Differentiating Instruction in READ 180: Going Beyond the Resources for Differentiated Instruction

Develop More Instructional Strategies to Respond to the Needs of All Learners

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As a READ 180 teacher, you have a vision of all students as successful readers. In order to realize this vision, you draw from performance data and other information about your students to assess their individual learning needs. Then you select resources to respond to the needs of all learners based on their learning styles, current abilities, skill needs, and interests.

Summer is the perfect time to reflect on the needs of your READ 180 students and create a plan for responsive teaching. You have a wealth of resources available to target instruction, accelerate students with the appropriate amount of support, and access tools to help you and your students reflect on the daily teaching and learning process. How do you decide what resources best meet the needs of each of your Small-Groups.

Follow the steps in the PDF below for setting goals, finding resources, and implementing supports and extensions to meet the needs of your READ 180 students. This four-step exercise can help you answer the following questions: What additional READ 180 resources can I use to meet a variety of student needs and fill instructional gaps? Who needs what and how do I use it?

Differentiating instruction is an art. Ongoing classroom assessment, supported by READ 180 resources with powerful routines, can help you target instruction to meet language objectives, content objectives, and reading proficiency goals for all of your READ 180 students. For additional resources for all stages, go to www.scholastic.com/shopread180.

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A Conversation with Dr. Marilyn Jager Adams and Dr. Ted Hasselbring, Principal Scientists for System 44
A Conversation with Dr. Marilyn Jager Adams and Dr. Ted Hasselbring, Principal Scientists for System 44, appearing in the READ 180 Community Newsletter, Fall 2008.

READ 180 Community Newsletter - Fall 2009
Meet READ 180 Stage A teacher Scott Toonder and learn about his best practices for starting the school year and achieving success in his READ 180 classroom.

LESSON PLAN	Let's Learn About Firefighters! Presents a lesson plan focusing on fire safety and prevention through reading, writing, and brain storming sessions.
UNIT PLAN	Time Travel Writing Assignment using A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury Use this unit plan to take advantage of students' fascination with technology, by having them prepare and execute a PowerPoint presentation.