Errorless Learning has been the ultimate game changer in my ECSE classroom this school year. This is an instructional approach that provides 100% correct responses during the completion process of the task presented. Errorless learning tasks are structured in a way to ensure learners complete the task with an accurate response each time. The goal of the task is to reduce frustration for the student, lengthen attention, and task completion.
Benefits to Errorless Learning:
Increases Confidence – Reducing errors students can experience success more often. This will boost their confidence and motivation towards completing skills and learning.
Improves Task Completion – Student confidence will increase and their ability to tend to tasks will lengthen allowing more tasks to be completed. Potentially, it will also improve their ability to focus on tasks.
Reduces Anxiety – Errorless learning provides a low stress environment which will minimize the chances of mistakes and help alleviate a student’s anxiety of learning a new task.
Increases Independence – Provides students with the tools and strategies they need to succeed without constant correction or intervention from teachers.
Facilitates Skill Acquisition – Providing clear prompts and cues it will assist students in choosing the correct responses which in turn helps them acquire new skills more efficiently
Individualized Instruction – Learning can be tailored to meet all student’s needs. You can have 1 piece to 100 pieces to complete the task. Tasks can be individualized to a students preference whether it’s their favorite character or movie.
Enhances Learning Retention – This allows students to focus on correct responses from the start. Reinforces accurate information and can reduce the likelihood of incorrect responses being practiced and remembered.
Classroom Opportunities
This type of teaching style is a great idea to incorporate into your classroom. Completion can be done with with other alternatives to file folder activities. Put in tasks that are all the same material, puzzles, adapted books and more. Check out my blog post on adapted books. I use them a lot for core vocabulary introduction!
In my TPT store you can find 2 options that would be beneficial for you students. Errorless Learning Transportation and Sorting File Folders (that can be made errorless).
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