About two years ago I got a child in my classroom who a teacher put to repeat.  When I got the student I assessed the child to see at what level he was performing and found out that he really was not at the required level.  The child was unable to read at his grade level.  I noticed that he wore tick glasses so I knew that he had problem with his vision but thought because he wore glasses he was fine in seating anywhere in the class.  Upon checking his work I saw that he was not copying the work from the board correctly.  I had to move him to the front and sometimes have him get a book from a child who finish his work so he can use it to complete his work correctly.  The use of worksheets and hand out really help a lot as well.  

The student was in a reading group for two years which taught them skills to develop reading but this didn’t help him improve.  I had to give him extra support to try to bring him up to the level by working with him one on one and did reading intervention for him.  Within couple months I notice him started to improve so much that I ended up taking him out the reading group because I got him reading at the level.  He started performing well in class and this boost his self esteem.  I also did group work and put children with mixed ability so that they can learn from each other.  As teachers we need to be observant, we also need to evaluate students to see where they need support this is the only way a child will be able to improve in class. There is a lot we can do for our students by catering and adopting to their learning style and learning need.