We used to have our iDevelop with our hapu. We did our reading, writing, handwriting, phonics and big book within our hapu. We were designing our program for all the learners who are at different levels.
This term, we decided to collaborate and connect with our other hapu learners. We divided the learners based on their reading and maths levels and they went to different learning coaches for it.
As I have come from an early childhood background, iDevelop was always a challenge for me. Rotating the hapu gave me an opportunity to build relationships with other hapu learners and talk to other learning coaches about them. I was able to see the different perspectives of the learners from the parents and learning coaches.
Designing the program made it simple because I had to focus on the learners who are at the same level.
Hi Sudha,
ReplyDeleteGreat to read that iDevelop is going well with the new changes and working with more learners is enjoyable. I am curious how you build in choice within your iDevelop sessions with learners working at similar levels with similar learning needs. It is also important to consider how you are differentiating for the learners within these new groups as no two learners are ever at exactly the same level. In addition, I am curious about how do you modify the approach for learners with HLN and support our Educative Assistants in their provision of support.
Cheers,
Di