Differentiating Literacy

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Part 1: Planning Differentiated Instruction: Complete each of the steps below to complete the chart.
• With your mentor, identify an upcoming lesson or activity in which you could work with the small group (3-5) of students.
• With your mentor, identify and unwrap at least one reading and one writing standard that will be the focus of the lesson. For each standard, identify the concepts that students need to know and the skills that student need to demonstrate.
• With your mentor, brainstorm research-based instructional strategies for differentiating the lesson content, process, and product to meet the needs of the students in the small group. With your mentor, select the instructional strategies you will employ and record them on the chart along with your rationale for using each strategy.
• With your mentor, discuss how you will assess the students and develop the assessment.
• With the guidance of your mentor, develop any materials that will be needed to support the lesson, including online tools/applications that can be used to enhance and practice literacy and creative arts skills.
• With your mentor playing the role of the students, practice presenting the lesson/activity you will do with the students to ensure you are you are correctly implementing each step of the activity and assessment.

: Under the direction of your mentor, work with the small group of students you previously identified to implement the lesson/activity and assessment you designed in Part 1 of the assignment.
Part 3: Mentor Debriefing: After you implement the lesson/activity, meet with your mentor to debrief about the delivery of the lesson/activity. Record notes in the space below as you talk with your mentor about the following:
• What was your mentor’s feedback on the effectiveness of your implementation of the lesson/activity and record?

• Describe the students’ responses to the lesson/activities and what was effective in helping students practice their literacy skills. Include discussion of the student assessment results.

• Identify potential areas for change or improvement in the lesson/activity and/or assessment based upon the student response and outcomes and your mentor’s feedback.