GROUP 4 -ENRICHMENT AND REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES

ZUL AIMAN BIN ABD WAHAB

YEW SIAU JING

TAN SIN YI

NUR SHIBRAH WAN ABDULLAH

AMIR SUFYAN BIN ZAINAL

WHAT IS ENRICHMENT?

The term enrichment in education refers to all approaches to enhancing opportunities for learners, especially in terms of out-of-school activity.

Enrichment contributes to learners' cognitive development.

Enrichment is the many things that students choose to do beyond their academic pursuits and the normal requirements of their life.

‘any educational procedure beyond the usual ones for the subject or grade or age [of the

student] that does not accelerate or retard the student’s placement in the subject or grade’

(Stanley, 1979)

‘any type of activity or learning which is outside the core of learning which most children undertake’

(Eyre and Marjoram, 1990)

Example: A teacher offers an opportunity for students to participate in a cake decorating seminar, even if the student does not have any culinary arts classes.

Example: A teacher offers students an opportunity to attend an additional review session for an upcoming unit test, final exam or even an Advanced Placement exam.

BENEFITS OF ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

Active Learning

• Students retain more of the presented information when they figure it out themselves.

• Instead of a traditional lecture setting where the teacher presents information and the students absorb it, active learners participate and the instructor acts as a guide and answers questions.

• Research indicates that students engaged in active learning retain and generalize the information better than their peers in traditional instruction.

Multisensory Instruction

• Students acquire new information in a variety of ways, and most people have a preferred mode of learning.

• The primary modes of learning are visual, auditory and kinaesthetic, also sometimes called tactile.

• Multisensory instruction engages multiple intelligences, which is considered ideal for students with learning disabilities and is beneficial to their non-disabled peers as well.

Cross-Curricular Benefits

• Most classroom enrichment activities engage more than one subject area.

• This reinforces learning in language, mathematics, science, social studies and socialization skills.

• This teaching style is beneficial because it simulates real-world activities.

• In daily life, students encounter problems that require multiple areas of knowledge to solve.

• Teaching activities that mimic this give students practice drawing on their knowledge and applying it in multiple areas.

• Classroom enrichment activities can be as involved or as simple as the teacher's time and resources allow.

• Some teachers set up classroom centers that extend previous lessons. The centers have activities that student do independently, and often have further reading or audio and video presentations.

• Enrichment activities do not have to be in the classroom -- a field trip can stimulate students’ interest.

WHAT IS REMEDIAL?

•A remedial activity is one that is meant to improve a learning skill or rectify a problem area.

•Remedial activities teach basic skills that are the foundation for learning a subject in greater detail, and such skills must be learned before students can develop a detailed understanding of the topic of study.

CHARACTERISTICS OF LEARNING AMONG PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

•poor memory

•short attention span and are easily distracted by other things

 

•lack of learning motivation

 

•lack of self-confidence and relatively low self-expectation

•weak in problem-solving power

 

•fail to grasp information effectively and mix things up easily

 

•have difficulty in understanding new/abstract concepts

 

•fail to transfer knowledge to the related learning areas appropriately

 

•need more time to complete assignments or tasks

REMEDIAL TEACHING STRATEGIES 

INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME

• Teaching can be done in small groups or for individual.

• If necessary, remedial teachers, other teachers, parents and pupils alike are to participate in designing the programme.

•Remedial teachers hold meetings regularly to evaluate the effectiveness of work and gather opinions for refinement.

PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMME

•Remedial teachers may train up pupils who perform better in a certain subject to become ‘little teachers’ and who will be responsible for helping schoolmates with learning difficulties in group teaching

•Peer support programme helps pupils reinforce their knowledge, and develop their communication and cooperation skills as well as good interpersonal relationship.

REWARD SCHEME

•The reward scheme has positive effect in enhancing pupils’ motivation.

•It aims at guiding pupils to set their own objectives and plans, and positively reinforcing their good performance.

When designing the rewards offered, remedial teachers should take note of the following:

 i.set clear and specific targets

 ii.set achievable objectives;

 iii.give diversified rewards (including verbal commendation) or prizes to accommodate pupils’ interest; give rewards instantly;

 iv.review and revise the reward scheme regularly; and

 v.invite parents to help children improve their work.

ADVANTAGES OF REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES?

1. Keeping Pace

Remedial classes afford students the opportunity to catch up and be on the same page as their peers. These classes are a way to equip students with the tools they need to succeed.

2. Diagnosis

The root cause for why a student isn't learning as quickly can be many things. Remedial classes make it easier for educators and parents to diagnose why.

3. Dyslexia

•For those with dyslexia, remedial classes are not only a great diagnostic tool, but they can also provide a cure.

•A 2008 study by Carnegie Mellon University showed that 100 hours of intense remedial study can enable the brain to rewire itself to overcome reading and learning deficiencies.

• If not for the classes, the student would be left to navigate their education uncured.