History
- Get IEPs
- Talk to colleagues
Academically
- Pre-test
- Assess prior knowledge with worksheets and interviews
Personally
- Get students to introduce themselves
- Have students complete “All About Me” type activities
- Conduct one-on-one conversations and class discussions to learn student interests
Behaviourally
- Observe all students and keep a record
Collages-of-Self and Acrostic Name Poems give students ways to express themselves and their interests. They give the teacher a way to get to know students without asking.