The book uses the Acronym CHAMPS to describe the essential
skills of the brain’s operating system.
These skills are crucial in the development of academic and life skills
necessary for successful children. What
does CHAMPS stand for?
Choose one area
and list 4 strategies (be specific enough others could replicate it) you use in
the classroom that would aid this area of development.
Respond to 2 others.
CHAMPS stands for Champion Mind-Set, Hopeful Effort, Attentional Skills, Memory, Processing Skills, and Sequencing Skills.
ReplyDeleteSince our school psych's often enter data in the Cognitive section of our team reports, I'll address Memory and strategies associated with it.
In the first place, we look at student preferred learning styles. At the 6th grade level, Kepley Middle School gives a multiple intelligences questionnaire to all students. We also conduct interviews and solicit feedback from teachers to list specific accommodations in our reports. Many students benefit from a multisensory learning environment that includes opportunity to see, hear, and manipulate. Graphic organizers, such as Thinking Maps, can provide visual input that also include color-coding. The brain tries to make sense of what it is learning. The more areas of the brain engaged in learning, the more likely the brain will make sense of what it has encountered.
Secondly, students need confidence that they can successfully complete tasks expected. In this area, we would recommend modeling, guided practice, and positive coaching to increase the student's self-efficacy.
Thirdly, we look at traits associated with memory. We know that many students struggle with long-term memory because the information learned does not fit into their overall cognitive scheme. To support them, we recommend that their teachers attempt to connect information into what they already know and make it personal.
In the fourth place, we know that many students do not remember information unless they have a practical use for it. To combat this, we would provide periodic review in addition to demonstrating practical use of the information presented.
In the fifth place, we know that many of our students, especially those from ESL environments, lack prior knowledge of the vocabulary and concepts being covered. To help these students, we may recommend pre-teaching of content to prepare them for their classes and give them confidence that they could be successful.
CHAMPS stands for Champion Mind-Set, Hopeful Effort, Attentional Skills, Memory, Processing Skills, and Sequencing Skills.
ReplyDelete1. In my classroom in florida we would have students (4th grade) set goals for increasing fluency each week. Since the students helped with the goal setting they had ownership on the outcome and all of them met their goal 98% of the time.
2. At my current school we have behavior goals and the students will tell me when they have met or not met the day's goal. We then add or subtract points on the Class Dojo page.
3. My students keep a graph of their sight words. when they learn new ones, they get to add bars to the graph. They get very excited when they fill a graph and get to start on a new level of sight words.
4. The spell read program has speed read phonetic sound cards. Each day my students come into the room and practice for the first minute or two. They challenge themselves to better their own speed and accuracy at reading the cards. They do not compete with other students. They are working to improve themselves.
Having students set their own goals and then mark progress is a great way for them to own the goals. Those are great ideas!
DeleteIt's amazing to me how so many things like graphing sight words in elementary school has slipped by the way side when I came to middle school...and they shouldn't have. Thanks for the reminder!
DeleteCHAMPS stands for Champions mind-set, Hopeful effort, Attention skills, Memory, Processing skills, and Sequencing skills.
ReplyDeleteSequencing Skills
1. Cooking activities - These would include following directions, and sequential steps (first, second, third, etc.) I have made a chex mix type snack with students before to work on sequencing.
2. Storytelling - Have the students order four items into a story then have them explain the story or process step by step. You could also use pictures from stories or familiar events and have the students sequence them and discuss the steps.
3. Craft projects - You could have the students build or assemble something using a sequence.
4. Math - Sequencing skills can be easily integrating into math activities. I think it's PMIDAS (forgive me if I'm a little off, it's been a while since I've done math!). This tells students which order to use each computation.
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (PEMDAS): Absolutely. I didn't remember that I had learned that so when I started in the middle school, and without relearning, I kept wondering why I kept getting the answers wrong! Proper sequencing is key to more than just math. If anyone has read SPIRIT BEAR, the parole officer tries to make a cake by throwing the ingredients in different order? or leaving some out? to prove a point to the juvenile.
