By Shefali Kulkarni

Mixed Ability Varied Learning Styles VisualAuditoryLanguage levels Elementary Intermediate Advanced

Challenges faced by a teacher in mixed ability classes Materials and resources Involving everyone Motivation Class management

 Having graded materials  Creating/Having self-access materials  Using a variety of activities catering to different learning styles  Personalizing lessons  Using collaborative activities

The Internet is a rich repository of graded audio-visual materials that can be effectively used in the class.

For listening – For interviews – For book reviews odcasts.html odcasts.html

english.org/improve_reading_skills.htm

 Listen tothe poem –   Make a list of all the animals you hear about.  Go to the website   and find the difference between a frog and a toad  Write the difference in your own words.  Go to the website   Search for the terrarium  Can you look at the video and guess what a terrarium is?  Why do you think frogs need a terrarium?  What is written on the poster there?  To wind up, students can choose between   For others :   If you have adults/ young adult learners who are doing this exercise then, 

Will this activity involve ?  Visual learners  Auditory learners  Readers at different reading levels  Learners with different language proficiency

Pronunciation - Can we ask the learners which words they hear clearly when they listen to the poem? Which words do they hear clearly when they listen to the video? Can we ask advanced learners to compare the two accents?

Can we ask learners to identify different parts of speech in the audio materials as well as when they read?

 Facing the challenge of mixed ability classes by Vivian Magalhaes.  The challenges of working with mixed ability classes by Цветелина Харакчийска

 Thank you !