When

After formulating the goal of the assignment, the pupil decides which steps are needed to get the answer. The teacher only coaches when the pupil fails to do this.

What

The pupil thinks about how to approach the task. The teacher can guide the pupil in looking for, or conceiving a step-by-step plan for doing the sum or studying the text. Step-by-step plans for sums (i.e. long division) can be demonstrated and exercised by doing similar sums. Strategies for extracting information from texts can also be demonstrated. The teacher may ask the pupil what he or she is to focus on when reading the text, in view of the assignment goal.

How

A calculation requires a step-by-step plan of successive calculation operations. For studying a text, the approach to reading the text can be devised beforehand. The pupil considers what he needs to pay attention to in the text.

Why

www.nieuwsbegrip.nl is a Dutch website and method for reading comprehension with training sessions where the teacher learns to demonstrate how the pupil may gather information from news articles.

With long-term projects, some pupils are able to divide the assignment into partial tasks. If they cannot manage this, the teacher helps by providing a step-by-step plan which is also posted on the wall for everyone to see.

Example

www.nieuwsbegrip.nl is a Dutch website and method for reading comprehension with training sessions where the teacher learns to demonstrate how the pupil may gather information from news articles.

With long-term projects, some pupils are able to divide the assignment into partial tasks. If they cannot manage this, the teacher helps by providing a step-by-step plan which is also posted on the wall for everyone to see.