Lesson Differentiation Strategies
1. Our classroom provides flexible small-group instruction by grouping students by their current skill levels or learning needs rather than abilities. An example of this would be pulling a small group for targeted phonics practice while other students work at independent literacy stations.
2. Our classroom provides visual manipulatives in order to support English Learners and students with learning differences by connecting abstract math or words to physical objects. Some examples of this includes counting with cubes, base-ten blocks, or magnetic letters during math and spelling.
3. Our classroom provides tiered task complexity by adjusting the depth of an assignment to challenge advanced learners or scaffold struggling learning. Some examples of this include standard students writing there facts when writing a lesson on animals, while support students use a sentence frame to write one fact.
4. Our classroom uses sentence frames and word banks to scaffold language acquisition for ELD students and emerging writers. Some examples of this include providing a sentence frame alongside a picture word band while working on an assignment.
5. Our classroom provides multistory delivery, like visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning in order to engage different learning preferences to help all students comprehend new concepts. An example of this would be to introduce sight words using hand motions of tapping out sounds on the arm, visual flashcards, and a chant.
Assessment Differentiation Strategies
1. Our classroom uses oral presentations and interviews to give students the opportunity to show understanding when writing or reading tasks present a barrier. An example of this would be for an English Learner or a struggling writer to verbally tell three details about the story one-on-one instead of writing it in a reading journal.
2. Our classroom uses performance-based tasks to allow students to demonstrate mastery through building, drawing, or acting, rather than taking a written test. An example of this would be to assess a math standard on addition by having students use toy counters to act out a word problem and explain their answers aloud.
3. Our classroom provides pictorial rubrics and choice boards in order to give students clarity on expectations using visual symbols. An example of this would be use a choice board for a reading response where students can draw a picture of their favorite part or dictate a their answer in a sentence to their teacher.
4. Our classroom provides extended time and chunking by reducing cognitive overload for students with processing differences or emerging language skills. An example of this would be to break a ten question math check for understanding into two sections of five questions and allowing a movement break in between the two sections.
5. Our classroom provides open-ended extension prompts for gate learners to prevent boredom and to deepen critical thinking during standard assessments. An example of this would be to add a challenge question at the end of a math worksheet, like asking students to write their own word problem using the same numbers.
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