Meeting Diverse Learning Needs in Today’s Classrooms

In their writings on differentiated instruction, Vicki Gibson and Jan Hasbrouck discuss changes to improve instructional delivery and create supportive learning environments that are learner friendly. Their recommendations include the use of data to determine what students know, what they need, and what they can do; and using data to inform student groupings for instruction. They also offer recommendations on selecting skills-focused materials and practice activities that are sensitive to student variance, academically profitable, and scaffolded from easy to difficult.