YOUNG CHILDREN & ADOLESCENCE

YOUNG CHILDREN:

o   They can learn through talking about themselves, families and their lives;

o   They are curious to learn and discover new concepts on their own;

o   They liked to use their imagination and to discover things;

o   They naturally need to touch ,see, hear, and interact to learn;

o   Because their attention span is limited they need engaging and entertaining activities in order to not lose interest;

o   They like to cooperate and work in groups;

o   They need support and encouragement while learning;

o   Teacher need to work their students individually because they need to be guided.

ADOLESCANTS:

§  They are in search for personal identity;

§  They are in need of activities that meet their needs and learning expectations;

§  They need help and support from the teacher and to be provide with constructive feedback;

§  They can draw upon a variety of sources in the learning environment, including personal experience, the local community and the interest;

§  They can learn abstract issues and do challenging activities.

                    FIVE DIMENSIONS OF STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT

1. Confidence and Interdependence

We see growth, and development learner’s confidence and interdependence become congruent with their actual abilities and skills, content knowledge, use of experience and reflectiveness about their own learning.

2. Skills and Strategies

                   Represent “know-how” aspect of learning, when we speak of performance or mastery we generally mean that learners have developed skills and strategies to function successfully in certain situations.

3. Knowledge and Understanding

                   Refers to a content knowledge gained in particular subject areas. It is the most familiar dimension, focusing on the know-what aspect of learning.

4. Use of prior and Emerging Experiences

                   Involves of learners abilities to draw their own experience and connect it to their work.

5. Critical reflection

                   refers to the developing awareness of the learners own learning process as well as more analytical.

TEACHER STRATEGIES FOR FACILITATING POSITIVE    MOTIVATIONAL    PROCESSES IN LEARNING

LESSON PLAN

          It is the teacher’s road map of what students need to learn and how it will be done effectively during the class time.

Three components

1. Objectives for student learning

2. Teaching/learning activities

3. Strategies to check students understanding

Steps for preparing lesson plan

1. Outline learning objectives

2. Develop the introduction

3. Plan the specific learning activities

4. Plan to check for understanding

5. Develop a conclusion and a preview

6. Create a realistic timeline

Suggestion in making a lesson plan

§  A lesson plan is an aid to teaching

§  A lesson plan should not be planned with in time allotment for the subject

§  The textbook should not be regarded as infallible

§  The lesson plan may serve as a basis for future plans and a means of evaluation the success of learning

REFLECTION:

Young children has a big gap in the adolescence in terms of emotions, the way they think, and their needs. the parents should take care of their child until they grow up. the parents has a big responsibility in the growth of a child and its future and his/her personality. as long as the teacher that the second parents of the children that has a big responsibilty to motivate them.