EDU 382 Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners: Week 3 DQ 1

Although it would be easier if all students walked into our classrooms at the same

readiness level, this simply will never happen. You will have students who are

below, at or above grade level and you have to somehow effectively teach them.

This is why differentiation is so important to our classroom instruction. After

reading Chapter 5, answer the following questions:

• Explain the difference between student readiness and ability and how readiness is related to Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). Provide an example to support your explanation.

• Pages 94- 98 of our text provide specific guidelines when differentiating for student readiness. Based on these guidelines, develop at least three different ways you will determine the readiness levels of your students. How will these guidelines help you understand the level of readiness to plan differently for content, process, and product?

Use the text to support your opinions.Carefully review the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be

used to evaluate this Discussion Thread.

Book: Sousa, D. A. & Tomlinson, C. A. (2011). Differentiation and the brain: How

neuroscience supports the learner-friendly classroom. Bloomington, IN: Solution

Tree Press.

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If you have any questions in regards to this DQ please feel free to ask me.