Do-Able Differentiation: Varying Groups, Texts, and Support to Reach Readers

Michael F Opitz,Michael P Ford

Do-Able Differentiation: Varying Groups, Texts, and Support to Reach Readers
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Heinemann USA
Country
United States
Published
1 May 2008
Pages
160
ISBN
9780325012834

Do-Able Differentiation: Varying Groups, Texts, and Support to Reach Readers

Michael F Opitz,Michael P Ford

Lots of books claim to make differentiated instruction possible in any classroom. Do-able Differentiation makes it practical for your classroom. And helps you meet the needs of your students. Instead of time-consuming jargon, Do-able Differentiation spells out teaching strategies that support the biggest classes, work with the busiest curriculums, and bring the best out in all students. Do-able Differentiation puts proven thinking and practices for differentiation into your hands. Michael Opitz and Michael Ford (Reaching Readers and Books Beyond) present four foundational models for reaching all readers. Youll quickly discover you can do differentiation as you learn to:

pinpoint differences among readers and match them to the best differentiation strategies
plan effectively to address a variety of learner characteristics
support students in understanding a shared text
manage small achievement-based groups as readers read appropriate texts
group students around multiple texts of varying lengths
assist individuals as they each read a self-selected text.

And Opitz and Ford really do make differentiation do-able. For each model they include diagrams, key features, sample lessons, and suggested texts, as well as ideas for preparing lessons, reading and responding, extending instruction, and more. In short, the essentials youll need for successand even a strong framework to adapt for RTI. Trust the book that makes differentiation easy to understand and easy to do. Read Do-able Differentiation. Youll get the most effective, research-based, and classroom-tested ways to use differentiated instruction to help all your readers.

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