DeleteHaving children retell stories through pictures is a great way to help with sequencing.
Delete~~ Alan- I agree that confidence is so important to a child's education. They need to believe that they are capable before they will put in the effort to do well.
ReplyDelete~~Jamie-- You know I love the idea of using cooking for sequencing! You could even mess up the sequence to show how it effects the outcome and that could stress the importance of proper sequencing.
CHAMPS stands for
ReplyDelete-Champion Mind-Set
-Hopeful Effort
-Attentional Skills
-Memory
-Processing Skills
-Sequencing Skills
Sequencing skills are so important as a life skill and a skill that can be applied to other educational skills.
*Writing- using writing prompts that require sequencing. Real life situation like building a project or making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
*Comprehension- do activities like "beginning middle and end" from a story
*art- completing an art project that has specific steps to finish
*Science project- doing experiments that require specific steps to ensure success of the project
I love your idea for writing. It's such a great way to tie in sequencing and technical writing and reading!
DeleteJamie- I love your ideas: cooking and storytelling are things that students love and they really need. When I was a severe needs only teacher, we played games and had cooking club once a week. It was a time for different service providers to come in and work with the whole team. Learning, but lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteAlan- I agree that thinking maps are such a good way for students to organize their thoughts and connect to the material. I love to use them and the students do have confidence when it is time to use a thinking map.
Champs stand for:
ReplyDeleteChampion’s Mind-Set
Hopeful Effort
Attentional Skills
Memory
Processing Skills
Sequencing Skills
I would work on the Champion mind-set.
1 The Student and I would look at the area of difficulty, or school in general and set a few (not more than 4) manageable goals that can be academic or nonacademic. As the student works on them, we would record progress (at least weekly).
2 Talk to teachers who have this student in class to get them on board with what the student is doing.
3 I would have the self talk. Depending on what the student struggled with, we would write up 3 positive statements for the student to repeat, such as “I am smart. I am a wonderful, unique person. I am successful at what I do.”
4 Write down successes, even if they are small, write them down to look at later when the student is feeling down.
I like that you are so positive with your students - -they will remember you for a lifetime! I also thinking saying it and writing it down is so reinforcing. Great work!
DeleteCHAMPS: Champions Mind Set; Hopeful Effort; Attentional Skills; Memory; Processing Skills; Sequencing Skills. Very single area mentioned previously is needed to succeed in any endeavor. However, the last skill of sequencing leads to building up of the other skills. The way I have used sequencing in my classroom is by use of: 1) language sequencing skills that have cards to manipulate by putting the events in order; 2) in making the sequence personal, I've had the kids sequence their morning before they come to school, their classes while in school and then the events after school (I've found that many kids don't remember what they did in the morning) and lets not forget the days of the week or months of the year; 3) the use of transition words in sequencing only enhances and puts the events in proper order, I use and encourage the use of talking with transition words throughout the day and in their writing be it for English class, book reports, and essays for social studies; 4) and finally but not the least important is finding the sequence of books and materials the student needs and uses for class. By finding that order I believe that it will lead to better organization. And isn't that one of the complaints that teachers have of sped kids?
ReplyDeleteI like that you continue to work on sequencing skills with older kids. I think this is an area that every student should have direct instruction in - it is just hard for a lot of kids to get organized unless someone specifically teaches them too. I like that you have them organize their whole day and then break that down again to organize within their day.
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ReplyDeleteCHAMPS stands for: Champion’s Mind –Set; Hopeful Effort; Attentional Skills; Memory; Processing Skills; Sequencing Skills.
Hopeful Effort: has been one of the most challenging areas that I’m addressing this year. I have one student that seems to have no hope (mainly because of a home situation). It has been so hard to reach out to this student because they have the attitude of “if I don’t care or hope about anything; then I can’t get hurt – then I have nothing to lose”. Through listening and observing I have found out that this student is really intrigued by the military and wants to join as soon as they can. Also, this student enjoys art. Right now our team plan is to give points based on if this student is working/trying in class (this has been an area that needs addressed). The points will be kept low. When the student achieves the goal, then they will be able to spend time on the computer researching and compiling a notebook about the branch of the service that interests them most (in this case, the Army). Then they will share it with our principal who has been building a rapport with this student.
