Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction Resources
Differentiation, or tailoring classroom instruction, can help meet your students' diverse needs when delivered effectively. There are many reasons students might learn at a different pace, including socioeconomics, home life, physical and mental development, or other factors that impact learning. Finding new strategies to reach all of your students will help them to make progress in their learning goals.
Differentiation allows for you to give an individualized approach in the classroom despite classroom size and there are many ways to make it engaging, fun, and successful. Read the differentiated instruction articles below to find new strategies to implement in your classroom.
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The Benefits of Differentiation in the Classroom
Learn the benefits of differentiated instruction to meet the learning needs of all students.
Charles Sisson
Education Consultant -
Why Is Differentiated Instruction Important in the Classroom?
Find out the answer to the question, “Why is differentiated instruction important?” Plus, receive tips on differentiation from an educator.
Alicia Ivory
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How to Use Technology to Differentiate Instruction in the Classroom
Explore the challenges of differentiated instruction and how technology can help. Using technology to differentiate instruction assists in automating the process.
Kathleen Richards
Former HMH Senior Learning Scientist, ELA and Humanities
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5 Strategies for Differentiated Reading Instruction
Check out the latest differentiated reading strategies to help you meet your students' diverse needs.
Ellen Ullman
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3 Strategies for Small-Group Reading Instruction
Get tips from literacy expert JillE on small-group reading instruction, which allows for a more intimate setting and enables teachers to observe students more closely.
Jill Eggleton, QSO
International Literacy Consultant and Children’s Book Author; Author and Advisor, Into Reading -
Structuring the Literacy Block
The most productive literacy block schedules include various reading and writing activities and instruction to help build foundational skills.
Francie Alexander
Chief Research Officer, HMHDr. Amy Endo
Education Research Director, Supplemental & Intervention Language & LiteracyRenee Behring
Education Research Director, Core Literacy & Early LearningDr. Terry Salinger
Institute Fellow and Chief Scientist for Literacy Research, American Institutes for Research -
Conferring Is Differentiated Instruction: How to Hold Student Writing Conferences
Writing conferences are one-to-one conversations and give teachers a crucial opportunity to meet each student’s individual needs.
Carl Anderson
Author and Literacy Consultant -
Differentiation: Matching Supports for Students' Literacy Needs
Reading instruction that meets the individual needs of students should be the focus in each and every one of our classrooms.
Amy Dendinger
READ 180 Classroom Teacher & Expert
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7 Strategies for Differentiated Math Instruction
How do you make sure math learning is tailored to each of your students? Try these 7 strategies to differentiate math instruction in your classroom.
Ellen Ullman
Shaped Contributor -
6 Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Middle School Math
Try these strategies in your middle school math classroom to ensure that all students progress in their mathematical development.
Richard Blankman
Shaped Editor -
What Is Scaffolding in Math?
Scaffolding learning comprises many techniques that allow you to provide extra support to your students and help them bridge learning gaps.
Shaped Staff
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7 Math Small-Group Instructional Strategies
Try these strategies out to optimize your small group instruction time in the math classroom.
Richard Blankman
Shaped Editor -
Getting Into Math: Facilitating Small-Group Student Discourse
Timothy D. Kanold highlights the importance of small-group student discourse in the math classroom, with details on formative and differentiated student learning.
Dr. Timothy D. Kanold
International Educator, Author, and Consultant; Mathematics Education
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Differentiated Instruction for ELL Students
Help prepare ELL students with support resources that benefit your multilingual learners.
Zoe Del Mar
Shaped Staff -
6 Ways to Deliver Differentiated Instruction for Gifted Students
Discover six strategies to deliver differentiated instruction for gifted students.
Ellen Ullman
Shaped Contributor -
Using Choice Boards for Students to Differentiate Instruction
Try creating choice boards for students. These activity menus are a great way to differentiate learning, which can increase student engagement and improve academic outcomes.
Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Executive Editor -
Understanding UDL vs Differentiated Instruction
Learn why teachers should use materials made with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in mind, and apply differentiated instruction methods.
Dr. Phil Vahey
Director of Applied Learning Sciences, HMHClaire Benedikt
Principal UX Designer, Accessibility & Inclusive Design, HMH -
How Differentiated Instruction Transformed a Charter School
Learn how Peak Charter Academy in North Carolina prioritized differentiation in the classroom, even when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S.
Steve Pond
Principal, Peak Charter Academy, North Carolina -
Podcast: How to Differentiate Instruction Through Rhymes and Raps with Toney Jackson in NJ on Teachers in America
Fourth grade teacher MC and poet Toney Jackson shares differentiation tips and tricks, like incorporating rhymes and raps to reach all students.
Jennifer Corujo
Shaped Editor
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