resources. Disadvantages A child may take over the group, while others do not want to contribute The children may not always stay on task, they could be easily distracted. The teacher is not always sure who does the work. Group work will always require careful planning. Working in pairs One to One support A child may have a particular learning need and have extra support from teaching staff so they are able to concentrate on developing the child rather than the class. Two children working together children who find it hard to speak in front of a large group benefit from working in pairs as they are able to put forward their own ideas. The teacher may pair the children with a child they do not always work with to encourage them to work with others, a teacher may mix the children into mixed gender pairs as they are always work boy-boy or girl-girl when asked to get into pairs. Advantages Two heads are better than one , children are able to bounce ideas off each other. Children are able to share equipment, Example there are not always enough computers children pair up, one may use the mouse, while the other uses the keyboard. Encourages speaking and listening. Promotes inclusion, children put into pairs regardless of ability, gender, race and age. Children may be asked to mark each others work, they will put forward ideas on how they could improve work, may be asked to mark each others spellings. Disadvantages One person always takes over, and does not give their partner the opportunity to speak and are often unwilling to hear their partners ideas. Personality clashes, being aware of which children do not work well together, but sometimes children can surprise us all by working together really well. Learning styles Everyone has a particular way how they learn, learning styles differ from each individual, some children may find it easier to listen while others find it easier to gather information through reading, we all use different styles or a mixture of them all to develop life and learning skills. Auditory Learners children who use this style of learning tend to be talkers as well as the listeners in a group situation, they learn by discussing their ideas and taking part in classroom discussions. They listen carefully to gather information to be able to complete tasks. Kinaesthetic learners children with this learning style benefit from social interaction within their environment, they gather information by handling equipment and learn by doing. Younger children mainly learn through play in foundation stage. Visual learners children who are visual learners learn through looking they will gather information through reading, looking at diagrams and pictures. Visual learners are able to remember the details of pictures and objects they have seen. Teaching and learning methods that could help a group of children Write an imaginative story When teaching children to write an imaginative story, the teacher will have to explain that writing a story requires careful planning they may ask the children on the carpet to pair up to think about settings where a story can begin, A teacher may use a topic of work children are learning about so they have relevant information to write a story, Within the class I am volunteering in they are learning about Ancient Egypt I think this could be a good stimulus to get the children writing an imaginative story, They know quite a bit about people of Egypt and how close they live to the river Nile. You could begin reading them a story about mummies and which would get their imaginations going, try to get the children to think about them being an explorer and what they are going to find out when they go into Egypt. Children can watch video’s and look at pictures to gain information on exploration in Egypt. The teacher will plan her lessons around children adding parts to the story. Example: On Monday they learn about how to create an opening, The children will sit on the carpet and talk about different settings, characters and different ways to begin a story, The teacher may have produced a work sheet for children to plan out their story or use a story mountain this will show the children the stages of writing a story from the opening, build up, problem, resolution, through to the ending to get the children thinking about how they will plan a story, The teacher will use the white board to write or draw children’s ideas on, the teacher will also get the children to talk about how they would begin a story some children will always start with ‘One day’ try to encourage children to make this sound more interesting to the reader example to them that it could be in the night and they could add things to explain the weather so ‘One day’ then turns into ‘One night’ and then ‘One cold night’ then into ‘One cold, dark November Night’ get the children to visualize the setting of the story by using pictures. A teacher will explain that some stories begin with speech, children could look at a range of different stories to see how they begin. So through the week the children will be taught how to write up different sections of a story so by Friday children may be near to completion. Another teaching method which helps with writing stories is role play, Children will have part of a story read to them, they then go off and act out how this problem may be resolved. In foundation stage 2 children begin to learn traditional tales, They will all be sat on the carpet and have the story read to them, the teacher will then use the home corner so children can act out the story with face masks and play equipment, through the week the teacher will get the children to come up and write or draw things they remember about the story. This ability of remembering traditional tales helps children when they begin writing their own stories they may take ideas from these stories example: Once upon a time most children know this is an opening for a story. Learning about a new Numeracy Topic The whole class will sit on the carpet to begin each numeracy lesson after a mental starter the teacher will begin to deliver the lesson. A good way to show children how to collect information for Graphs is a tally chart, A class teacher will explain how they are going to collect information, Then through the interactive board/white board the teacher will draw up a table children will then be asked a question, Which crisps do you prefer Ready salted, Cheese and onion, Prawn cocktail or Salt and vinegar children could make a mark upon the interactive/white board to record these results. The teacher would then count up with the help of the children, the marks on the board to see if it related to the amount of children in the class, The teacher could then ask the class a question about the tally chart and show them how they could record this information in a graph, The teacher may ask the class, ‘How many children liked cheese and onion'’ this teaching would appeal to visual and auditory learners, The next teaching method would be the children going off in their ability groups, The teacher will have already differentiated the work for each group, they may be given teacher support or work independently.