Differentiation

Tomlinson, Carol Ann and Cindy A. Strickland. __Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum, Grades 9-12__. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005.  ............................ || On Grade #'s ........................ || Acceleration #'s ......................... ||
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1. Instead of writing an essay or paragraph, allow targeted students to complete a web of the information.  2. Use small-group instruction for advanced students as well as those who struggle.  3. Provide organizers for note-taking particularly for struggling students.  4. Provide copies of text with key portions highlighted for students who do not read well.  5. For African American students particularly, use examples and illustrations from current events to help build background knowledge.  6. Make task directions more detailed and specific for struggling learners and more open for advanced learners.  7. Provide small-group discussions at varied levels of complexity and focused on a variety of skills.  8. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Develop rubrics or other assessments for success based on both grade-level expectations and individual student learning needs. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 9. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lead optional, in-class, small-group discussions on various facets of product development like asking good research questions, using the Internet to find information, conducting interviews, citing references, editing, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 10. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Use critique groups during project development particularly for advanced students. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 11. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Journal writing about what is being studied in class—ask them to include information about what they understand and what they have trouble comprehending. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 12. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Use literature circles for reading-based projects. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 13. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Student-constructed time lines in social studies classes—the most advanced students would be expected to have the most complex time line. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 14. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Use Socratic Seminar discussion format to allow all students to participate in and contribute to the discussion. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 15. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Use e-journals with different prompts: one for those who struggle, a second for students keeping up with grade-level work, and a third prompt for advanced learners. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 16. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In history classes, students can read and discuss different documents based on their reading/interest levels. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 17. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Assess comprehension by using Turning Point or mini-white boards. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 18. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Provide copies of text so that students can mark and annotate while they read. **__Anything__** that students can do while they are reading will help those who don’t read well. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 19. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hand each student a single PostIt note and have them place the note by something they want discussed or explained in class. This may be something they understand and want to know more about, or it can be something that they don’t understand. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Schoolbook'; msolist: Ignore;"> 20. <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students design their own projects based on their personal learning styles: design a game, write a new ending to a story, paper dolls to show historically accurate clothing styles, build and test a model bridge, etc.