How do you "catch up" students after 3 or more days of absence from illness?

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Our building - we utilize our Title 1 team to help with this. We also have parent volunteers that work with students.

You can effectively support them by identifying the essential core skills they may have missed. These core skills are the ones that are crucial for building further knowledge and understanding. Once identified, incorporate these skills into morning work, providing a beneficial practice opportunity for all students, including those who need to catch up. During this time, provide individualized support by meeting with students who missed these skills. One other idea is before starting your lesson for the day, consider a quick review. Think of this like a recap before a TV show episode begins. It's quick but gives you all the key points you need to know to understand what's happening.

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I will usually contact parents on day two to see how their student is doing and based on our conversation will send work home if needed.