Remedial education is the concept of reteaching and reinforcing previously taught basic skills to improve student outcomes in current or future coursework. Some might also refer to remedial education as filling “learning gaps”.
How does Remedial Education work?
Remedial teaching can look different at each school site or in each district, depending on student needs. Many schools will opt for an online or web-based program that a remediation teacher or intervention specialist oversees. Many of these online programs allow students to work at their own pace and focus only on the areas where they are struggling while providing data to the teacher about their progress.
Other programs may decide to curate their curriculum or resources from various sources that the remediation teacher teaches, and data is collected for each remedial student. This method is less standardized but can be easily adjusted according to each student.
