My students didn't do well on their math test, let's go over it, point out what they did wrong and make them correct the test. That's not really remediation and the students are not gaining in the long run.
So what is remediation? Why and when would you use it?
Remediation is a new way to approach a standard. The dictionary defines remediation as a way of correcting something bad or defective. In order to reverse what a student doesn't understand, we must narrow down what the student doesn't understand based on work they have demonstrated. Does the students add when they should have multiplied? Do they place the decimal point in the wrong place? Remediation is more than looking at a problem that was missed on an assignment and having the child correct it. It's also more than having a teacher provide more problems just like the ones that were missed and have them answer them. We need to look at the students' work and determine what it is they are doing wrong and then reteaching that concept to the student(s).
If the students didn't learn a concept the first time you taught it (using the resources you have), you must find a new way to teach the concept again. Small groups are an ideal way to reteach for remediation. If the teacher does not have a solid conceptual foundation of the concept, it can be really difficult to teach it in a new way. Conceptual understanding is developed. Which means students need ways to interact with the information through the CPA approach. So when you remediate, it might feel like going back to the drawing board with pulling out manipulatives to allow students to make sense of the concept. I have found a few sites online that can assist the teacher in teaching our CCSS concepts in various ways.
If you have other resources that you find helpful for remediation, please include them in the comments section below.
So what is remediation? Why and when would you use it?
Remediation is a new way to approach a standard. The dictionary defines remediation as a way of correcting something bad or defective. In order to reverse what a student doesn't understand, we must narrow down what the student doesn't understand based on work they have demonstrated. Does the students add when they should have multiplied? Do they place the decimal point in the wrong place? Remediation is more than looking at a problem that was missed on an assignment and having the child correct it. It's also more than having a teacher provide more problems just like the ones that were missed and have them answer them. We need to look at the students' work and determine what it is they are doing wrong and then reteaching that concept to the student(s).
If the students didn't learn a concept the first time you taught it (using the resources you have), you must find a new way to teach the concept again. Small groups are an ideal way to reteach for remediation. If the teacher does not have a solid conceptual foundation of the concept, it can be really difficult to teach it in a new way. Conceptual understanding is developed. Which means students need ways to interact with the information through the CPA approach. So when you remediate, it might feel like going back to the drawing board with pulling out manipulatives to allow students to make sense of the concept. I have found a few sites online that can assist the teacher in teaching our CCSS concepts in various ways.
If you have other resources that you find helpful for remediation, please include them in the comments section below.