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Monday, March 3, 2014

Differentiated Instruction: Three ways

Content
Using reading materials at varying readability levels Putting text materials on tape or speech to text software Using spelling or vocabulary lists at readiness levels of students Presenting ideas through both auditory and visual means Using reading buddies, partners, volunteers, etc. Meeting with small groups to re-teach an idea or skill for struggling learners, or to extend the thinking or skills of advanced learners
Process
Using tiered activities through which all learners work with the same important understandings and skills, but proceed with different levels of support, challenge, or complexity Providing interest centers that encourage students to explore subsets of the class topic of particular interest to them Offering scaffolding, or other supports for students who need them Varying the length of time a student may take to complete a task in order to provide additional support for a struggling learner or to encourage an advanced learner to pursue a topic in greater depth
Products
Giving students options of how to express required learning (e.g., create a puppet show, write a letter, or develop a mural with labels) Using rubrics that match and extend students' varied skills levels Allowing students to work alone or in small groups on their products Encouraging students to create their own product assignments as long as the assignments contain required elements

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