Three Student Engagement Strategies to Help Elementary Teach

What are some challenging behaviors that may occur in the classroom when students are struggling with foundational skills in math?

• Act out in class when faced with difficult work.

• Sit in their seat and talk to their friends sitting next to them.

• Raise their hand and say the incorrect answer to problems.

• Ask the teacher constantly how to do homework problems.

Why is there a critical need to support students with mathematical difficulty?

• To make sure students move on to the next grade level.

• Mathematics can sometimes be overlooked and not receive as much emphasis compared to other subjects, which leads to students feeling overwhelmed with math, causing behavioral challenges in the classroom.

• For parents to not have to worry about their children’s academic performance.

• To ensure for more jobs in mathematics.

Based on our article and presentation, what are the three instructional practices teachers can incorporate in their classroom to help students with a mathematics disability?

• Informational literacy, self-monitoring, & effective questioning

• Lecture, learning centers, analysis of students work

• Opportunities to respond, token economy, & self-monitoring

• Hands-on learning, graphic organizers, & targeted feedback

How do teachers get students to be engaged in activities through the instructional practice opportunities to respond?

• Response cards, such as whiteboards.

• Sitting down and doing nothing.

• Yelling at students to answer.

• Calling on the students who like to participate.

What is the very first step the teacher needs to implement before instruction for the instructional practice token economy?

• Field test the system.

• Identify tokens.

• Identify behavioral expectations.

• Menu of reinforcers for students to select a reward.

What is not an example of opportunities to respond?

• Choral response

• Gestures

• Electronic student response system

• Independent work

Before instruction, how can teachers teach students to manage their own learning and/or behavior through activities?

• Have students self-monitor their performance.

• Students can graph their own data.

• Provide students with reinforcement for meeting goals.

• Set individual goals for students’ performance.

What is an effective intervention for secondary students for math?

• Taking long breaks

• Consequences

• Correcting behavior in front of the class

• Self-monitoring

What is an example of the failure cycle?

• Removal from the classroom and missed instruction.

• Providing additional math instructions.

• Students working individually or in small groups.

• Being overwhelmed with math.

How do I decide which strategy to implement?

• A strategy that keeps them quiet and attentive.

• Promote student engagement

• Because one of the students like it.

• That has consequences, such as losing recess.