Multisensory+Lesson

Multisensory Lesson

Amy Stever

My lesson focuses on Graphing Linear Equations and the role of Slope and the Y-intercept. It is attached below.



Reflection:

These centers would occur after a direct instruction lesson on graphing linear equations and slope-intercept form. Students would be familiar with the concept and use the centers to work with the concept to practice their skills. All of the activities occur in either partners or small groups which can help lend support to any students in need. They can work together to clarify directions as well as the graphing process. As for ELL/ESL students, math tends to be a universal language. Translating the equation to the graph should be pretty applicable, even to students struggling with the language. The one area of struggle may be finding the vocabulary necessary to describe the role of the slope and y-intercept. Here again, partners may be able to help. Students would have been introduced to appropriate vocabulary during the direct instruction lesson, and this vocabulary can be used when sharing discoveries in a debriefing session / discussion after the centers. The repetition of the vocabulary may help ELL students become more comfortable.