Reinforcing+Effort

=Read and Reflect=

I like to walk around the classroom and tell students that they are doing so much better. This is one way I reinforce effort. I also like to chat with students individually about their effort and how if they just added 5 minutes of review a day, their grade could greatly improve. I have also called home and told parents how great their student is doing as well as how hard he or she is working to achieve this goal. I tell them that a lot of people struggle with school, but in the end it is a benefit to learn another language.

My purpose to reinforce effort in the classroom is to increase student self-confidence. Learning another language is very difficult, so I try to make it as fun and as challenging to them. Once a student learns all students in the classroom are struggling to get “it”, they can relax and learn more patiently. If all students struggle, I know it is my job to re-teach until they feel successful. I think reinforcing effort creates a positive relationship with the student. Reinforcing effort must be genuine and timely to be effective.

A question I have about effort is, can there be too much reinforcement?

=Apply and Reflect=

I borrowed this from a blog about a teacher and her experiences – I have it on my door and I love it!

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From Big Huge Labs, this is my motivational poster --