Differentiating For Diverse Students

The goal of this assignment is to practice selecting reading texts to support diverse students in English language arts. Understanding how to differentiate for different learning, linguistic, and cultural needs will increase teacher candidates’ teaching efficacy.

In this assignment, complete the “Differentiating for Diverse Students Chart,” appropriately selecting a reading text (fiction or non-fiction) for each student and offering rationale for that selection. The text you select does not need to mirror the student’s demographic profile, but it should be engaging, culturally relevant, and selected based on the student’s unique learning needs.

Each rationale should be 100-15

Differentiating for Diverse Students Chart

Student Name	English Language Learner	Socioeconomic Status	Ethnicity	Gender	IEP/504	Other	Reading Performance Level	Parental Involvement
Eduardo (2nd grade)	Yes	Mid SES	Hispanic	Male	No	Tier 2 RTI for Reading	One year below student’s 2nd grade level	Low
Text Selection (Title and author name)   Rationale (include citations):
Ines (7th grade)	No	Low SES	Hispanic	Female	Learning Disabled	Tier 2 RTI for Math	One year below student’s 7th grade level	Low
Text Selection (Title and author name)   Rationale (include citations):
Jade (4th grade)	No	High SES	African American	Female	No	None	At 4th grade level	High
Text Selection (Title and author name)   Rationale (include citations):
Kent (8th grade)	No	High SES	White	Male	Emotion-ally Disabled	None	At 8th grade level	Med
Text Selection (Title and author name)   Rationale (include citations):
Lolita (1st grade)	No	Mid SES	Native American/ Pacific Islander	Female	No	None	At 1st grade level	Med
Text Selection (Title and author name)   Rationale (include citations):

 

 

 

 

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0 words in length and include the following:

• A description of the text and why it was selected for that particular student.
• A strategy, method, or activity to teach that text to the student.
• Supported by one or more research-based articles (which may include your text and the readings from this course)

Include a references page at the end of the submission.

While APA style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.