NEEDS ANALISYS

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES; DIFFERENCIATION

Differentiation refers to an educational strategy that consist on the
adaptations made by a teacher in his/her lessons to let the whole
group of students, in an assorted class, achieve the pretending goals
depending on their levels.
We all know that, in a same group class there are always several
learning levels, as well as, different learning needs or different
abilities, even when the group is a common and heterogeneous class.
Therefore, teachers should be aware of this fact and increase
flexibility (using several instructional methods, adapting the lessons
plans and using different kind of activities) to be sure that all students
master essential knowledge, concepts, and skills.
It is obvious that we, as teachers, must take into account the different
needs of our students. But, sometimes, we find this extremely difficult
either because we have too many students in one class or because a
lack of personal and technological resources.

However , there is a famous educator and writer called Carol Ann

Tomlinson who wrote in her book to Differentiate Instruction in MixedAbility Classrooms, the differentiation is the practice of varying
instructional techniques in a classroom to effectively teach as many
students as possible, but it does not entail the creation of distinct
courses of study for every student (i.e., individualized instruction).
The conflation of differentiated instruction and individualized
instruction has likely contributed to ongoing confusion and debates
about differentiation, particularly given that the terms are widely and
frequently used interchangeably
I agree with reflection, but I think that, to do so, we need to be trained
in how to deal with. We should have specific training to manage
different levels at the time, which is not easy, especially, when we
have a numerous class group or different graders.

KWL; READING METHOD

KWL is a very useful technique for reading and studding in a

meaningful way, that can help you to understand better a text.
It is composed of only three stages that reflect
a worksheet of three columns with the three letters:

What we

Know

What we

Want to
know

What we

Learned

1. K stands for Know

think about previous knowledge and make a list of it.
This advanced organizer provides you with a background to the
new material, building a scaffold to support it.
2. W stands for Will or Want
The second stage is to list a series of questions of what the student
want to know more of the subject, based upon what you listed in K.
3. L stands for Learned
The final stage is to answer the questions,
as well as to list what new information the student has learned.