tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post6761126026456416916..comments2024-03-15T05:46:44.798-05:00Comments on For the Love of Teaching: Strategy to Improve Attention SpanDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01959092406380487504noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-79477384338862188562012-05-15T18:23:29.353-05:002012-05-15T18:23:29.353-05:00Hi Jessica,
Thank you so for your kind words!
Y...Hi Jessica,<br /><br />Thank you so for your kind words! <br /><br />You tell the child to think of three words that start with a certain sound. Then once they signal they have the three words in their head... start by giving them 5 seconds to hold it in their working memory before asking for them to tell you the words. From there you can adjust the seconds up or down, or adjust the number of Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959092406380487504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-55289492028663135022012-05-15T07:19:10.277-05:002012-05-15T07:19:10.277-05:00Hi Diane,
Thank you for this blog post. Although...Hi Diane, <br /><br />Thank you for this blog post. Although it was written some time ago, I knew to come to your blog to find some ideas for a student in my class who is a struggling reader and seems to have working memory difficulties. Under the heading, 'Helpful insights' you say to begin by giving struggling readers three words to remember. I was wondering if you mean or you recommend@Jessica_Duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103560747669229319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-31973003654585245092011-05-16T16:54:22.001-05:002011-05-16T16:54:22.001-05:00I'm glad to hear that Dragonfly! It's alwa...I'm glad to hear that Dragonfly! It's always so exciting to see that progress.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959092406380487504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-76824568010594682202011-05-16T16:00:27.248-05:002011-05-16T16:00:27.248-05:00I found this really useful, I tried it with my dau...I found this really useful, I tried it with my daughter and the improvement is amazing!<br />I began with two words at a time, with the same beginning sound, at first she couldn't remember one of the words but little by little she did it!!!<br />now she is able to retain three words!!Dragonfly26https://www.blogger.com/profile/01997934269081915531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-74351980772325940002010-11-22T02:44:38.321-06:002010-11-22T02:44:38.321-06:00Great strategy... I'll try it for my sonGreat strategy... I'll try it for my sonRed River Interiors,LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365633997114211377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-9252274354071280682010-11-22T01:41:00.236-06:002010-11-22T01:41:00.236-06:00Sounds like an interesting exercise. I'm going...Sounds like an interesting exercise. I'm going to try it out in my tuition classes!Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693187639452569397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-26905322258412484672010-11-21T21:58:34.913-06:002010-11-21T21:58:34.913-06:00Thank you for the link Cheeky, you have a lot of v...Thank you for the link Cheeky, you have a lot of valuable content I need to read! I'll be following your blog also.<br /><br />Great ideas Angela. I love that you're seeing such improvement in auditory memory especially.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959092406380487504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-79447584703638702532010-11-21T21:22:17.449-06:002010-11-21T21:22:17.449-06:00This is a great strategy we use a lot at our schoo...This is a great strategy we use a lot at our school - both in mainstream class and Learning Support. IN my class (Year 1), we do this at least once a day maybe at<br />- at register/roll call (instead of 25 'Good morning...)<br />- at break times (to stagger the exits to get morning tea or lunch out of bags (no canteen or dinner rooms in Aust)<br />- home time games (again to stagger the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-71130886797638099582010-11-21T21:07:50.552-06:002010-11-21T21:07:50.552-06:00I am going to try the memory task with my grade ni...I am going to try the memory task with my grade nines with lower reading level. I am unsure whether they will rebel with the idea that it's juvenile although I believe it will be beneficial. I've bookmarked you as I'm very interested in improving my reading teaching with lower level high school students. I've been writing about reading strategies too as I read a document titled MeThe Cheeky Lit Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209363488139043903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-41031498887717374952010-11-21T20:46:33.846-06:002010-11-21T20:46:33.846-06:00That's a GREAT idea Kat. I hadn't thought...That's a GREAT idea Kat. I hadn't thought of it as a substitute tool. :)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959092406380487504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490401661609873820.post-40574824174393813902010-11-21T20:35:46.739-06:002010-11-21T20:35:46.739-06:00I really find this useful as a sub...sometimes it ...I really find this useful as a sub...sometimes it is hard to keep the kids on task because its exciting or so different with the teacher gone. Thanks for the info!Kat Von Devioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552170051805331893noreply@blogger.com