Multigrade Classes: Principles in Multigrade Teaching PDF

Principles Underlying teaching multi- grade class 1. Children Are Unique- Every child has its own needs, interest, experiences, and hobbies of their own. Each one of them has differences and similarities with each other whether in terms of physical, emotional, and intellectual. But, it doesn't...

Principles Underlying teaching multi- grade class 1. Children Are Unique- Every child has its own needs, interest, experiences, and hobbies of their own. Each one of them has differences and similarities with each other whether in terms of physical, emotional, and intellectual. But, it doesn't mean that they aren't unique individuals because each one of 2. Children Learn Best From Experience -Although reading books, materials, memorizing facts, and doing some paper-pencil test, is one of the important things in learning development. Still, it is not enough to provide learning experiences to the child. To stimulate their senses students should explore their environment, experience doing activities by their 3. Children can and do learn well from one another -When working with common goals, students can support each other. They can be honest with one another and learn together. Through group, collaborative, and peer learning students can help each other. They can share each other's points of view and reflect on it. 4. The role of teacher in a classroom involves setting up and managing a learning environment- The role of the Teacher does not limit to teaching and sharing learning experiences to the students only. They play a variety of roles inside the classroom. One of these is tone the classroom atmosphere and environment conducive to the child's learning process, keep the class in control, manage each of the child's behavior, and make sure that they will 5. The implementation of the school curriculum must take into consideration the varied abilities, levels and interests within particular group-The implementation of the school curriculum must take into consideration the varied abilities, levels, and interests within a particular group. Each of the students has different and individual needs. The school should make sure that their individual needs, interests, and those culturally diverse should be considered. 6. The value of any educational program will be judged according to how well it can achieve the goals of the program -The school, the parent, and the teacher should work together to help the child learn in and outside of the classroom. Whether the child learns what the program expects depends on how well each of those will work 7. Inter – aging or the combination of children of different ages is more respectful of the individual needs of learners and reflects real-life -Inside a multi-grade classroom, students have different ages gaps and grade level. Each of them has a unique learning style. Each of them is capable as long as they are given the right to be educated and meet  Case Analysis: Novie The Multi-Grade Teacher Novie is very happy and looking forward to her application in her district. She couldn't wait to hold the chalk and write on the board. After how many weeks of waiting, she finally got a call. She was accepted in the Mahayahay Elementary School and was assigned to teach a multi-grade class. The school can be found in the remote area. She had to travel a long way and had to cross a bridge before she reaches the mountain. Though she had already an idea about a multi-grade class, she still has things Her co-teacher gives her a tour in the school and classroom and explain the situation in her assigned room. She walks inside the classroom and found out that her class consists of 3-grade levels of different ages. Just looking at the students, she starts to have a headache. The classroom was very small. She also observed that the children lacked proper hygiene. They barely took a bath. She could remember how the classroom smells so bad. The window is so small that the smell would stay inside for how many hours. This went on for several months before she was able to teach the children to take a bath every day and wear clean clothes. Whenever she would reach out to the parents, they would find many excuses not to talk to her. There was also frequent absences and family issues of the students. Some of the students had to go for labor because money was difficult in the community. Some of the students would attend class without eating a single grain of rice. After how many months of difficulties Novie felt so sad being away from her parents. She suddenly got sick but still fulfilling her duty. answer the following questions: 1. How will you describe the experiences of the students in a Multigrade class? 2. What do you think are the underlying learning principles that guided the teacher in preparing for her class? Elaborate. 3. Having the knowledge of the different principles in teaching in a multigrade class. What are your realizations after reading the scenario?