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Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities (Multimedia Kit)
A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development

Second Edition


56 pages | Corwin

Provide training that demonstrates how differentiated instruction can increase achievement in inclusive classrooms!

Designed around the updated edition of the best-selling book Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities, this comprehensive multimedia kit offers staff developers print and visual tools to demonstrate effective differentiated and brain-compatible teaching methods for students with learning disabilities, at-risk students, or youngsters who may have learning difficulties. Facilitators will be able to lead discussions on how to:

  • Support learners through flexible, practical lessons
  • Improve students' skills in reading comprehension, language arts, and math
  • Use metacognitive and scaffolded learning techniques such as webbing, cubing, and tiering
  • Enhance social skills through group projects, role play, and practical peer-tutoring systems

Highlighting new information on topics ranging from the reauthorization of IDEA 2004 and Response to Intervention to brain research, reading instruction, and universal design for learning, this revised multimedia resource contains:

  • The research-based, updated edition of the companion book, Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities, providing the foundational framework for individualized instruction
  • A 42-minute, content-rich VHS video featuring William N. Bender with elementary, middle, and high school master teachers who use a variety of differentiated strategies to engage students with a wide range of abilities
  • A companion DVD with navigational menus and bullets for easy stop-and-search control of the video content
  • A step-by-step Facilitator's Guide that connects the core content of the book to both the video and DVD and includes video/DVD segment prompts, workshop outlines, extended workshop activities, discussion questions, and key points

Use this comprehensive training package to strengthen your school's capacity to provide high-quality differentiated instruction that makes a lasting contribution in the lives of students with special learning needs.

 
Introduction
Structuring a Successful Workshop

 
Initial Workshop Activities

 
General Discussion of Differentiation

 
Viewing/Discussing the Video

 
An Alternative Introductory Workshop Activity

 
Listserv Discussion Participation

 
 
1. What Is Differentiated Instruction?
Major Points

 
General Discussion Questions

 
Workshop Activity Ideas

 
 
2. Universal Design for Differentiation: Organizing the Class for Differentiation and Personal Responsibility for Learning
Major Points

 
General Discussion Questions

 
Workshop Activity Ideas

 
 
3. Differentiating the Learning Process: Metacognition and Scaffolded Instruction
Major Points

 
General Discussion Questions

 
Workshop Activity Ideas

 
 
4. Learning Strategy Training
Major Points

 
General Discussion Questions

 
Workshop Activity Ideas

 
 
5. Peer Tutoring in the Inclusive Classroom: Differentiate Instruction and Increasing Instructional Time
Major Points

 
General Discussion Questions

 
Workshop Activity Ideas

 
 
6. Response to Intervention: Performance Monitoring for Differentiating Instruction
Major Points

 
General Discussion Questions

 
Workshop Activity Ideas

 
 
7. Differentiation in Reading and Literacy Instruction
Major Points

 
General Discussion Questions

 
Workshop Activity Ideas

 
 
8. Implementing Differentiated Instruction
General Discussion Questions

 
Workshop Activity Ideas

 
 
Resource: A Differentiated Lesson in Math
I. Introduction

 
II. Guided Instruction

 
III. Guided Practice

 
IV. Independent Practice

 
V. Check

 
VI. Reteach to a Smaller Group of Kids Who Don't Have It

 
Key features
  • Shows how to alter, adapt, or modify the instruction so it benefits all students in inclusive clasrooms 
  • Demonstrates how students with learning difficulties learn best in universally-designed classrooms 
  • Provides Teacher Tips, information about RTI, and reading
  • Reproducible forms, resources, transparency masters and the author's commentary about differentiated instruction.