Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student refuses to work in collaboration with others I currently have a student in a self-contained, middle grade classroom, with intellectual disabilities. This student is extremely independent and does not like to receive help but frequently does not get the correct answers on her own. Whenever I pair her with a partner or a small group, she will not engage with the other students. I would like to find a way of encouraging this student to collaborate more in the classroom. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I think you just need to get to know the student better. Find out why she doesn't like to work in groups, find out who her friends are, find out what she wants to work. Communication is key here and hopefully throughout your time communicating together you will build a relationship with her and she trusts you. When she learns to trust you it will be easier for you to ask her to do things that she may not want to do.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: you do need to understand why the student reacts the way they do to group collaborations Rated On: October 17, 2015 8:33 pm Rated By: aQaWus