tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post6718796312700003949..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: Pump up the VolumeMister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-76169092527810035782009-05-27T18:58:57.655-05:002009-05-27T18:58:57.655-05:00I had a kiddo last year full of OCD, anxiety and A...I had a kiddo last year full of OCD, anxiety and Aspergers. He spoke so quietly we could hardly hear him, he had great things to say. We did podcasts as passengers of the Titanic and his voice was clear and articulate. Couldn't believe it was the same kid--I asked him about it and he said when he'd memorized what he was going to say he wasn't anxious about it. Interesting. <br /><br />Another idea--microphone.nboschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219753105416637743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-24252426149324427162009-05-27T16:22:53.686-05:002009-05-27T16:22:53.686-05:00I'm not being cruel. You're making an assumption ...I'm not being cruel. You're making an assumption here that these kids are the frightened ones. No, I'm talking about kids who want to go up to the board every time, or answer every question. They just do it with an incredibly soft volume. It's not like I'm coaxing words out of them, I'm just trying to get everybody to hear them.<br /><br />I would certainly never make fun of my kids in front of the other kids. But I WILL ask them to speak louder when nobody can hear them.<br /><br />Good idea about a broadcast buddy though, I'll keep that in mind.Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-43811119666933544882009-05-26T22:22:07.744-05:002009-05-26T22:22:07.744-05:00I think you are being cruel. It takes a great deal...I think you are being cruel. It takes a great deal of courage for some kids to go up to the board. You don't know what happened a year or two before to make them frightened. This type of requirement makes it even harder for the shy to speak up. <br /><br />I had a horrible bully for a teacher in 3rd grade. She encouraged the bullying by students. If I got a problem wrong in front of the class - I was made fun of. If I got it right - I got the daylights beaten out of me - sometimes in class.<br /><br />I didn't speak up in class again till university. A girl I went to HS with went to my University. She was shocked to hear me speak at University - because she thought I was mute. In 4 years of HS she never heard me talk. <br /><br />Why can't your soft talkers have a buddy to project for them? Soft talker does the problem explains and buddy must "broadcast" what soft talker says word for word. It would give your bouncy loud students something constructive to do and they would have to apy attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-31421769133466841432009-05-26T19:47:22.243-05:002009-05-26T19:47:22.243-05:00Well for the small writing that's simple - you do ...Well for the small writing that's simple - you do it over until I'm satisfied - no questions, no arguments.<br /><br />Volume is tougher. I have to be careful because I have a child in my room who didn't speak in school in K or 1 so as a 2nd grader child I accept the low volume. In most cases I sit towards the back if they are in the front sharing and I usually can persuade them to be louder by asking for one word at a time. Persistance!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806721760411875330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-61045572938346585802009-05-26T16:20:26.424-05:002009-05-26T16:20:26.424-05:00Oy- that drives me nuts! I also have a kid who wri...Oy- that drives me nuts! I also have a kid who writes so small- the equivalent of like size 3 font, no joke. I can barely SEE it- kind of like being inaudible, only in written form.Mrs. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17730747441676219265noreply@blogger.com