I’ve also told this student that earning a certain amount of points will earn them time for art and that I will talk to the art teacher and get some supplies.
Hope is so important in overcoming a tough situation and succeeding in life. This student has presented some real challenges.
Along the same line of thinking: Our team has tried to help students key in on favorite topics and use them for presentations they are required to do in class. For instance a student is really interested in art and Japanese anime did a semester project for World History on Japanese anime.
Champions Mind Set
ReplyDeleteHopeful Effort
Attentional Skills
Memory
Processing Skills
Sequencing Skills
I work alot with increasing sequencing skills of young students (preschool, kindergarten)
1). We work on story retelling using visuals -- with words like first, next, then, last, etc
2) I use songs like Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - -as the story continually builds with a specific sequential order that has to be remember (tying to memory!)
3.) I do a lo of following directions - -"first do this, then do that", "If I do this, you can do that", " do this after I do that". Putting directions in different sequence can often change the meaning.
4). I support alot of patterning skills which is prereq to sequencing.
5). Craft projects -having students talk through the steps needed to make a snowman, etc.
All these strategies are very easy to incorporate in almost all activities for young children-great ideas! Sometimes I forget these are strategies-it's just what you do!
DeleteC- Champion’s Mind-Set
ReplyDeleteH- Hopeful Effort
A- Attentional Skills
M- Memory
P- Processing Skills
S- Sequencing Skills
Again, I don’t actually have a classroom, but strategies that could be used to assist children with poor working memory skills may include providing various visual aids (i.e. number lines, color coding, posters of classroom rules, etc.), frequent repetition of the most crucial information being taught, having the student repeat instructions back to you, and encouraging the student to complete complex tasks rather than abandoning them or completing the task for them. Additionally, it may also be beneficial to encourage students to ask for help if they’ve forgotten something, so it makes us aware of what’s going on, and we don’t accidently attribute their behavior to not paying attention, having poor working habits, etc., when it may actually be the result of a poor working memory.
Dclodfelter~
I love your idea of having students participate in their own goal setting. I’ve used this with a couple students when developing behavior plans, so the students are able to tell us, “Yes, I could do that,” or “No, I think this might work out better for me,” etc. Not only is this beneficial for us to hear their ideas and input, but it also allows them to take more ownership in the process, as you mentioned.
Jamie K~
I also love your idea of using cooking to improve sequencing skills. I think when students are able to practice skills in a way that is fun, personal, and applicable to something they’ll really need to know in life, it makes it easier to learn and more easily sticks with them.
CHAMPS stands for: Champion's mind-set, Hopeful effort, Attentional skills, Memory, Processing skills, Sequencing skills.
ReplyDeleteMemory is something I try to use with children-having children repeat a skill, such as writing their name, which is a skill they will need throughout life, has been successful. Using the same terminology with the child as they write the letters is a good strategy to help them be successful. Giving them daily practice, not just when I am there is also helpful for the child to be successful.
C - champion's mindset
ReplyDeleteH - hopeful effort
A - attentional skills
M - Memory
P - processing skills
S - sequencing skills
The students I work with have a hard time with processing skills. They have a hard time visualizing information. Throughout the year I try to incorporate activities they need to improve these skills such as writing, music, visual arts, critical thinking and cooking into our units. Every day my students start there day out in my room writing in a journal. I have a question up on the board that deals with important things that are happing now or in history. They have to write complete sentences and many time they have to think how to answer. I bring in visual bulletin boards to teach what we are learning as well as interactive note books to teach.
Dana - having students repeat a skill is awesome. It takes a huge amount of repetition before we learn something and it becomes a habit.
Marcy - its great that you have been able to come up with ideas to incorporate to motivate the student. Hopefully they will want to work hard to earn the reward.