Have you ever thought of how to design, organize, and present an interesting lesson requiring the meeting of the diverse needs and abilities of students? Such lessons can be made from a comprehensive strategy. The strategy must include initial assessment of the students, planning the lessons, preparing for delivery, delivering the lessons, reflecting and adapting, and building of inclusive classroom environment. This article will provide a detailed guide to the teacher in order to deal with the strategy of initial assessment of the students to develop tailored lesson plans :
First and foremost, teachers must understand the various needs of their students. How can they do this? By going through initial assessment, they can understand their students better. Initial assessment is a pre-test that would provide data on each pupil concerning learning style, interest, strong and weak points. This could be derived from questionnaires, observations, and discussions with teachers from previous schools or levels. In this case, an ESL teacher could start the school year with a comprehensive language-based assessment in order for a teacher to be able to determine a student's state or level of proficiency receptively and expressively in reading and writing, listening and speaking. One can also get the learners to complete questionnaires related to hobbies, cultural backgrounds, and problem areas that they may have concerning the English language. He observes the students within in-class activities during the first weeks and engages in informal conversation to grasp the level of comfort for the students while using the language. They could also have a look at the academic history and previous course teachers for talks regarding prior performance of the students. From this data collected, they shall be able to pick out the students who need more support in vocabulary building, those needing more speaking practice, and the advanced ones who were ripe for heavier doses of materials. This information can then be utilized in the designing of purposeful lessons to meet the individual needs of the diverse population of students within a classroom for an all-round improved experience in language learning. A survey a teacher can use to collect data follows.
Student Survey: Understanding Your Learning Preferences and Needs
Take a few minutes to fill out this survey. Your input will help me in designing lessons that will most effectively meet your interests and needs.- Visual: learning through seeing
- Auditory: learning through hearing
- Kinesthetic: learning through movement
- Reading/Writing
- Very High-Interest Level
- High-Interest Level
- Neutral
- Fairly low-Interest Level
- Very low-Interest Level
- Reading books
- Writing essays or stories
- Group discussions
- Listening to lectures
- Watching Videos
- Doing Hands-on Projects
- Other: ________________
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Speaking
- Listening
- Other: ________________
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Speaking
- Listening
- Other: ________________
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Science fiction
- Fantasy
- Mystery/Thriller
- Biography
- History
- Science
- Other: ________________
1. Name:
2. Year level:
3. Select Your Prefered Learning Style:
4. How would you describe your attitude in the study of English?
5. What are your most favorite activities in English? (choose one or more):
6. What areas do you think you need most help in for English? Check all that apply:
7. What do you think would be fields of your strength in English? mark all which are applicable
8. What genres/topics would you like to read? Mark all applicable.
9. Do you have any hobbies or interests that you would like to share?
10. What is a goal for your English this year?
11. Is there anything else you would like me to know about how you learn best or any specific needs you have?
Thank you for your completing this survey. Your responses will help to make a better learning experience for you and your classmates.
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