Differentiated+Instruction+Resources

We considered the following questions when including a resource here:

1. Has this resource significantly **impacted the way I think** about differentiated instruction?

2. Is this resource **essential to helping others** **understand** key concepts, principles, or components of differentiated instruction?

3. Does this resource offer **practical help** to educators who are experimenting with the use of differentiated instruction?

4. Does this resource provide something invaluable to professional educators? (In other words, would there be a **professional knowledge gap if it were missing** from this list?)


 * Instructional Strategies**

Gregory, Gayle H., & Chapman, Carolyn. (2002). //Differentiated instructional strategies: One size doesn't fit all.// Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc. ISBN 0-76199-4551-2.

This teacher-friendly book outlines key principles related to differentiating instruction for students at the individual, assignment, and curricular levels. It explains the relationship between differentiated instruction and assessment, classroom climate, instructional strategies, and learning styles. It also contains a variety of practical charts, diagrams, ideas, templates, and tools for supporting teachers in experimenting with these principles. Image source: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761945512/104-0595909-7101515?v=glance&n=283155 (excerpts from the book can also be viewed at this link.) (Contributed by user:chericem1)

Heacox, Diane. (2002). //Differentiating instruction in the regular classroom: How to reach and teach all learners, grades 3-12.// Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc. ISBN 1-57542-105-4.

This outstanding book offers a useful introduction to differentiated instruction, information on learning styles and curriculum mapping, super examples of strategies for differentiating instruction (including flexible grouping, tiered assignments, project-based differentiation, and ideas for early finishers), techniques for managing differentiated instruction and grading, and an entire chapter on differentiating for students with special needs. The appendices contain sample letters for families, ideas for differentiating classroom discussions, and other helpful materials. Image source: http://www.freespirit.com/catalog/item_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=80 (Contributed by user:chericem1)


 * Mixed Ability Classrooms**

Tomlinson, Carol Ann. (2001). //How to differentiate instruction in mixed-// //ability classrooms.// (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ISBN 0-87120-512-2.

This book:
 * defines differentiated instruction (in conjunction with helpful examples),
 * offers an excellent rationale for using differentiated instruction in mixed-ability classrooms,
 * provides techniques for preparing students and parents for a differentiated approach to instruction,
 * discusses the role of the environment, the teacher, and grading in a differentiated classroom,
 * outlines helpful classroom management strategies, and
 * explains how to differentiate content, process, products.

It will be especially helpful to teachers and professional developers who are seeking to deepen their conceptual understanding of differentiated instruction and effective approaches implementing it. Image source: http://shop.ascd.org/productdisplay.cfm?categoryid=books&productid=101043 (Sample chapters from the book and study questions can be viewed here also.) (Contributed by user:chericem1)


 * Children with Special Needs**
 * Children with Special Needs**

Hall, Tracey, Strangman, Nicole, & Meyer, Anne. (2006). Differentiated instruction and implications for UDL development. //CAST: Universal Design for Learning.// Retrieved March 28, 2006, from http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstructudl.html

This report explains how principles of Universal Design for Learning can support teachers' efforts to differentiate instruction while simultaneously meeting the needs of students with special needs. (Contributed by user:chericem1)

Tomlinson, Carol Ann. (1999). //The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners//. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ISBN: 0871203421. [|http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0871203421/ref=pd_bxgy_img_b/002-8568876-2548855?%5Fencoding=UTF8]

This book elaborates on the differentiation framework describing in detail the concepts of differentiating content, process and product for readiness, learning profile and interests. There are a series of practical classroom examples. (Submitted by Toni Theisen)