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Differentiated Instructional Strategies
Sorateey Deseription of Sateay Why Appropriate for Stadeats Who
Are Twice Exceptional?
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‘work a the tuent sown pace
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‘knows abou material tobe studied and what the | dill and practice
stadent stil needs fo master. (2) plans for learning
‘whats not known, and (3) plans fr feed-up ime to | Satsies student's desire to Jeam more
spend in emtiched ox accelerated stud aout atopic than schoo! often allows.
Encourages independence
‘Buys time for ational enrichment,
scceleration and remedsen.
‘Mest DificallFist | Shodenis can danonstate mastery ofa concept by | Honors the tude s mastery ofa
‘completing the five most dificult problems wits 85 | concept
percent accuracy. Students who demonstrate mastery
‘donot ned to practice aay more. Eliminates unnecessary dal and
practice
Reduces homework load for stadents
‘who con demonstrate mastery
Independent A process trough which student and teacher identity | Builds oa stadeat interests and
Proects. Group | problemsor epics of sntrestto the student Both | encourages anependence
avestgaions | stuentand teacher plana method of investigating
‘he probiem or pic and identifying the fype of | ‘Teacher provides gnidance and
product the student wil develop. The product should. | structure to supplement the students
Sikess the problema and demonstrate the student's | capacity toplan
‘bility to apply shall and knowledge to the problem.
ortapie Uses preset imelines to zap
procrastination and logs to document
Ibe process anclied.
‘Teachers and students estblish criteria
er success
Trsblear based | The stent is placed ta te acive ole Ofvaising | Uses vaned Teaming steagiha, ows
Learning problems asa professional wont ruse ofa range of esonres and
proviles good oppor for
Dalancing stent choice with teacher
coaching
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‘aust complete ina specifies ime stents, coaching 2nd monitoring thes
Undetstandiag and proses.
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Ineres Centers | leaming needs Interest centers ae designed to range of reading levels eaming
motivate stent exploration ofa epic Leaming | profiles and student interests
‘eaters are a collection of sctiviies designed 10
teach, reinforce, or extend a shall or concept Activities wary fom simple to complex,
Concrete to abstract, strctired fo open-
ended.
‘Chaice Beats, | Students ase a work scecioa foara cemain vow & | Well- sued to dalng wihweadien,
Tic-tacsioe
‘columm. Teachers can target work toward student
needs while giving students choice
interests and leaming style preferences
among students‘Strategy ‘Description of Strategy Why Appropriate for Students Who
Are Twice Exceptional?
Portfolios ‘A collection of student work that can be a powerfal _| Portfolios are motivating because of
‘way of reflecting on student growth over time. their emphasis on student choice and
their focus on readiness, interests and
Jeaming profile.
‘Assessment “Assessment is ongoing and diagnostic. I provides the | Assessment is used to formally record
‘teacher with day-to-day data on students’ readiness, | student growth.
interests and leaming profiles. Assessment has more
to do with helping students grow than with ‘Various means of assessment are used
cataloging their mistakes. so that all students can fully display
their skill and understanding
Adapted from The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners by Carol Ann Tomlinson.
Source: Colorado Departmeat of Education. These strategies are aso cited throughout this document to illustrate
their application|