Differentiation Strategy
Tracking Methods
Formative Assessments
Summative Assessments
Pre-Assessments
Done Daily in class
KWL Charts
Word Webs
Journal Prompts
Mini Quizzes
Thumbs up/down Surveys
Students who answered the most
Placed in Homogeneous groups with similarly performing peers
Teacher sets extra websites the students may visit using their laptops/tablets which can further challenge their skills on various assignments.
Placed in Heterogeneous groups in the designation as the "group leader".
Extra responsibilities for projects/assignments
Responsible for checking peer's work
Roles of the teacher/mentor for weaker students
Tasked with more difficult parts of whole-class projects
Higher Order of questions to be answered
Use Newsela to research extra information. Various articles can be completed for extra rewards.
More freedom and time for research purposes.
Students with some knowledge of topic
Fluency Games which help them practice the material a little more and build their fluency. These games focus on speed and rapid recognition.
Board Races
Sentence Relays
Build the Sentence
Mid-Tier order questions which will help them expand on the holes in their knowledge. Not the highest order, but those that focus on the material itself.
Compare/Contrast Charts
Predictions for what happens next
Inferences on things not explicitly stated
Pair exercises/work
Oral Reading while listening for mistakes
Quizzing partners
Brainstorming for more related information
Students with limited knowledge
Struggling with Language
Possible Special Needs
Use of Technology to further help these students aquire the language needed to fully comprehend the topic
BrainPOP ELL: Allows the students to further develop their English skills in targeted areas and over specific topics
Newsela: Allows them to lower the reading level to one they understand more.
British Council's Learn English website: Various practice exercises to improve all 4 skills and grammar.
Heterogeneous groups with stronger students for mentoring
Homogeneous groups with the teacher for 1 on 1 instructions. Usually done during tutoring time, or when stronger groups have another task
Tracking of Student over the course of a few weeks see if special needs intervention is necessary
If it is, then a 3 tiered RTI plan will be needed
Differentiation in instruction methods. The Teacher should incoporate various audio, visual, kinesthetic, or movement based instruction to see if there is a different result
If there is, the teacher should incorporate these methods in their instruction more often
If not, the student should be screened for special needs
Separate instruction into smaller chunks. This would allow these students for follow more easily without getting overwhelmed.
Question time: The teacher can provide a time at end of the lesson where students are working on their assignments, where they can approach the teacher 1 on 1 for extra help on topics they did not understand