Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All

By Gayle H. Gregory and Carolyn Chapman

Book Overview

"A teacher-friendly guide to differentiating instruction based on sound theory and best practice."

Joanne Quinn, OISE
University of Toronto

"A practical, persuasive, and useful guide.

Differentiated Instructional Strategies is highly recommended reading for classroom educators and a seminal contribution to Teacher Education supplemental reading lists and academic reference collections."
Midwest Book Review on Amazon.com

Find the strength and uniqueness in every child

Differentiated instruction enables teachers to plan strategically so they can meet the needs of each and every student in today′s highly diverse classroom ... and now the best practices and techniques for differentiated instruction have been brought together in a single volume by two of the field′s most respected proponents.

Differentiated Instructional Strategies

presents the practical techniques and processes that teachers can use to adjust learning based on individual students′ knowledge, skills, experience, preferences, and needs. The most recent and best practices in pedagogy--the ones that make a real and positive difference in student achievement--are explored in-depth, including: Creating a climate for learning Knowing the learner Assessing the learner Adjusting, compacting, and grouping Instructional strategies for student success

A variety of curriculum approaches, including Centers, Projects, Problem-Based Learning, Inquiry Models, and Contracts are all featured, complete with explanations and examples. A planning model is included as well, to help teachers make the right decisions about instruction and assessment on an individual basis.

Differentiated Instructional Strategies

is an important resource for any teacher, new or experienced, who wants to help every student in the classroom learn and succeed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761945512
• ISBN13: 9780761945512
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.3" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Great conditions

The text book arrived on time and in the conditions the seller had specified. thank you!!!

An Excellent Resource For Practicing Differentiated Instruction

The authors provide practical materials for applying differentiated instructional strategies in the classroom. It is highly recommended for teachers in all fields, including K-12, university, corporations, professional coaching, etc.

Nice book. A little pricey.

I needed this book for a master's class I am taking. It came and was everything I expected. It came quickly and in good condition. I was a little perterbed by the cost of this book in relation to it's size. A little book at a big price.

Great recommendation for any teacher

Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All by Gayle Gregory, and Carolyn Chapman is great tool to compliment any teacher's personal resource library. As a novice to teaching and classroom instruction, I found this book to be very enlightening. The discussion of standards based classrooms, student expectations, multicultural & student diversity, cognitive variation, as well as societal and technological change is threaded though this book. This book defines a simple educational philosophy that success for any teacher is through assessment, effective planning, and effective strategical implementation to measure student performance. Today's classroom demands ongoing cirriculum development and adaptation to classroom instuction through best practices. The techniques in this book outlines a learner's needs, creating a receptive climate for learning, assessment, as well as various innovative strategies for cirriculum success.

Highly recommended reading for classroom educators

Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All by educators and education specialists Gayle H. Gregory and Carolyn Chapman is an informative, "user friendly" guide specially written for classroom teachers, in order to introduce them to the method of differentiated instruction that involves carefully adapting curriculum and instructional approaches to the specific and individual learning needs of each student in the diverse classroom of a plural society. Individual chapters address the importance of creating a climate conducive to learning, effective curriculum approaches, assessing one's students and much more. A practical, persuasive, and useful guide, Differentiated Instructional Strategies is highly recommended reading for classroom educators and a seminal contribution to Teacher Education supplemental reading lists and academic reference collections.