Theme: Recognition, Intervention, & Adjustments

System level: Classroom

Practice: Recognize student success while intervening and adjusting as individual student needs arise.

What does this practice look like in Arkansas?

Teachers adapt classroom instruction for all student needs, whether the need is remediation or enrichment. Teachers will adapt classroom instruction for all student needs. This means that teachers must be aware of which students are in need of remediation and which students are in need of enrichment. Different teachers reward students in different ways, but the focus is always on motivating students to perform to the best of their ability.

Students are identified for interventions based on test scores or teacher recommendation. Students may be recommended by teachers for interventions, which ensures that students will be identified for interventions early on in the school year. For students needing remediation, this is considered to be particularly important, as the student may fall too far behind if the need is not identified quickly.

Teachers use all available resources to improve student achievement. Teachers use parents, peer tutoring, grandparent programs, other teachers, teacher aides, and community involvement as methods of improving student achievement. Teachers are willing to seek out other resources if they believe that their students can benefit from them.

Documents related to practice:

Parents of A. R. Hederick Elementary students are notified on a regular basis if their child is having difficulty.  The Academic Improvement Plan is established by parents, students, and teachers establishing goals and methods for helping the student achieve.

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