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Differentiated Instruction
Teachers can differentiate at least four classroom elements based on student readiness, interest, or learning profile:
Content: What the student needs to learn or how the student will get access to the information
Process: Activities in which the student engages in order to make sense of or master the content
Products: Culminating projects that ask the student to rehearse, apply, and extend what he or she has learned in a unit
Learning Environment: The way the classroom works and feels
Content
Examples of differentiating content at the elementary level:
Using reading materials at varying readability levels
Putting text materials on tape
Using spelling or vocabulary lists at readiness levels of students
Presenting ideas through both auditory and visual means
Using reading buddies
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
Examples of differentiating process or activities at the elementary level:
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
Developing personal agendas to be completed either during specified agenda time or as students complete other work early
Offering manipulatives or other hands-on 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
Examples of differentiating products at the elementary level:
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
Learning Environment
Examples of differentiating learning environment at the elementary level:
Making sure there are places in the room to work quietly and without distraction, as well as places that invite student collaboration
Providing materials that reflect a variety of cultures and home settings
Setting out clear guidelines for independent work that matches individual needs
Developing routines that allow students to get help when teachers are busy with other students and cannot help them immediately
Helping students understand that some learners need to move around to learn, while others do better sitting quietly
What Is Differentiated Instruction
Differentiation means tailoring instruction to meet individual needs
When teachers differentiate content, process, products, or the learning environment, the use of ongoing assessment and flexible grouping makes this a successful approach to instruction