Slow flight recognition and recovery is an exercise that students must master before getting much farther in training and certainly before getting to solo. All the symptoms of slow flight are symptoms of an impending stall. Reignition and recovery of slow flight will avoid a stall.
Soft and short field take-off, if performed correctly, will get us airborne in slow flight and we must be able to control the aircraft through the transition to a safe airspeed.
We often briefly transition slow flight during the final stages of full flap landings, especially during soft and short field landings. Control during at this time is critical.
Our students may bounce or balloon the aircraft during a landing resulting in slow flight in a nose high altitude. Control and recovery must be second nature to a student if they are going to prevent a stall.
Don’t rush through the slow flight exercise. Time and care must be taken to make sure the student is ready for anything that may happen to them. Whenever possible use real world scenarios to teach them situational awareness of when they must react quickly and correctly to keep themselves safe.