How to Teach Low IQ Children in the First Grade
Teaching children with learning disabilities can be a particularly challenging situation for educators. Students with low IQs tend to learn at a much slower rate than other children, and often have a great deal of trouble maintaining and remembering what they have learned. Children with a low IQ or with learning disabilities should be approached on an individual level instead of being subjected to expectations of other children with different needs and abilities. A low IQ can be raised under certain circumstances and with adequate stimulation.
Instructions
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Ask students to repeat or explain questions after you have asked them. Sometimes children with learning disabilities will pretend to understand things that they don't. A child might know the answer to the question you have asked. She may not have understood the question.
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Teach with puppets. Puppets for Education suggests the use of puppets with children who have a low IQ or learning disabilities as well as with children who do not. Teachers can use puppets to introduce concepts and social skills. Children should also be given the opportunity to use the puppets to express their feelings or in learning.
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Research and make use of outside resources for children with low IQs. Almost every school has programs for children with learning disabilities and some children do better in schools that can offer staff with specialized training. These resources are there to be used.
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Involve parents in their child's education. It is especially important to communicate with parents of children who have a disability. Parents need to be aware of the challenges facing their child, and of professional opinions of the best situation and environment for their child.
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Tips & Warnings
Studies, such as The Glenwood State School study and The Milwaukee Project, have found that IQ in children can be raised significantly with stimulation. IQ does not have to remain the same throughout childhood.
References
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