Differentiating Instruction

This week we learned about differentiating instruction. I learned the importance of recognizing the needs of all your students and doing your best to make accommodations for all of your students who have disabilities.

I liked how the book talked about the different ways you can make accommodations for your students. First, is basic instruction, this includes teaching pre-skills, including sequencing,and sequencing examples, deciding the rate of introducing new skills, providing direct instruction and opportunities for practice and review.

Second, How can you make accommodations for students with special needs when teaching subject-area content? We can do this by, Activating background knowledge, Organizing Content, Employing cue words for organizational patterns, Constructing study guides Creating Graphic Organizers.

Third, Teaching terms and concepts. We can do this by Using definitions, Making concept diagrams, Communicating clearly, Communicate clearly in writing and orally.

Lastly, What accommodations can you make for students to help them succeed in independent practice?We can differentiating seat work assignments, and differentiating homework assignments to help the student better grasp the concepts we are trying to teach.