The Primary Learner

The Primary Learner

• Each student is competent, capable, curious and rich in potential
• Each student is as unique as his/her own fingerprints.

Learning is Encouraged

• Through a safe, non-threatening learning environment
• When learners are appropriately challenged
• When learners can create meaning with elements of previous knowledge and skills

Learning Profiles

• The more we know about our students, the more we can be effectively strategic in meeting everyone's needs.
• We can get to know our students through Learning Profile Cards, Student Profile Surveys, and Student Learning Perceptual Quick Surveys.
• Understanding how students learn best enables teachers to differentiate instruction effectively.

Differentiated Instruction

• Is based on the idea that students differ significantly in their strengths, interests, learning styles, and readiness to learn.
• Therefore, it is necessary to adapt instruction to suit these differing characteristics.
• The content, the process, the product, and the environment of learning can all be differentiated.

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• A differentiated approach, driven by an understanding of the student, is thought to contribute to high levels of both achievement and engagement in learning.

Benefits of Learning Profiles

• Overall, it promotes a more holistic view of student.
• It focuses on student’s strengths which grow overtime and can be used to improve learning.
• Learning Profiles, in turn, encourages confidence and self-actualization among students.