7. Training the Cognition
⢠Poor Attention
⢠Poor Concentration
⢠Poor Registration
⢠Poor Retrieval Skills
⢠Recalling Unlearned
Material
⢠Misinterpretation of
âmemorisedâ for
âunderstoodâ
⢠Cognitive Retraining
Method to Improve
Cognitive functions
⢠âExercisesâ
⢠Destructive Thoughts
towards learning
8. Faulty Study Skills
Double
Track
Thought
Process
Scanning
physically
and
Mentally
Breaking
quite too
Often
Searching Obsessional
Organisation
Looking
for a break
Conversations
Telephone etc
Faulty
Posture
Wrong
Timing
Poor
organisation
of materials
9. Study Behaviour
⢠Poor Study Behaviour ⢠Behavioural Exercises
⢠Insight and Fading of
faulty Behaviour
⢠Relearning exercises
10. Emotional Problems
Negative Attitude
towards Self
Negative Attitude by
teachers
Negative Attitude by
peers/siblings/family
Negative Attitude
towards studies
Negative Attitude
towards cognitive
abilities
Negative Attitude
towards Life
12. Problem Children!
⢠Learning Difficulty
⢠Students with Emotional problems
⢠Students with Personality problems
13. Lack of Attention/Hyperactivity
⢠ADHD
⢠Any attempt to calm the child may be futile
⢠Specific activity based strategies can be
developed to increase a desired behaviour
14. Dyslexia
⢠Problem with language
⢠Problem with writing
⢠Problem with calculation
⢠Host of emotional and behavioural
Problems
15. Slow Learners
⢠Normal IQ but slow in
learning
⢠Little below average
IQ
⢠Poor
concentration/memory
etc
16. Distracted Group of students
⢠All classes will have a
clique which are going
in the wrong path
influencing one
another
⢠Pride in deviant and
undesirable behaviour.
cutting
classes/movies/love
18. The trained response
⢠Talking to the child
⢠Dealing with the
problem as a family
⢠Reporting to
Teachers/principal
⢠Referring to a
Counsellor
19. Techniques for effectiveness
⢠More priority to
personality than
performance
⢠Focus on future
performance
⢠Avoid talking to a student
when you are very angry â
what ever be the
provocation
⢠Have a teacher by your
side when talking to a
student.
⢠Spending time with
problem students will
yield good results
⢠Focus and encourage good
behaviour in problem
children
20. Techniques for effectiveness
⢠Sensitive to studentâs emotions
⢠Do not Focus on Performance
⢠Alert about Problem children
⢠Dealing at different levels â Family â
Friends â Family â Relatives â School
[Depending on the comfort of the child]
21. Academic
⢠Creating a conducive
academic atmosphere
⢠Developing the habit
of Reading
⢠Providing
Supervision
⢠Being at home/sitting
with the child
⢠Donât find faults
25. Motivation
⢠Parent Student
⢠Repeatedly advising == Nagging
⢠Lecture on others == Stupid Idea
⢠High Salary/Status == ?!? *.@ ?
⢠Motivational Speech == No one listens
26. Motivation
⢠Develop study habits
⢠Provide Assistance
⢠Supervise the work
⢠Increase study time
over weeks or months
⢠Appreciate small
efforts in front of
others
27. Motivation
Just Talking Wont Yeild Results
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
East
West
North
⢠Perspective with
which parents try to
motivate their children
⢠Needs different set of
skills to shift from one
state of performance to
another.
28. Motivation
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
East
West
North
29. Emotional Management
⢠Low marks
⢠low self esteem
⢠Guilt
⢠Shame
⢠Embarrassment
⢠Emotionally
supportive
⢠Brain functions better
in good mood.
⢠Do not forget that the
student is far more
upset than you!