tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post2617261728799325683..comments2024-01-03T04:58:04.221-05:00Comments on I Hope This Old Train Breaks Down...: Weak Verbal Skills in MathUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-4542175277030316752011-03-27T17:41:58.944-04:002011-03-27T17:41:58.944-04:00They freak out because they think highlighting ter...They freak out because they think highlighting terms in the instructions implies that there is something wrong with them? If so, I'd tell them that if they don't find a way to FIX what's going on, whatever's harming them now will always be there -- and nobody cares if you are highlighting words in the given instructions, but everybody (including every future employer) will care when you consistently cannot seem to follow directions. They seem to be choosing to fight the wrong battle, if they would rather get zeros than to try your reading intervention methods. :(untilnextstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285583728476473117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-35275678085103465702011-03-25T12:10:32.443-04:002011-03-25T12:10:32.443-04:00Story of my life. I think I can count on 1 hand th...Story of my life. I think I can count on 1 hand the number of students that would NOT need this type of intervention. I try it and they freak out. They won't do it. They would rather get a zero than do something like this. I have "GT" kids and I can't decide if they won't follow the directions or haven't read the directions.ERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124846987033083264noreply@blogger.com