HLP14 Teach cognitive and metacognitive strategies to
support learning and independence.
Cognitive strategies involve using the mind to solve
problems.
Problem-solving is important and we use these skills on a
daily basis. Children are not born knowing how to solve their problems. As
children grow up, their problems become more complex and they learn ways to
solve their problems.
I like to teach my students the steps to help them learn how to
solve their problems. As they grow older, they won’t have to consciously think
about each step and the steps become more intuitive.
The steps that I teach them are:
State the problem.
List possible ways to solve the problem.
Seek help and resources if needed.
Choose a solution.
Solve the problem.
Evaluate the solution. Did it work? If not, try another
solution.
I like to role-play a situation and have the students
practice following these steps to solve the problem. Then we discuss how they
solved it. Students can discuss how they may have solved it differently. I
sometimes start out practicing this once a week and usually halfway through the
year, we practice this once a month.
Metacognitive strategies help students understand the way
they learn. This is so important for
students to learn in order to be self-advocates. Students are sometimes not
aware that they learn easier one way instead of another. I like for students to
take an inventory to become more aware of the ways that learning is easier for
them. This introduces different learning styles to them and they learn that is
okay if they learn differently from others. Everyone has their own learning
style.
I notice that when teachers teach according to their own
learning style instead of to the student’s learning style, learning is much
slower. When the teacher can teach according to the student’s learning style,
learning faster and there is a higher retention rate of information.
How do you teach cognitive and metacognitive strategies?
Please share.
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