But the finer kinds of measurement required to compare the progress of
students at different levels of initial ability exceed the capacities of our instruments.
Provide multiple ways
for students at different levels to access rigorous standards: Highly effective teachers realize that students tend to respond to high expectations if they are supported in their efforts.
The next section, which is by far the largest (comprising Chapters 2 through 6), presents strategies for
teaching students at the different levels of reading ability (Pre-A, Early, Emergent, Transitional, Fluent).
«I loved the energy of the lessons, the way I was pulling together my entire literacy curriculum in every interactive writing session, the opportunity to reach so
many students at different levels while creating a community of writers, and the rich and authentic products we created.»
It should be noted that educators in New York State have put together a set of holistic rubrics specifically designed for
students at different levels of English language acquisition.
The new curriculum integrates history, science, and art into daily classroom life, explains Michael Birnbaum in the Washington Post, but some teachers say that the integrated curriculum makes it more difficult to differentiate instruction for
students at different levels.
However, the one size fits all approach was challenging for teachers who were trying to engage
all students at different levels of understanding and to meet the agility desired.
Differentiated Instruction details proven approaches to make your curriculum more accessible to
students at different levels of English proficiency.
A single teacher typically monitors up to 25
students at different levels and subject areas.
How will
students at different levels engage with this task?
These are perfect for
students at different levels, because there are so many options!
An NCTM (2008) statement on the role of technology in mathematics education asserted that «with guidance from effective mathematics teachers,
students at different levels can use [technology] to support and extend mathematical reasoning and sense making, gain access to mathematical content and problem - solving contexts, and enhance computational fluency» (para. 1).
They may teach
students at different levels and cover lessons on various aspects of computer like programming, software, simple keyboarding etc..
I am positive that you too will agree that I have the capacity to reach out to
students at different levels, once you have met with me in person.