Some of your students may be at risk for academic failure; if they do fail, they are apt to be ill-equipped to become productive citizens in the adult world. With the typical characteristics of students at risk in mind, identify five strategies you might use to help such students succeed at school. For each one, describe what you would do in specific and concrete terms

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Strategies for helping students at risk include these (the response should describe, in specific and concrete terms, at least five strategies reflecting the ideas below):
• Identify them and intervene as early as possible.
• Create a warm, supportive classroom atmosphere.
• Establish close, trusting relationships with them.
• Incorporate their interests into the curriculum.
• Show them how the curriculum is relevant to their personal needs.
• Use students' strengths to promote a positive sense of self.
• Use instructional techniques that promote active interest and involvement in class (e.g., hands-on activities, class discussions, cooperative learning).
• Communicate high expectations for performance.
• Provide extra support for academic success.
• Help them recognize that they are personally responsible for their classroom successes.
• Facilitate identification with school