Differentiated Instruction is a Way of Thinking, Not a Formula

With strong, informed instructional leaders, schools can focus to establish mechanisms to increase student achievement. A coherent school-wide plan for high-quality instruction, organized resources and personnel to support that instruction and frequent and on-going observations of classroom instruction with specific feedback teachers and consistent clear communication between all staff members are all vital components for successful and systematic implementation of differentiated instruction.

Professional development can be used to strengthen and enhance knowledge and skills of teachers and staff as they plan and deliver differentiated instruction so every student may become successful.





The following describes an all-day professional development session that can be customized by Reading Instruction Co. to meet the needs in your schools.

Putting Differentiated Instruction Into Practice
Responding to student data means intentionally planning and delivering differentiated reading instruction. How to organize data-identified, flexible small groups for instruction that targets the most important components per grade level, yet follows the same scope and sequence and instructional routines as the core reading instruction will be discussed. Participants in this workshop will learn how to appropriately plan differentiation within any or all of the following four components: content, materials, activities, and instructional delivery. Participants will have opportunities to practice differentiating lessons for all students, including those struggling to learn to read well, those successfully reading on grade level, and those easily reading beyond grade level.