Correct Answer - Option 4 : initially adapting school curricula and teaching strategies
Remedial teaching: During learning, a child makes mistakes willingly /unwillingly or due to some alternative conceptions. It is the job of a teacher to help students to correct those mistakes after diagnosing them. Remedial teaching refers to the method of teaching that helps the teacher to provide learners with the necessary help and guidance to overcome the problems which are determined through diagnosing them.
Following are its characteristics of remedial teaching:-
- It can be used for improving the required skills.
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It favors providing learning support to pupils who lag far behind their counterparts in school performance by initially adapting the school curriculum and teaching strategies.
- To rectify a particular problem area, it can be used. For example, a student is confused about the pronunciation of 'no' and 'know', he can be taught the concept of silent letters.
- It is carried out after the identification of problems and challenges faced by students.
- A teacher should be well aware of students' strengths and weaknesses to apply this method.
- It is a systematic process as the teacher first diagnoses the problem of students and then applies appropriate remedial methods.
Hence, we can conclude that providing learning support to pupils who lag far behind their counterparts in school performance includes initially adapting the school curriculum and teaching strategies.
