Differentiated+Instruction

1. Teaching Appoach
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//**How the teacher presents the information**//


 * Incorporating different spproaches to learning through various teaching strategies

-spelling words with motions -teaching a chant of song -using concrete examples as visuals
 * Using multi-sensory approach


 * Knowing your stuidents' learning styles


 * Hand's-on learning


 * Cooperative learning groups

-group projects -debates -essays -creative projects -written tests -exit slips -verbal evaluations
 * Varying assessment styles

2. Student Modifications
//**Adjusting teaching to individual student needs**//


 * Allow wait time


 * Guided Reading groups

-instructing small groups of students on a particular skill
 * Writer's Workshop

-cooperative learning environment though hands-on discovery -teacher instructs one group and adjusts teaching style to level and needs of students
 * Math Stations


 * Being able to adjust a lesson to reach all ranges of learners

-establish engaging learning activities for when students are finished early with their work (extension problems, centeres, long-term project) -create open-ended questions for students to challenge themselves
 * Students in Enrichment Program**

-modify homework -use manipulatives to help sove problems -read instructions out loud -clearly modeling objective of lesson -have students use a highlighter to focus on important details
 * Students with a Learning Disability**

-use motions to guide verbal instructions -have basic items labeled in room -speak slowly -use visuals -use manipulatives to solve problems
 * English as a Second Language Learners**