"http://www.amazon.com/How-Why-Children-Fail-Varma/dp/1853021865
Ved Varma's book gives more on neumonics. Not too sure about theorists but books gives references to theoretical readings."
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Phyllis Francois Feb 6, 2009. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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"Gwen, I teach gifted elementary school kids so underachievement is a topic I know a lot about. Nothing frustrates parents and teachers more than an exceptionally bright kid who does not perform. You should read the work of Dr Sylvia Rimm. She…"
Gwen Brooks replied to Gwen Brooks's discussion underachievement"Thanks for replying to my discussion.I do understand what you say about the types of teachers and their roles in the lives of these children and points made about remediation but can you clarify your imagery of the alphabet. Are there researchers or…"
Gwen Brooks replied to Gwen Brooks's discussion underachievement"Thanks for your comments and it is certainly a good start. Can you elaborate more on the neumonics . What part do they play in the underachievement of the child. How do these cause the child to underachieve? Is there a thoerist who can be used to…"
Ralph Parker replied to Gwen Brooks's discussion underachievement"We live in a society with a broken alphabet that is being used for the infrastructure of our educational system. We have three to four teams of teachers trying to teach the kids to read. One team that "damages" them and three teams that…"
Phyllis Francois replied to Gwen Brooks's discussion underachievement"Hi,
When looking at underachievement, I suppose one must ensure that their audiences concur with the definition of underachievement.
Underachievement can be defined as an inability or failure to perform appropriately for one’s age or talents;…"
Gwen Brooks posted a discussionunderachievement
What are the issues related to the underachievent of pupils at primary level?What are the root causes?What is being done to close the gap?See More
Gwen Brooks left a comment for Phyllis Francois"The topic choosen is an area of the Numeracy curriculum that pupils in the Infant Department have problems grasping. However as an educator I feel that technical applications should be child friendly interesting. Children enjoy learning time using…"
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