1. Educational theories. 2. Section 1 Harper’s written

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Educational theories

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Section 1
Harper’s written narrative:
The major problem area in Harper’s narrative is that his work is full of spelling mistakes.
There are also many grammatical errors. The tenses and use of words is also imperfect in
most places. It shows that the student’s English language and writing skills are quite weak
and needs to be proved.
Teaching Method:
The teaching method which can be used here for improving Harper’s English writing skills
and his spelling include peer response and editing method combined with student chosen text
method. The main process of carrying forward with the first method of peer response and
editing is that Harper’s piece of writing is shared with other classmates of Harper. In this way
the peer is able to read and rather proof read the written narrative of Harper. The advantage
here is that Harper’s work is getting corrected by his own peers (Edwards & Liu, 2018). The
teacher does not have to mark him negatively on his work. The work is corrected already and
the spellings which were misspelt get corrected. Moreover the writing pattern in quite a few
places is grammatically incorrect. Therefore when the peer reads the article, he/ she will face
comprehension problem. To resolve this issue of understanding the work, the peer will
consult with Harper. Harper too realises where the flaws are in his written narrative. This
teaching method is very useful for the students as well as for the teachers. The students learn
to use proper spellings in their work, apply appropriate punctuations, use proper tenses,
develop comprehension skills, etc. The teachers are benefited by this because the students
find this method of teaching interesting. Peers’ corrections are always preferred over
teacher’s negative markings. The teacher does not have to take out the time and energy to
read the written narratives of extremely poor standard. They get the works which have
already been corrected and can comment only on developing better writing skills rather than
spellings, punctuations, etc. The other method which can be followed here is the student
chosen text method. The best way to improve comprehension and spelling is to read more and
more. The students can be allowed by the teacher to read their chosen texts so that they read
with interest (Baker, et.al, 2017). After they get into the habit of reading, they will want to do
it themselves.
Use of ICT

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The use of Information and communications technology (ICT) in teaching is very useful. The
use of ICT can help in the improvement of the teaching style. The students who are delivered
the classes using this method find more interest in their lessons. The learners find more
motivation in ICT based teaching. The learner can be engaged in the process of ICT based
teaching and this helps in the acquiring skills which form the foundation of learning (Foglia,
et.al, 2017). The teacher training is improved and they also start using better student oriented
teaching methods. Thus ICT is a transformational teaching tool which uses videos, images,
computer based games and mobile apps, etc. The aim of all this is to create a better
educational network.