Laurie4b - question about Overteaching Method

[Pam H]

Do you have any tips on summering this teaching method? Or do you just start all over after the summer break? Or do you school all year long?

[Laurie4b]

I've done both--gone through the summer and given the kids a break. We tend to do at least some school over the summer. If I think that something is going to be lost over the summer, I'd keep up the drilling, but not add new stuff. I have found with my kids, however, that they don't tend to lose that much with a break. I don't know that I've ever gone a full summer without some schooling, though. I just pick back up with a monthly test and we go from there. The thing with overteaching is that stuff really has STUCK. It doesn't get lost in the same way. Even if they miss a particular item on the first review test after a break, it goes through the system faster than before.

How's that for an equivocal answer?

[Pam H]

Sounds great. I usually school throughout the summer. When the months get very hot, there's not much else to do. Frankly, I'm looking forward to this year's break more than the students. :w00t: We'll keep it up.

He's doing better since we've begun OTM in Spelling. :hurray:

[Laurie4b]

Glad to hear that it's helping.

[kiki]

What is OverTeaching?

I have never heard of it.

Kirstin

[Laurie4b]

I posted as a new thread so it will be easier to search in the future. I cc'd it from the cached one by google. Don't know how to get to the old boards directly anymore.