Differentiated instruction is a teaching approach that recognizes students' varying strengths and weaknesses. The teacher builds on each student's individual abilities by allowing different students to work on different tasks at their own level. This may mean some students are doing different work than others at times. The goal is for every student to grow at an individual pace through regular assessment and conferencing between the teacher and each student. A differentiated classroom aims to help all students become independent learners by tailoring instruction to their needs.

1. Differentiated
Instruction: What
differences may I see
this year?
By: Christina Roy

2. Differentiated Instruction-
What is it?
 It is very important that students realize that every students
have different strengths and weaknesses. Differentiated
instruction allows teachers to build on each student’s
individual strength and weaknesses. This might mean that
different students are doing different things.
 Think about: Your strengths and weaknesses in sports.
Maybe you can shoot free throws in basketball but struggle
playing tennis. It is my job as a teacher to help you improve
on both of those things!
 Fair means that everyone must follow the rules, respect and
encourage each other, but that not everyone will be doing
the same thing at the same time.

3. Students

4. A Students’ Role in DI
 It is important that YOU have opportunities to be
partners with me, the teacher, to decide what you will
be working on (based on interest), what work is
challenging and what is too easy, etc.
 We will have individual conferences every week where
we can talk about this!

5. Parents

6. DI… What is it?
 Think about your child’s developmental milestones.
Were they the same as other kids or different?
 This is a good way think about DI. Not all students
develop at the same rate. In a DI classroom, teachers
work with a child where they are at and work to help
them make improvements.
 A DI classroom looks different than a normal
classroom. However…..

7.  The goal of DI is to make sure EVERY INDIVIDUAL
student grows
 Assessment is important to the DI model and individual
conferencing happens regularly
 A goal of DI is to help all students become independent
learners

8. Questions or Concerns?
 It is very important that you, as parents, participate in
the process of educating your children. You have
valuable insight about who your child is outside of my
classroom doors. Please feel free to reach out via email
or phone.