Title: Reviving Reteaching - Educational Leadership
Headings: Art and Science of Teaching / Reviving Reteaching
Art and Science of Teaching / Reviving Reteaching
When to Reteach
Introducing New Content
Reviewing Previously Taught Content
Tried and True
KEYWORDS
Requesting Permission

Content: I call this approach chunking. For example, a teacher presenting new content about the human skeletal system might present a few selected characteristics and then allow students time to process this new information by having them ask questions or summarize what it means. He or she would then present a few more characteristics, and so on. After exposing students to each small chunk of information, the teacher can ask students to rate their confidence in their understanding or ask them questions to verify their understanding. If confusion, errors, or misconceptions surface, the teacher would immediately re-address the content. In many cases, reteaching might simply involve providing alternative examples or explanations. Reviewing Previously Taught Content
In this second circumstance, the teacher has already taught the content; he or she now assumes that students understand it. Again, verifying this assumption requires assessing students. This commonly takes place when the teacher reviews information or skills that students need before they can learn upcoming content.