Improving Student Motivation
If motivating your student to complete work in the classroom is a problem, try these strategies:
Build on prior knowledge, this means you really need to understand exactly where your student is academically.
Be sure to praise and recognize ALL efforts and attempts at improving. Give lots of verbal and non-verbal reinforcements.
Provide opportunities for peer mentoring, buddy up, social skill development and cooperative learning whenever the situation presents itself.
Use graphic organizers to assist the student.
Give immediate feedback for on task, task completion, solid efforts and demonstrated improvement at every opportunity.
Encourage independence at every opportunity and provide positive feedback when the student is working appropriately.
Provide opportunities for the child to take risks in new learning situations.
Provide opportunities throughout the day for the student to experience success.
When the opportunity presents itself, be sure to send home positive notes on the student�s accomplishments.
Remember, consistency in approach will help to change undesirable behaviors (lacking motivation). Your time and patience will pay off and slowly but surely your efforts will be rewarded! Remain positive!
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