Planning Lessons Differentiated by Readiness
Foundational to Transformational
materials and tasks need to be basic to help the students build a solid foundation of understanding
Concrete to Abstract
Students need to grasp key information before tackling meanings or implications
Simple to Complex
Some students may be able to handle more than one abstraction at a time and some may not
Single facet to mutiple facet
Students need a flexible approach in order to make connections
Small leap to great leap
Students make mental leaps from reading and using the information to application, insight and transfer
Structured to open-ended
Students need basic understanding before feeling comfortable with exploration
Dependent to Independent
Skill building, structured independence, shared independence and self-guided independence
push students just a bit beyond their comfort zone
Slow to Fast
Match pacing to your students' needs