Exam Preparation

In this article Rick Wormeli makes the argument that, in order to differentiate instruction, teachers should be experts in four areas: the students, the curriculum, cognitive theory,and differentiated instruction practices.

This article from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development gives an excellent overview of the need for planning for differentiating instruction, strategies for lesson planning and techniques for implementing in the classroom.

Carol Ann Tomlinson offers a rationale for differentiating instruction and practical steps for differentiating in the reading classroom.

The leader in the field of differentiating instruction, Carol Ann Tomlinson, summarizes the importance of differentiating and gives theoretical and practical tips on how to do it in the classroom.

In 1997, Congress asked the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to convene a national panel to assess the status of research-based knowledge, including the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching children to read. These topics (which correspond almost exactly to the domains defined by the American Board) received intensive study: alphabetics, fluency, comprehension, teacher education in reading acquisition, and reading-focused computer technology. This document is the result of that extensive

Annenberg
has created an online video library to help teachers improve their teaching
strategies.  There are twelve video
sessions with a focus on classroom practices and profiles of students over
time.  This excellent resource mixes a
deep theoretical understanding with practical classroom applications. There is
also an excellent list of terms included within this site.