Increase participation and build confidence
Use a range of approaches to boost confidence and ākonga participation
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Utilise a peer-to-peer approach
Utilise a peer-to-peer approach
Students at Irongate School demonstrate how the older or more expert tuakana help and guide the younger or less expert teina.
Ask what can help?
Ask what can help?
Create regular opportunities to check in with learners to find out what is working and areas for support.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Give students an authentic audience
Give students an authentic audience
Creating opportunities for students to share learning beyond the classroom can boost confidence and increase participation in learning.
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Build confidence using multiple approaches
Build confidence using multiple approaches
- Ask the student how they learn best and get to know their interests and strengths.
- Foster tuakana-teina relationships, where an older or more expert tuakana (older child) helps and guides the younger or less expert teina (younger child).
- Identify and adapt situations where it may be embarrassing for a student to participate (for example, a student with dyslexia being expected to read aloud).
- Recognise successes and communicate them to home.
- Recognise avoidance strategies and provide support and encouragement.
- Build on the student’s out-of-school programmes and activities.
- Make support options such as text-to-speech, timers and self-management tools available to students.
- Give ongoing prompts and positive feedback and provide the student with strategies to help when they get stuck.
Useful resources
Useful resources
John Hattie: Visible Learning
A short animated video describing what effective feedback is, how it can be used, and the potential impact on student learning. It is based on models from Hattie and Timperley.
Publisher: You Tube
Ed-Talk: Learning with an Emotional Brain - Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
This video looks at the way children's ability to learn is affected by their social and emotional relationships.
Publisher: TED Conferences
UDL - How it helps motivate and engage students
This video provides an insight into the effects of UDL principles on students and their learning.
Publisher: Ministry of Education NZ
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