Week 5 Post

In teaching a lesson, when should you use cues, questions, and advanced organizers?

-In teaching a lesson with d/Deaf and hard of hearing students I think it’s important to incorporate cues when you have given the student an opportunity to think about the question for a few minutes and realize that he/she is still struggling to come up with an answer.

-I think that it’s important to ask questions throughout instruction of all lesson to keep the students on their toes and make sure they are understanding the content being taught. Critical thinking questions will challenge our students while they work in the classroom.

-Advanced organizers are such a good way for students to understand a big concept that may need to be broken down into smaller ideas. As we have discussed in several of our classes d/Deaf and hard of hearing students need lots of visuals.

What adaptations might these need in working with students who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing?

-Some adaptations d/Deaf and hard of hearing students may need while working on assignments are extra assistance from the deaf educator or interpreter, extended time to work on an assignment before turning it in, and an assignment that is broken down into pieces to make sure the student understands each part. Using many visuals and manipulatives with d/Deaf and hard of hearing students will also keep our learners motivated and intrigued in an activity.

What are your thoughts on homework?

- I believe that homework is important to give your students in making sure that they are grasping the content that you are instructing during class time. Homework doesn’t have to be something to make your students’ lives miserable. Just a small clue to the teacher to know that the student is competent on certain skills.

Will you assign homework?

-After shadowing a handful of deaf educators I believe it is our responsibility to make sure our students understand the material that is being covered in their mainstream classes. Therefore I believe that assigning extra homework would be unnecessary when they are already receiving that from their classroom teacher. However, if I were to become a deaf educator in a residential school and was the main classroom teacher I think assigning a small amount of homework would be acceptable.

How often do you think students should have homework?

-Ideally I think it’s important for students to have a small amount of homework each night to make sure they understand the content covered in class each day. This will give the classroom teacher a good idea if he/she needs to spend more time lecturing on a topic that students were struggling with in class and showed difficulty with when attempting the homework assignment.

Do you agree with the authors of the CITW or disagree?

I agree with the book in that homework should depend on the age level of the students and the amount given to them. We want to make sure students are not overloaded with homework this could turn school into something negative and lose the students interest.