What do you think?

Lupita:

In my opinion Lupita should be encouraged to work in groups and participate in discussions more often. She is not going to become more integrated into the class by the teacher never calling on her and allowing her to blend into the background. The teacher might try making up groups for the students to work in each week. By changing these groups up periodically Lupita and the other students will have the opportunity to get to know and work with new people. Varying group size could help too. Not everyone is comfortable in large group settings so it can help if a teacher creates some settings in which they can also try working in smaller group settings. The teacher should also consider calling on Lupita periodically and making her a part of class discussions. Even if she is lacking in some areas related to academics she should not be excluded. For her to accomplish anything she needs to have the support of her teachers.

Jonathan:

My recommendations for Jonathan are to try and use more visual aids and possibly incorporate his interests into some of his reading assignments. He shouldn’t have to constantly ask for help when the teacher already knows he is going to need some kind of support. It is embarrassing to continually have to ask the teacher for help in front of your classmates, especially when they are having little to no trouble doing the same task. It would be helpful to incorporate a lot pictures into his reading assignments to help him. Then as he becomes a better reader the number of picture aids can be slowly cut down until he is working with text only. Since it would appear that Jonathan has had a number of discouraging reading experiences creating some encouraging and enjoyable ones would make him much more likely to want to keep trying. Therefore, doing little things like incorporating his interests into a few of his assignments and drawing his attention to little achievement he is making could help his reading.

Eddie:

It sounds like Eddie is a very active child and might have some difficulties with attention. I would recommend incorporating more visuals, group work, and activities that involve some kind of physical movement or verbal involvement. I would add visuals to lessons and try to incorporate Eddie into more discussions so that he is actively involved as much as possible. It is likely that Eddie is not the only child in the class that would enjoy and benefit from better group discussions, more visuals, and more active lessons. He is getting up and moving around already on his own to fulfill his movement needs. Why not give him a way to fulfill those needs through constructive participation in a lesson involving physical activity. Learning is not something that can only be done from a seat.