Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom: How to Reach and Teach All Learners, Grades 3-12

by Diane Heacox

Book Overview

This updated edition presents a practical introduction to differentiation and explains how to differentiate instruction in a wide range of settings to provide variety and challenge. Chapters focus on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575421054
• ISBN13: 9781575421056
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Make sure you get the CD with ready-to-use tempplates.

Another differentaition guide, this one completely focused on the practical, everyday needs of teachers and students in a differentiated classroom. Be sure to get the CD, which contains templates that can be adapted to individual needs. It is especially handy for teachers who don't have the time to create everything themselves (all of us). Heacox gives brief, to the point examples of differentiation strategies and situations and then provides classroom tested templates for meeting the needs of a wide variety of learners. I LOVE the Integration Matrix.

New to differentiation?

I found this book to be terrific! It answered all of my questions. I used the student survey with my 9th grade students and they loved it! I even use the matrix plans for every unit I teach. This book covers it all - placing students in groups (how to place students in groups using differentiation), tiering assignments, grading (is differentiation fair), classroom management (how do I manage 30 students doing 30 different activities), and special populations (exceptional, gifted, and regular education). I have read other books on differentiation put out by ASCD, but this one you can really apply to your classoom!

Necessity for Differentiation

I attended a workshop by Ms. Heacox. Since I can't have her come help me in my classroom, I got this book instead. It's excellent for all grade levels. A great resource for the basics of how to differentiate and why.

excellent resource

This book offers great templates to help teachers differentiate instruction so all students can reach their potential. Easily read and understood.

Fantastic for Application

Among the various books on differentiation for teachers that are available on the market, this book by Diane Heacox is one of my favorite. Not only does the reader come away with a very real, solid understanding of what differentiation is, but he or she also is given many ideas for how to actually apply differentiation to the classroom. The book comes with some great ideas for all classes and has many ready-to-use forms for students. This book has already played a valuable role in helping me to develop my curriculum and lesson plans to be more differentiated for the next school year.