Planning for
Differentiated
Instruction
Senate Bill 1
“Meet Standards
not
Standardization”
Think Access to the Content
•What are the student barriers
and what can I do to remove
those?
Let’s Unpack!
Let’s Make Connections?
RI 3.2 RI 3.9
Student Friendly Targets
Planning Guide
• Instructional Supports Providing just enough support so a
student can do something that would otherwise be too
difficult
• Think Zone of Proximal Development
• Scaffolding must be gradually removed so student can
eventually demonstrate independence
Scaffolding Instruction
Scaffolding Strategies
• Activate prior knowledge
• Showing examples
• Modeling process
• Graphic organizers
• Preteaching vocabulary
• Questioning
• Providing feedback
2/24/2015
Varied Text/Input
• Leveled Readers/range of
lexiles
• Adapting Textbooks
– Laminated book
– Substitute headings with
questions
– Eliminate unnecessary info
• Audiotapes/Podcasts/Videos
I believe ________________________
is the best season.
Reason #1 Reason #2
I believe ___________________________
____________________________________.
I think this because_____________________
____________________________________.
Also, ________________________________
____________________________________.
All in all, _____________________________
____________________________________.
Paragraph Frame for Opinion Writing
• I like ______________ because ______________. The first
reason I like ____________ is because ____________. The
second reason I like ____________ is because
______________. In conclusion, I feel that
________________ is the best due to the fact
_____________.
Unit Menu
Let’s Look at a Activity
• With your partner, look at the activity.
• How would you differentiate for students below reading level?
• How might you differentiate for students who have difficulty
with comprehension?
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Planning for differentiated instruction

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Respond to this statement.
  • #5 3.2 3.9 Using inside out method from Wiggins and Mctighe
  • #6 Using standards placemat, highlight other standards that connect to these. RL1, RL2, W2 or W1, W7, SL1, SL2, SL4, L2, L 4
  • #7 Handout T chart Where am I going? Look at your target…..what are the barriers your students will have? Generate a list of content barriers, then look at student barriers Handout student profile
  • #11 Please refer to handout 2. Let’s look at the definition and example of each of these. (Paraphrase slide.)
  • #13 New ELA