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Jolly Phonics (銅鑼灣教學日記)
(cont' from 07-6-29)
Given the fact that the La Salle P1 student attends a very competitive school, he was going through a frustrating break-in period despite being quite proficient in English for his age. It was not difficult to tell that the boy's lack of confidence was holding him back.
Children who are uncertain about their abilities give out many warning signs. One of them is frequent complains about the difficulty of school work. This boy is no exception. After the first lesson, his mum told Dr. Jeff that her son felt that the phonics class was quite hard for him.
And we could see why. We deliberately taught this boy at a rapid pace, which we believed is the best way to build up his confidence. Regardless of his complain, we still trust that he has the ability to learn at least twice as quickly as he was willing to. And we bet that he would gain back his confidence in no time when he found himself reading English books just as fast as, if not faster than, his classmates.
His mum didn't seem to agree with our approach. She told us the same thing after the little boy completed the classes for the second week. Dr. Jeff explained to her again about our strategy but at the same time, offered her son an alternative -- a slower-paced class -- if she believed it would make her son feel better. Of course, such approach would take an even longer time to build up the kid's confidence. She finally decided to trust us and agreed to stay in the class for another week to see how it went.
Guess what happened? On the third week, the mum delightfully told us that the boy's confidence had finally come back! He had also been sharing with his friends about the phonemes he learnt recently at school. He was proud of himself because of his own progress, and he was totally different.
The mum brought her younger son to join our programs at the same time. And she asked us for more program material so that she could share with her friends.
As professional teachers, we know that all kids are different -- and all kids are special. But some kids are special in ways that present them and their families, friends, and teachers with more difficult challenges. We need to fine tune and personalize teaching strategies all the time!
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發表於 07-7-4 19:04
