Differentiated Instruction: A Guide for World Language Teachers [Paperback]

Detailed Contents

Meet the Author

Preface

New to the Third Edition

I. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: WHAT IT IS/ WHAT IT ISNT

What is differentiated instruction?..................................................

Definition&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

What differentiation is not&&&&&&&&&&&&.

Important beliefs and practices&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Some research to support differentiation&&&&&&&&&&.

II. FROM CONTENT TO PROCESS TO PRODUCT

Content, or What to Teach&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Process, or How to Practice&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&.

Product, or How to Assess&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Preparing yourself&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&..

Preparing the students&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Management issues and ideas&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

III. PLANNING A DIFFERENTIATED UNIT

Identify what is to be taught (Content&&&&&&&&&&..

Pre-assess students needs and capabilities&&&&&&&&&

Choose the form(s) of assessment to use (Product)&&&&&..

Decide on the method of presentation&&&&&&&&&&..

Classroom environment&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Select a variety of learning strategies (Process)&&&&&&&.

Sample units&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

IV. IDEAS SMORGASBORD: Vocabulary Study, Speaking and Listening

Low-prep and high-prep activities list&&&&&&&&&&...

Activities listed by proficiency levels&&&&&&&&&&...

Tic-tac-toe for description of people&&&&&&&&

Vocabulary&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Speaking/Listening&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

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