The background and capability of the individual student should be heavily valued when choosing the method of teaching also. ... This article discusses many methods of teaching that increases the comprehension of students. One method is called jigsaw. ... This is an example of a method of teaching that might be taught in the type of course required only for elementary teachers. ... The article from the Washington Post, Lesson Plans Becoming Obsolete, Cultural Differences Require Broader Teaching Methods, by Emily Wax, incorporates the issue of the achievement gap between minority students...

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Smith writes in chapter one, "Unhappily, although every method of reading instruction seems to achieve some success with some children, no method succeeds with all children." ... One cannot simply rely on phonics alone, or any other method. ... The teacher must find what works for each child he or she is teaching. Learning styles should be looked at when teaching to read. ... In the last chapter, Smith discusses the use of technology as an aid to teaching to read. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Electronics in education are used to improve both the learning and teaching experience of the student and teacher, respectively. ... Traditional education teaches primarily through visual methods – reading books, studying charts or graphs, memorizing and recalling what is written, etc. ... Teachers who were originally taught to use traditional teaching styles or who are of a certain age often do not like change and most times it is due to fear of the unknown. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The computers should be networked together with the teacher station to facilitate teaching moments such as a virtual tour of a jungle habitat at a zoo. Training for the Teacher and Paraprofessional on Research Proven Reading Instructional Methods is imperative. ...

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