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Elementary school students benefit most from instruction that is direct, moderate to fast paced and involves them in the learning process. Teachers of elementary age children need to utilize techniques that promote active learning through hands on projects and manipulatives that demonstrate concepts. Teachers also can review, reinforce and practice reading and math skills with children in small groups to increase overall achievement.

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Elementary students will learn more if they can have fun while working. Teachers should give their kids many opportunities to interact with each other about what they are learning. Partner reading, think pair share and writing workshops are cooperative activities that give students a chance to practice concepts and allows the teacher to assess their understanding. Teachers also can help their students by allowing them to engage in hands on learning. For example, when introducing the concept of multiplication, the teacher can assign partnerships and give each team a bag of seeds or beans and have them pull out the targeted number and place in a row. If multiplying by two, the teacher can have the kids add two seeds to the row. This helps students with math skills and shows them that adding and multiplying are directly related.

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Differentiated instruction is an effective technique that benefits elementary students because it recognizes that children have different ways of learning. The best way to differentiate is through small groups that are based on ability as well as learning styles. Depending upon class size, there may be four or five groups with three to five children in each one. Grouping should be flexible as students master new skills. Small group interventions also are effective for struggling students. Teachers can work with a group that is struggling with a specific skill, such as letter sounds or addition facts. An intensive instruction session that focuses on one or two targeted skills helps students by making it possible for them to stay on track with the rest of the class.
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