Slow Learners: A Break in the Circle - Diane Griffin - Paperback

Part 1 The needs of slow learners as individuals: what is a slow learner?; breaking the circle of failure; what are the objectives? where do we start?; motivation - a prime factor; mutual trust; the role of the teacher; the role of the peer group; the role of the parent; the classroom environment; changing attitudes; expectations of parents, teachers and pupils; the individual child; diagnosis and testing; responsibility of the school. Part 2 Diagnosis: whose concern?; why diagnoze?; what is diagnosis?; what diagnosis includes; when to diagnoze?; whom to use to help with diagnosis; initial diagnostic screening; published reading tests - individual tests, group tests, phonic tests; advantages of various kinds of test; the slow reader; the non-reader; miscellaneous tests of use in diagnostic work; things to check; assessments of IQ; intelligence tests available to teachers; useful books on intelligence; recording information and progress; suggested formula for a record card; whom to use in treatment of child. Part 3 Reading: reading competence; principles in teaching reading; non-readers; practical suggestions for training in visual/motor abilities; practical suggestions for training in auditory speech abilities; practical suggestions for training in sequencing abilities; pre-reading materials; different types of reading method; building a sight vocabulary; teaching phonics; reading record sheet for phonic ability; activities for phonic training; language development; activities; series available for language development; teacher organization; preparing materials; useful reading series; workbooks and activities; reading laboratories; other aids and equipment; interest books; reference books. Part 4 Learning difficulties in mathematics: the problem - the subject, anxiety or limited ability?; is it a difficult subject?; premature formalization; patterns for teaching; recognizing the problem areas; "I can't do maths"; "I won't do mathematics" - the reluctant learner; mathematics - as a tool for life?; preparation of resources. Part 5 Social studies: the growth in importance of social studies; history; economics; geography; sociology. Part 6 Health and sex education: a beginning - a two-year course; extracts from pupils' work; summary. Part 7 Drama and photography as means of communication: drama; can we do drama?; community drama?; socio-drama; techniques and games; building techniques; trust games; photography - visual communication for all; photography in the junior school - the pinhole camera; photography in the secondary school. Part 8 Resources and materials: human resources are of primary value; paper resources; not fashion again!; information cards; better future parents; summary. Part 9 School organization and slow learners: a completely unstreamed comprehensive school; a banded comprehensive school; the growth of pastoral systems; super-size organizations and institutions; what is the mini-school?; mutually caring for each individual. Part 1Griffin, Diane is the author of 'Slow Learners: A Break in the Circle - Diane Griffin - Paperback' with ISBN 9780713040036 and ISBN 0713040033.