Each one of the students in your class is learning on a different cognitive stage and it important to understand which one they are on. Please watch the following video:
As you can see cognitive development is important to how much the student obtains from a lesson. By taking the time to identify the level they are can help with lesson plans and ultimately helping the student strive in your classroom.
Not only will this help the child succeed it excels your teaching ability into a new domain. Once the teacher has achieved the goal of understanding what level of development their students are on one will notice a few things such as; classroom management, decrease in behavioral issues, easier lesson planning, and so much more.
The question now is how to know what stage your students are on? First an understanding of each stage must be mastered by the teacher. Next on the back of the lesson plan is the stages of development and how they relate to each students level.
This means lots of observation on your part! Take the following example:
During outside play you notice Susan is having trouble running with the other students.
You as the teacher observing this activity will mark on the back of the lesson plan under physical development mark Susan's initials next to demonstrates basic loco-motor skills. This is going to help remind you with next weeks lesson to add a gross motor skill training to the weeks objectives. To help Susan master this goal!
How about another example:
During library Dill opens a book. He starts to point to pictures as he verbally reads out loud from memory the story.
Now look at your choices where would you place Dill initials?
Dill could be placed in a few spots. First under Reading and Writing line 44. Dill is showing us that he enjoys and values reading. By making this observation we can build on this skill to help him enhance his development level. Next you could also place Dill initials under Reading and Writing line 47.
Observation is a key element that each of you must master to excel your students into the next group of cognitive learning.
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