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Emilie Vest
ELED 300
Sharon Guynes
November 29, 2015
Module Four Writing
Differentiation
Why do teachers differentiate? Teachers need to differentiate their
lessons in order to meet the learning needs of all students. There are three
groups targeted through differentiation: students who struggle to succeed in
regular classrooms, students bored with existing classroom menu, and
students who fail to flourish because they need something different.
Effective teachers differentiate to meet the needs of all their students
different learning styles.
Differentiation
Differentiation is how effective teachers meet the learning needs of all
their students, because not all students learn the same way. Teachers are
required to take extra steps to know their students needs and adjust
instruction accordingly. There are three major ways teachers differentiate:
varying content, adapting instructional methods, and designing assessment
procedures that meet needs of all students. The four principles of
differentiation are: proactive, student-centered, assessment-based, and