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Multiple Choice

Which term means adjusting instruction, materials, and supports to meet diverse learner needs, strengths, and readiness levels?

Differentiation is about tailoring instruction, materials, and supports to fit the distinct needs, strengths, and readiness levels of each learner. It means you adjust what is taught, how students access it, and how they demonstrate their understanding based on where they are and how they learn best. For example, in a reading lesson you might provide texts at different levels, offer choices for how students respond (written, spoken, or visual), and supply scaffolds like graphic organizers or sentence frames as needed, while using quick checks to decide what supports or challenges to offer next. This approach specifically focuses on meeting individual differences, rather than just delivering content, planning, or assessing in a generic way.

Differentiation is about tailoring instruction, materials, and supports to fit the distinct needs, strengths, and readiness levels of each learner. It means you adjust what is taught, how students access it, and how they demonstrate their understanding based on where they are and how they learn best. For example, in a reading lesson you might provide texts at different levels, offer choices for how students respond (written, spoken, or visual), and supply scaffolds like graphic organizers or sentence frames as needed, while using quick checks to decide what supports or challenges to offer next. This approach specifically focuses on meeting individual differences, rather than just delivering content, planning, or assessing in a generic way.