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Remedial Insights: articles for class and Extra Lesson teachers
Following are brief summaries of articles on this website, available by clicking the —> READ link. The Alphabetical Index found on the main ARTICLES page provides quick links to the same articles. |
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Articles for Extra Lesson and Remedial Teachers
Student support in the grades - best practices
Here is a very abbreviated outline of the fullest spectrum of student support program elements that a school may wish to build up over time. Expanded detail for this approach is in “Educating for Balance and Resilience”. --> Read pdf
Educational Support process forms
One of the challenges faced by Educational Support Teams, and remedial teachers in general, is maintaining an informative and objective record of observations, recommendations, permissions and goals. The files provided here show the progression of communication used at Aurora Waldorf; they are offered as just one possible example of ways to build and strengthen communications within the faculty, and between the school and parents of students needing support. At AWS, this progression of forms is stored in a separate EST file cabinet, not in the main student records.
Of course, forms are not meant as a substitute for careful, empathetic and holistic observation; rather, they help sustain balance and teamwork. In “From Symptom to Reality”, Rudolf Steiner indicated... EST Forms Resources —> Read more
Dutch Second Grade Observation and Assessment Manual
Advisory Service to the Waldorf Schools of Holland, translated by Monica Ellis. —> pdf file of book
In the 1980's, the Advisory Service to the Waldorf Schools of Holland compiled a Second Grade Development Observation and Assessment manual containing background information, a guide to activities, and a scoring sheet. As this valuable booklet is now out of print, I have added a pdf file to the resources section.
Articles for Class and Remedial Teachers
Human Movement Through the Stages of Life – and Gravity and Levity in Human Movement
Two articles by Olive Whicher, originally published in the Golden Blade
"The power for movement springs not only from within the body; from the world-circumference also comes the force whereby the body is held erect and enabled to move"
—> READ
Strengthening the four lower senses
All who work with children today see that they are changing in ways that concern and even alarm us. In the preschool and kindergarten classes, we often see tired children, thin and pale. Children are nervous, cannot sit still, and frequently fall out of chairs. Movement and play do not come so easily as they once did. Many children are disorganized in their movements and can appear clumsy.
—> READ
Classroom Observation Forms and Ideas
In considering a developmental support program for a child, the broader, deeper and more objective that observations can be, of course the better. Also, carefully observing every child – not just the ones “we know” need remedial attention – never fails to reveal new understanding. On the following pages you will find a collection of observation points, forms and resources that I have used over the years to supplement the First Grade Readiness Screening and the Second Grade Extra Lesson Developmental Assessment processes…
—> READ
Diagonal Shading
Reprinted—for study purposes only—from “The Goetheanum Windows at Dornach, Switzerland, designed and executed under the direction of Rudolf Steiner” by Assya Turgenieff; originally published by Rudolf Steiner Publishing, London, and Anthroposophic Press, New York, in 1938.
—> READ
Student support in the grades - best practices
Here is a very abbreviated outline of the fullest spectrum of student support program elements that a school may wish to build up over time. Expanded detail for this approach is in “Educating for Balance and Resilience”. --> Read pdf
Educational Support process forms
One of the challenges faced by Educational Support Teams, and remedial teachers in general, is maintaining an informative and objective record of observations, recommendations, permissions and goals. The files provided here show the progression of communication used at Aurora Waldorf; they are offered as just one possible example of ways to build and strengthen communications within the faculty, and between the school and parents of students needing support. At AWS, this progression of forms is stored in a separate EST file cabinet, not in the main student records.
Of course, forms are not meant as a substitute for careful, empathetic and holistic observation; rather, they help sustain balance and teamwork. In “From Symptom to Reality”, Rudolf Steiner indicated... EST Forms Resources —> Read more
Dutch Second Grade Observation and Assessment Manual
Advisory Service to the Waldorf Schools of Holland, translated by Monica Ellis. —> pdf file of book
In the 1980's, the Advisory Service to the Waldorf Schools of Holland compiled a Second Grade Development Observation and Assessment manual containing background information, a guide to activities, and a scoring sheet. As this valuable booklet is now out of print, I have added a pdf file to the resources section.
Articles for Class and Remedial Teachers
Human Movement Through the Stages of Life – and Gravity and Levity in Human Movement
Two articles by Olive Whicher, originally published in the Golden Blade
"The power for movement springs not only from within the body; from the world-circumference also comes the force whereby the body is held erect and enabled to move"
—> READ
Strengthening the four lower senses
All who work with children today see that they are changing in ways that concern and even alarm us. In the preschool and kindergarten classes, we often see tired children, thin and pale. Children are nervous, cannot sit still, and frequently fall out of chairs. Movement and play do not come so easily as they once did. Many children are disorganized in their movements and can appear clumsy.
—> READ
Classroom Observation Forms and Ideas
In considering a developmental support program for a child, the broader, deeper and more objective that observations can be, of course the better. Also, carefully observing every child – not just the ones “we know” need remedial attention – never fails to reveal new understanding. On the following pages you will find a collection of observation points, forms and resources that I have used over the years to supplement the First Grade Readiness Screening and the Second Grade Extra Lesson Developmental Assessment processes…
—> READ
Diagonal Shading
Reprinted—for study purposes only—from “The Goetheanum Windows at Dornach, Switzerland, designed and executed under the direction of Rudolf Steiner” by Assya Turgenieff; originally published by Rudolf Steiner Publishing, London, and Anthroposophic Press, New York, in 1938.
—> READ
