1st Edition
Differentiating Instruction With Menus for the Inclusive Classroom Language Arts (Grades K-2)
By Laurie E. Westphal
Copyright 2013
184 Pages
by
Prufrock Press
184 Pages
by
Prufrock Press
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Differentiating Instruction With Menus for the Inclusive Classroom: Language Arts for grades K-2 offers teachers everything needed to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice. This book provides seven different types of menus that students can use to select exciting products that they will develop so teachers can assess what has been learned—instead of using a traditional... Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE CHAPTER 1: Choice in the Inclusive Primary Classroom CHAPTER 2: How to Use Menus in the Inclusive Primary Classroom CHAPTER 3: Product Guidelines CHAPTER 4: Rubrics and Grading THE MENUS How to Use the Menu Pages CHAPTER 5: Genre Menus My Book Caldecott Winners Parts of a Book Nonfiction or Informational Text Alphabet Books My Chapter Book Fables Folk Tales Fairy Tales CHAPTER 6: Book Menus Amelia Bedelia Frog and Toad Are Friends The Rainbow Fish Dr. Seuss CHAPTER 7: Mechanics Menus Letter Sounds The Alphabet Writing Sentences Alphabetical Order Punctuation Spelling Parts of Speech REFERENCES APPENDIX: BOOK LISTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
Biography
After teaching science for more than 15 years, both overseas and in the U.S., Laurie E. Westphal now works as an independent gifted education and science consultant. She enjoys developing and presenting staff development on differentiation for various districts and conferences, working with teachers to assist them in planning and developing lessons to meet the needs of their advanced students.
