Student Learning Style Surveys
You know how some students you can give them the "hairy eyeball" and that's all it takes and other students get the "hairy eyeball" and see that as "Those are fighting words...let's go to the mat." Well, it all has to do with personality and reading personalities is about as easy as reading someone's mind. Taking an old personality survey and revamping it for modern times and then pairing it with research based interventions we come up with a new personality survey. I used colors from the rainbow to describe different characteristics of student personalities and learning styles. By giving this survey, you will be able to determine a color code for each student and work specifically with those that you are having difficulty. You probably only need interventions for about 5% of the students in your classes. However, anyone can have a bad day and knowing how to deal with a student on a bad day is just as important as knowing how to deal with a student on a day to day basis.
Once you score the student learning style surveys- they will be a color. Choose the color below and click through the PowerPoint for ideas on how to CARE for this student:
Conduct- (What behavior can you expect?)
Aquire-(How do they learn?)
Regulate- (How should you discipline?)
Encouragement- (What excites them?)
Green - Light Blue- Indigo-
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