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Motivating the Unmotivated
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LEARNING STYLES AND MODALITIES
Learning Styles
Concrete Sequential
Abstract Sequential
Concrete Random
Abstract Random
Learning Modalities
Visual
Verbal
Kinesthetic
Technological
Small Group Discussion
Academic Holes
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Lack of Organization
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What do the Answers Mean?
Use Organization Quiz to identify specific organizational skills that a student needs to address.
Question 1
There are things in my locker or backpack that I haven’t looked at in a month or more.
NUMBER 1
The “Pack Rat” Question
• Clean out your backpack, desk, etc.
• Sort the items into piles such as:
– Use in the next 24 hours
– Use this week
– Put away in correct place
– Throw away
• Don’t be afraid to use the trash can!
Question 2
At home, I have a pile of newspapers, comic books or magazines that I haven’t read yet but that I’m going to read some day.
NUMBER 2 This is the Planning Question
• Decide the date you are going to do the thing you say you will do “someday.”
Question 3
I never write down assignments because I think I can remember everything that is important.
NUMBER 3 You don’t write down assignments because you don’t want to do them.
• Write assignments on Post-it® Notes then stick them to book or paper itself.
80% of things written down will be accomplished
Question 4
I forget about long-range assignments until it’s too late to do a good job on them.
NUMBER 4
Forgetting about long-range assignments is a problem for disorganized students.
• Make an initial long-range plan
• Adjust your plan when things don’t go as expected
Record Of Work For Product Or Performance
DATE WORK
PLANNED
WORK DONE ADJUSTMENTS TO
PLAN
REFLECTIONS
ON WORK
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Question 5
My parents keep track of my schedule of after-school activities, and I just do whatever they tell me I’m scheduled to do.
NUMBER 5 Just because the parents are organized, doesn’t mean the student is.
• Keep a household calendar and have each person put their activities on it using a different color for each.
Question 6
I leave at least one of the following: lunch money, notebooks, homework, notes that are supposed to be signed, etc., at home on the average of once a week.
NUMBER 6
“Absent minded” kid question—
Leaving items at home is a habit that can be broken.
Lack of Study Skills
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Lack of Test-Taking Skills
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RTI Monitoring Form
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Resources
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