NMSA Conference Outline for “101 Strategies to Help Struggling Students Succeed”

photo credit: Dennis.Vu

Linda Tilton

Breakout session NMSA November 5, 2009

Do you have students who are struggling every day in your classroom? Students on IEPs? 504 plans? Students falling through the cracks? This highly practical session is filled with “take back and use” ideas especially for them! Activities in this fast-paced session will include demonstration of a wide variety of tools for reinforcing vocabulary, teaching note taking skills, improving reading comprehension as well as tools to help your students get organized and work independently.

Part One: Taming the Paper Monster

• Accordion Folder
• Page Protector Organizer
• Human Billboard
• No Loose Papers
• Flexible Folder
• Near point Map
• Cornell Notes

Part Two: Responsibility and Accountability

• Student Number
• Buddy System
• Assignment Notebooks
• Managing Assignments

Part Three: Summarization and Checking for Understanding

• Flipbook
• Fold a book
• Stop Draw
• Key Ring Learning
• Ticket out the door
• T book
• If I say…
• On a Stick
• Whiteboards
• Under my chin
• Hit the buzzer
• Simon says

Part Four: Compensating Strategies

• Multiplication grid tool
• Microphones
• Tips and Tools for Figeters

Part Five: Vocabulary Tools and Technique

• Vocabulary fringe
• Flexible folder
• Paper plate review
• Key rings
• Act it out
• Picture cues
• Fold a book
• W Vocabulary
• Matchbook words
• Peripheral learning
• Address book vocabulary
• T Books

Most Topics and Strategies are from: The Teacher’s Toolbox for Differentiating Instruction