Differentiated Instruction: Library Resources

100 ways to keep adolescent ELLs engaged This versatile handbook is for middle school and high school educators who need to differentiate literacy instruction for adolescent ELL students at various stages of literacy competency. Adapted from the highly successful Differentiated Literacy Strategies for Student Growth and Achievement in Grades 7–12, the authors use brain-based strategies and texts that appeal to older learners who may have had interrupted formal education or come from newly arrived immigrant populations. More than 100 hands-on tools help teachers develop students'competencies in: Content areas, including vocabulary, concept attainment, and comprehension Technology, such as information searching, evaluation, and synthesis Creative applications and 21st century skills ·

This book has an abundance of time-saving, practical strategies for teachers in grades 6-12. A treasury of activities and resources, this book explains, demonstrates, and helps you select among a wide variety of differentiation processes, such as whole class differentiation, tiered lessons, learning centers, flexible grouping, literature circles, individualized instruction, independent study, and learning contracts.

The article discusses teaching for multiple intelligences. The response of educational institutions to multiple intelligences theory is often to group students according to intelligence scores or require teachers to prepare eight or nine entry points in their lesson plans. This response is mistaken in that it treats multiple intelligences theory as an education policy, rather than an explanation of how the mind works. The proper way to integrate multiple intelligences theory in curricula is to develop rich lesson plans and teaching methods that allow students to nurture themselves in their own way.