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Instruction Methods __**Small Group **__  - Typically consists of three to seven students and the teacher.  - Especially recommended for those with Learning Problems

// Advantages: //  Small groups tend to be less boring  Teachers are able to provide more feedback and instruction  Teachers are able to better monitor individual students progress  Students are able to participate more

// Disadvantages: //  Students are required to do more seatwork  Teachers must do more planning

__**Large Group **__  - Due to Large class sizes this is the type of instruction most often used  - Large Group can be effect way of teaching academics and social skills to students with diverse needs.

// Advantages: // <span style="color: #717070; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Time efficient <span style="color: #717070; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Prepares students for secondary schools and higher education <span style="color: #717070; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> May help transition students with disabilities into general education classes

//<span style="color: #717070; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Disadvantages: // <span style="color: #717070; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Does not allow teacher to deal easily with diverse abilites and skill levels <span style="color: #717070; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Questions may go unanswered, students stay off task <span style="color: #717070; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Students may get bored or frustrated depending on skill level

__**<span style="color: #706161; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> One Student/One Teacher **__ <span style="color: #706161; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> - Frequently used to help students with learning problems learn a new skill <span style="color: #706161; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> - Can be used spontaneously with group methods of instruction ot prevent or relieve frustration. <span style="color: #706161; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> - Teachers will have to plan other activities for students not currently receiving instruction

Self-Correcting Materials
<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Flap**__ Students can bend the flap on the box or other object to the side to see if the anwser is correct. __**Window**__ Use items like wheels to show the anwser in the window when the wheel is moved into the correct position. __**<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Stylus **__ <span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This can be used in such things as a poke box to allow a question/anwser card to move if the student has the correct anwser __**<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Matching Cards **__ <span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A set of cards that have question on one card and an anwser on another, if the correct question/anwser match is found - the back of the cards will match or make a picture <span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Question or anwser is placed on one side of card, anwser is on the back __**<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Tab **__ <span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A learning device such as card or box where a tab is pulled to revel the correct anwser __**<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Pocket **__ <span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have a matching code to the card that needs placed into them to revel if the student is correct or incorrect __**<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Holes **__ <span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A hole is punched below the question but above the anwser, so when a pencil or other device is placed in hole and card is turned around it will revel the anwser on the other side __**<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Clips **__ <span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can be used to match the question and anwser. Place a question on the board and use close pins for anwser and clip to correct question. __**<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Strips on Folder **__ <span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These can be used in a sliding motion - cut strips and place a piece of paper with question on it (answers below quesitons) and then slide the paper up and down to see questions and answers. __**<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Simple Board Games **__ <span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make a simple board game on poster board, and for different subjects use different task cards and answer key. This board game can be made to be used with various different topics and subjects with the switch of the cards __**<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mystery Detective **__ <span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A reading comprehension game, students determines the type of clue and then moves if they are correct
 * __<span style="color: #891a76; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Answer on Back __**

<span style="color: #706161; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 60%;">from - Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)