Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.
With the diversity of students within a single classroom it is essential that lessons are differentiated to meet the specific learning needs
Placement Journal Excerpt
Placement 3, week 1
"The students are streamed into groups based on their abilities in numeracy and literacy. It is interesting to see which students have the strengths and weaknesses in each. I find it makes it easier to plan lessons and differentiate the activities when the groups are streamed, even though this often means planning more than one lesson for a whole class. It also means that I am able to have a group working more intensively with me while the others work independently on a task as I am confident that it is at the right level for them'
Placement Journal Excerpt
Placement 3, week 1
"The students are streamed into groups based on their abilities in numeracy and literacy. It is interesting to see which students have the strengths and weaknesses in each. I find it makes it easier to plan lessons and differentiate the activities when the groups are streamed, even though this often means planning more than one lesson for a whole class. It also means that I am able to have a group working more intensively with me while the others work independently on a task as I am confident that it is at the right level for them'