Developing an in-depth understanding of each learner enables teachers to 1. Create a psychologically safe environment for every learner.

2. Determine each student's readiness for learning. (Prior knowledge)

3. Identify multiple access points to the curriculum to increase engagement and success. (Where to begin a lesson. How much information depends on the learner and what they already know or do not know.)

4. Develop and demonstrate greater emotional intelligence in the classroom.
When teachers investigate a child's academic performance, more often than not they do so by examining and analyzing a piece of student work. This effort requires cognitive empathy— Cognitive empathy is what distinguishes good and great teachers.

Which of the following are examples of Cognitive empathy, or understanding of how the student thinks?

trying to see inside the student's cognition to see what's being understood

trying to see inside the student's cognition to see what's not being understood

looking for what we can learn from a child's mistakes

All of the above