As long as classroom instruction is primarily geared to reach only one or two of these different intelligences, a lot of kids will struggle to process the information being offered them and experience a serious disadvantage in achieving [...]
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The goal—that is, the content to be learned–is still the same for all students, but the path to learning can become much more varied and responsive to the different learning styles and levels of the students in the classroom. Once the basic concepts are understood, though, there are many simple and effective techniques for implementing differentiated instruction in the classroom. Introducing pictures and images, movement-based exercises, cooperative projects, and color-coded instruction aids are four teaching strategies that target the special needs of diverse learning styles, while still benefiting all the students in that [...] Linda Lamirande of ESC 16 in Amarillo, Texas told us about the Described and Captioned Media Program, or DCMP. The program calls itself “a unique educational accessible media resource serving the United States and its territories.” They provide a collection of free-loan accessible media, guidelines for educational description and captioning, and a variety of other services [...] |
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