Ch. 11 Content
- Chapter 11: Differentiating Reading and Writing Instruction Every student brings his or her strengths, needs, and interests to the classroom. Because
students’ achievement levels and preferred ways of learning vary, teachers modify instruction in
three ways: They modify the content that students need to learn, the instructional process used to
teach students, and the products students create to demonstrate their learning. - How Effective Teachers Differentiate Literacy Instruction 1. Teachers differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students, including struggling students.
2. Teachers understand that struggling readers have difficulties in decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and/or comprehension.
3. Teachers understand that struggling writers lack knowledge about the qualities of good writing and the process that writers use.
4. Teachers use a balanced approach to teach struggling students that incorporates explicit instruction, materials at students’ reading levels, and more time for reading and writing.
5. Teachers understand that interventions are additional instructional programs to remedy students’ reading and writing difficulties. - Chapter 11 Objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Discuss the ways in which teachers differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students, including struggling students.
2. Identify the ways in which factors such as decoding, fluency, vocabulary and/or comprehension may cause difficulty for struggling students.
3. Explain the need for teachers to use a balanced approach that incorporates explicit instruction, materials at students’ reading levels, and more time for reading and writing.
4. Describe effective intervention programs. - Preview Chapter 11 focuses upon the need for teachers to modify instruction to meet the strengths
and needs of every student. Consider the questions which follow.
1. Should all students be given the same assignment or should teachers create different assignments for different students?
2. Should all students be graded in the same manner?