Yolanda U. Trapp
Introduction
Research has shown that children learn best and remember what they have learned if they are actively involved in the learning process. When we present them with topics that have meaning to them and with ideas they can use in their everyday world, they learn the natural way, driven by curiosity and the impulse to grow. Then, the children are ready to explore, discover, hypothesize and learn - and to see the connections between what they have learned and what they want to know.
This unit may serve as a brief introduction to the rich field of poetry written by Latin Women. Reading, recitation and writing poetry is an aid in developing language skills, like good pronunciation. It is suggested that the poems be read aloud, and many are short enough for easy memorization. Learning of vocabulary and grammatical constructions facilitated by the literal English translations on facing pages. Students of Spanish and English will find here a rich selection of the finest poems written by Latin Women, specially chosen for its quality and enduring popularity.
The standard movement presents us with enormous challenges. We all know that if standards are to succeed in raising student achievement, there will have to be a massive change in the way we teach. What teachers do will have to be different and much more powerful. We will have to find ways of getting deeply into the specifics of how to help students master subject matter. The Lesson Plans I am developing are merely suggestions because everything has to be based on what goes on in particular schools, and no two schools are alike. I am designing my own version and it is for everybody. To improve is my expectation. My Lesson Plans will be described in an easy meaningful way using Poetry as the principle theme. For that purpose I designed a Multiage Inclusion-Program.
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* Multiage Classroom Strategies
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Project Areas/Learning Centers
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Classroom Physical Arrangement
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Classroom Atmosphere/Discipline
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Strategies: Individual, Continuous Progress
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Literature - based/whole language
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Hands-on Content Areas
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Responding to Learning
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Peer Tutoring
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Self Evaluation
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Peer Evaluation
