Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Reading log 2

Providing a set of activities that support students learning

Teachers may have a very committed group of students who have genuine motivation to learn, and a good set of tools to carry out their activities, but those activities we bring need to give the class learner-centered approach.
         The ECRIF framework and its encountering, clarifying, internalizing and fluency stages helps framing the task so the learners and the focus of teaching at all times.
         One quote from this chapter that I find interesting is one by Lev Vygotsky, “What a child can do today with assistance, she wil be able to do by herself tomorrow.” This statement seems true not only about learners, but also about instructors who trying to find ways to help their learners.
         Something I want to remember about this reading is the concept of scaffolding. Every lesson should have smooth transitions that lead the learners from easier tasks to more complex one. This process will hopefully help them achieve their fluency objective by the end of the lesson.

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