Field-tested strategies for teaching science to students with special needs This timely, practical guidebook shows general and special educators how to retool science activities and assessments for students with special needs. The authors cover a broad range of topics in an orderly, concise fashion, including: National and state requirements for science learning Pedagogical strategies for collaborative learning groups, individual contracts, self-paced learning centers, literature circles, and team projects Grade-appropriate ways to revise science activities and assessments Step-by-step instructions for using rubrics for evaluation, revision, and assessment Information on teacher collaboration and specific disabilities
The book also provides practical guidance for teachers on ways to make science lessons accessible to all students.
Differentiating Science Instruction and Assessment for Learners with Special Needs, K-8
This is an invaluable resource that promises to engage students in the pursuit of scientific knowledge." —KRISTIN BELL, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego "Differentiated Instruction for the Middle School ...
First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Whether these students need enrichment, choice in independent practice, or even additional academic options resulting from curriculum compacting, these books provide teachers a complete ready-to-use resource.
As questions are shared, the class should revise them until they agree that they have questions that will lead to deeper ... and Laura Billings, The Paideia Classroom: Teaching for Understanding (Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 1998).
The best-selling Differentiating Instruction With Menus series has helped teachers nationwide differentiate instruction for their high-ability learners with easy-to-use menus and exciting tools to challenge and reach gifted and advanced ...
Place a white sticker with a “1” written on it on the nickels, a sticker with a “2” on the dimes, and a sticker with a “5” written on it on the quarters. Next, you should model for the students how to count change using this system.
Aligned with national science curriculum standards, this resource provides tools for differentiating science instruction, including sample lessons, assessment methods, rubrics, and a CD-ROM with reproducibles.