Pam: What is Differentiated Learning?
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) states that differentiated learning refers to the educational goal of maximizing individual student achievement by recognizing that everyone has unique ways of responding to learning and classroom instruction.
http://www.ascd.org/research-a-topic/differentiated-instruction-resources.aspx
Differentiated Instruction
Hundreds of years ago, educators mistakenly assumed that all same-aged children should learn the same materials at the same pace. After the implementation of achievement and intelligence tests in the 20th century, there was clear evidence that gaps in abilities and competencies were much greater than previously realized. Educators started to focus on providing …show more content…
They are useful for introducing issues, inviting students to respond and ensuring that every student understands the same information. Teaching with diverse texts at diverse reading levels will enable every student to gather information and select books they can truly read. Teachers who use a differentiated whole-class instructional approach should organize their instruction to meet all reading levels.
Teachers should also designated up to 30 minutes a few times a week of class time to allow students to read books at their own comfort and competency levels. Teachers can demonstrate value for independent reading by showing students how to construct meaning and understand content while reading. Modeling thinking strategies while reading from texts aloud will help with one-to-one instructional activities with students. Encouraging discussion is important for differentiated reading because it provides an effective way to build on existing knowledge and an excellent opportunity to clarify
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) states that differentiated learning refers to the educational goal of maximizing individual student achievement by recognizing that everyone has unique ways of responding to learning and classroom instruction.
http://www.ascd.org/research-a-topic/differentiated-instruction-resources.aspx
Differentiated Instruction
Hundreds of years ago, educators mistakenly assumed that all same-aged children should learn the same materials at the same pace. After the implementation of achievement and intelligence tests in the 20th century, there was clear evidence that gaps in abilities and competencies were much greater than previously realized. Educators started to focus on providing …show more content…
They are useful for introducing issues, inviting students to respond and ensuring that every student understands the same information. Teaching with diverse texts at diverse reading levels will enable every student to gather information and select books they can truly read. Teachers who use a differentiated whole-class instructional approach should organize their instruction to meet all reading levels.
Teachers should also designated up to 30 minutes a few times a week of class time to allow students to read books at their own comfort and competency levels. Teachers can demonstrate value for independent reading by showing students how to construct meaning and understand content while reading. Modeling thinking strategies while reading from texts aloud will help with one-to-one instructional activities with students. Encouraging discussion is important for differentiated reading because it provides an effective way to build on existing knowledge and an excellent opportunity to clarify