1. Reading Horizons Discovery Customer Webinar September 20, 2012

2. “If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job.” ~Donald D. Quinn What is Differentiated Instruction?

3. “Providing students with different avenues to acquire content; to processing, constructing, or making sense of ideas; and to developing teaching materials so that all students within a classroom can learn effectively, regardless of differences in ability.” - Wikipedi a

4. It helps to ensure success for ALL students. Every brain is different. It is integral to the RTI model. It is good for kids! Why Differentiate?

5. Content – What is being taught – Learning activities provided for students to access content Process – Group size – Instructional time – Activity Product – How learning is assessed Three Elements of Differentiated Instruction

6. Challenges in Implementing Differentiated Instruction Lack of TIME Lack of access to various instructional materials and/or activities Lack of people to help with implementation 6

7. By providing a lesson format specifically designed to include elements of differentiation. By providing resources to go with each lesson, specifically created to save teachers time when planning and preparing for instruction in regular or Special Education classroom settings. By providing engaging software designed to deliver highly individualized instruction. How Can Discovery Help?

8. Review Teacher Instruction Guided Practice/Dictation Transfer/Individual Practice Reinforcement and Differentiation Activities The New Lesson Format

10. New Lesson Format

11. Transfer Cards Little Books Games Practice Pages Reinforcement and Differentiation Activities Table Resources with each Lesson

12. Resources with Each Lesson Transfer Cards

13. Little Books Resources with Each Lesson

14. Games Supplement

15. Practice Pages Resources with Each Lesson

17. Instruction vs. Activities Track/RTI Loop Motivation Games Vocabulary Word Wall Customized Progress Reports Software

18. Instruction vs. Activities Track/RTI Loop Software

19. Motivation Software

20. Games Software

21. Vocabulary Word Wall Software

22. Customized Student Reports Software

23. By providing a lesson format specifically designed to include elements of differentiation. By providing resources to go with each lesson, specifically created to save teachers time when planning and preparing for instruction in regular or Special Education classroom settings. By providing engaging software designed to deliver highly individualized instruction. Discovery Helps with Differentiation...

24. Questions?

25. ...one-size does not fit all! At Reading Horizons, we know …

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