Differentiating for the Young Child : Teaching Strategies Across the Content Areas, Prek-3

by Joan Franklin Smutny

• ISBN13: 9781412975551
• ISBN10: 1412975557
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-09
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Differentiating for the Young Child is designed to help primary teachers cope with the increase of diverse knowledge sets and different learning styles. This book addresses early identification by using differentiation and offers strategies and methods for intellectual discovery and creative thinking. It tackles issues relating to undeserved students, emphasizes key discipline areas, and discusses differentiated technology use. Forms, charts, samples, and appendices are included throughout the book to help general education teachers apply the material to their classrooms. This book inspires educators to move in new directions to meet the diverse needs of young students.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
About the Authors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Preparing for the Journey of a Differentiated Classroom	p. 7
The Metaphor of a "Journey"	p. 9
The Primary Classroom and Differentiation	p. 15
Student Learning Needs	p. 17
The Teacher's Knowledge and Experience	p. 19
Essential Concepts, Knowledge, and Skills	p. 21
A Learning Environment for Young Students	p. 25
Resources to Explore	p. 27
Priorities and Preparation	p. 30
Beyond Planning	p. 32
Looking Ahead	p. 33
Assessing Primary Learners	p. 35
Why Assess in a Differentiated Class?	p. 38
What Do I Assess?	p. 41
Who Assesses the Students?	p. 45
When Do I Assess?	p. 48
How Do I Assess My Students?	p. 49
Looking Ahead	p. 63
Web Sites for Teachers	p. 64
Strategies for Differentiating the Learning Journey	p. 65
Manageability or "Rules of the Road"	p. 67
Strategies for Differentiating the Learning Journey	p. 73
Looking Ahead	p. 92
Web Sites for Teachers	p. 93
Using the Arts to Differentiate the Primary Curriculum	p. 95
The Central Role of the Arts	p. 96
Benefits of an Arts-Infused Curriculum	p. 98
Arts Applications	p. 100
Looking Ahead	p. 111
Web Sites for Teachers	p. 112
Differentiated Instruction Applied to Language Arts	p. 113
The Big Picture: Language Arts Goals	p. 115
The Five-Step Plan	p. 118
Know the Travelers (Step 1)	p. 120
Choose the Learning "Destination" (Step 2)	p. 121
Identify Evidence of Understanding (Step 3)	p. 123
Plan the Journey (Step 4)	p. 124
Assess and Adapt Instruction (Step 5)	p. 130
Six Examples of Teaching Strategies and Learning Activities	p. 134
Looking Ahead	p. 140
Web Sites for Teachers	p. 141
Differentiated Instruction Applied to Social Studies	p. 143
The Big Picture; Social Studies	p. 144
Know the Travelers (Step 1)	p. 147
Choose the Learning "Destination" (Step 2)	p. 148
Identify Evidence of Understanding (Step 3)	p. 150
Plan the Journey (Step 4)	p. 151
Assess and Adapt Instruction (Step 5)	p. 157
Six Examples of Teaching Strategies and Learning Activities	p. 160
Looking Ahead	p. 168
Web Sites for Teachers	p. 169
Differentiated Instruction Applied to Science	p. 171
The Big Picture: Science	p. 172
Know the Travelers (Step 1)	p. 176
Choose the Learning "Destination" (Step 2)	p. 177
Identify Evidence of Understanding (Step 3)	p. 178
Plan the Journey (Step 4)	p. 179
Assess and Adapt Instruction (Step 5)	p. 185
Six Examples of Teaching Strategies and Learning Activities	p. 189
Looking Ahead	p. 198
Web Sites for Teachers	p. 198
Differentiated Instruction Applied to Mathematics	p. 201
The Big Picture: Mathematics	p. 202
Know the Travelers (Step 1)	p. 206
Choose the Learning "Destination" (Step 2)	p. 208
Identify Evidence of Understanding (Step 3)	p. 209
Plan the Journey (Step 4)	p. 210
Assess and Adapt Instruction (Step 5)	p. 216
Six Examples of Teaching Strategies and Learning Activities	p. 221
Looking Ahead	p. 229
Web Sites for Teachers	p. 230
Bibliography	p. 233
Resources for Teachers -General Topics	p. 233
Resources for Children -Creativity and the Arts	p. 246
References	p. 255
Index	p. 257
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