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Case: Too much Teacher Talk I am currently in a self-contained class comprised of 15 middle grade students with intellectual disabilities. I am having a difficult time reducing the amount of teacher talk in my lessons. The students have difficulty with reading comprehension so I feel as if I need to explain everything to them. A few of them can work well with a partner but many have limited social skills which make collaborating with a peer challenging. I would love some suggestions as to how I can incorporate more independent and cooperative learning in my lessons so that I do not hate the sound of my own voice at the end of the day. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would agree with incorporating more technology. I use sites like Educreations and LearnZillion to present new lessons and concepts. Students really enjoy it. They then take a short quiz afterwards to give me an idea of who understood and who needs more support. That leaves me doing a lot less talking. It also sets the scene for peer tutoring, and my time is freed up for remediation and small group support. I even have student who are excelling at a standard create their own video lessons for their peers. |
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