Fayette County Community Action, Teaching Low Level Literacy and Numeracy, and Teaching Writing and Spelling Skills, December 10, 2004
Participants' Comments
December 10, 2004
Please rate the aspects of the training on a scale from 1
to 5.
1 = poor and 5 = excellent
CONTENT
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PRESENTATION 1
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4.833
ORGANIZATION 1
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OVERALL
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4.833
What
techniques will you use in your classroom this week?
v
All of the
techniques.
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Practice counting
exercises, new clock techniques, word nets.
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Finding letters,
words in newspapers
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number and word
patterns.
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The counting
exercises.
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counting patterns
and word and ending search
v
Clock work and
reading exercises.
v
Fraction counting
v
Number pattern
counting
v
Looking for words
in the newspaper and collecting words.
v
Counting exercises
to aid with math problems.
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I will teach my
students the odd and even tricks.
v
Memories
One
thing that stands out as most valuable from today’s session is . . .
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The little tricks
and hints.
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Don’t assume
that the student knows even the most common or most simple concept.
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Counting fractions
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Thinking outside
the normal reading patterns.
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Different
techniques for low level learners.
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Counting and
numbers, even and odd.
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Small difference
we “assume” are not signifigant but really are.
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Define very
specific goals
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Realizing the
value of patterns and repetition.
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Different ways of
teaching.
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Setting realistic
and specific goals, using simple newspaper exercises.
v
What
follow-up do you need (Trainings/Technical Assistance)?
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Assessment and
multi-level classroom delivery of lessons.
v
I will be working
with my staff in our team meetings to do follow-up with how we are using this
info.
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Will look at
website and probably refer to it frequently.
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More training on
learning differences and techniques.
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None.
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Any available.
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More activities
(patterns) for math.
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I welcome any help
available to me.
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Tic-tac-toe math
refresher.
In your
opinion, what would be the most effective delivery of this training (online,
face-to-face, or distance)?
v
Face-to-face (12)
December 10, 2004
Please rate the aspects of the training on a scale from 1
to 5.
1 = poor and 5 = excellent
CONTENT
1
2
3
4
5
4.818
PRESENTATION 1
2
3
4
5
4.818
ORGANIZATION 1
2
3
4
5
4.909
OVERALL
1
2
3
4
5
4.818
What
techniques will you use in your classroom this week?
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Mnemonics and
stacking 11
v
Memory techniques
and writing everyday.
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Get students to
write daily—3 five word sentences and mnemonics
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Mnemonics
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Stacking and 3
five word sentences daily
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I will begin using
the Cooper Spelling Method.
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The mnemonic clues
for spelling words.
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The three 5-word
sentences to build paragraphs.
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Stacking spelling
v
A lot of writing
exercises.
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One
thing that stands out as most valuable from today’s session is . . .
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Sentences daily.
v
Different spelling
techniques
v
Open’s me up to
new techniques to use in the classroom.
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Students who are
poor spellers can learn from these various techniques.
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It is important to
get students to write everyday.]
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Different
techniques for spelling, 3 five word sentences.
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Stacking and
keyboarding.
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Exercise asking us
to write as Dr. Cooper asked for specific things to show the difficulties that
learners have with writing assignments.
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You can get your
students to write.
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The different
ideas that can be integrated into other subjects, i.e., math
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That everyone
learns differently.
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Sentences daily.
What
follow-up do you need (Trainings/Technical Assistance)?
v
Lesson/Unit
planning with independent work for multi-level.
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None.
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Dr. Cooper to work
with some of our students.
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More training on
dealing with students with learning disabilities.
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I will use the web
site for follow-up.
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Getting onto Dr.
Cooper’s website.
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Would like to
attend more sessions.
v
Any available.
In your
opinion, what would be the most effective delivery of this training (online,
face-to-face, or distance)?
v
Face-to-face 12
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