Timid
or Reflective Student
Technique:
This may be a part of the student’s temperament. It is also a learning
style. Work to value the student as s/he presents the self and work with
the student to be certain s/he has coping skills and the will to let others
know about needs.
Procedures: Encourage peer interactions in the classroom.
- Provide
activities that highlight peer interaction.
- Use organized
and free-choice grouping.
- Arrange
the seating and room arrangement to permit talking, socializing, meeting.
- Explain
and practice socialization skills and structures.
- Incorporate
verbal and nonverbal dimensions in classroom activities.
- Highlight
the value of students and their successes and improvement in social
interactions.
- Explain
and practice numerous successful roles for social interaction. (Cooperative
learning materials provide definitions).
- Talk
with each student individually about social progress and perceived stumbling
blocks and growth opportunities.
- Develop
individualized growth plans to enhance socialization skills and help
promote security in working for attainment.
Other concerns: Some students withdraw out of fear or a lack of self
esteem. Dreikurs (1968) discusses the withdrawn or helpless student. There
are diagnostic checklists to assist in determining how debilitating some
of these choices are. Refer students for counseling and professional help
if the behavior seems pervasive and is damaging the student.
Still
water runs deep - Sir Walter Raleigh
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