Instructional Design for
Students with Disabilities
| Special Education
Strategies & Study Guide
|Guaranteed success|
, What is differentiated instruction? An approach in which teachers adjust instructional processes to meet the
needs of students while targeting their strengths.
How is differentiated instruction different from Differentiated instruction targets students' strengths and different ways of
individualized instruction? learning and can be used in both general and special education settings
What can teachers differentiate? Content
Classroom activities
Student projects
Learning environments
What is a major characteristic of differentiated learning They are flexible and adjust to students' changing needs.
environments?
In what educational settings can differentiated General education, team-teaching, and special education settings.
instruction be effective?
Why is differentiated instruction effective? It targets different ways students learn rather than using a one-size-fits-all
approach.
What three components are included in effective Small-group work
differentiated instruction? Reciprocal learning
Continual assessment
What is reciprocal learning? Students take on the role of the teacher, sharing what they know and asking
content questions of peers.
Why is continual assessment important in differentiated It helps teachers determine whether their instructional methods are effective or
instruction? need to be changed or adjusted.
What are the major learning modes? Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Tactile
Or combinations of these.
How can teachers address different learning styles in Provide opportunities for students to learn visually, auditorily, and
one lesson? kinesthetically.
What is the purpose of multiple modality instruction? To offer different ways of learning the same material and address students'
unique learning styles.
What are the four modalities? Visual = seeing Auditory = hearing Kinesthetic = moving Tactile = touching
Students with Disabilities
| Special Education
Strategies & Study Guide
|Guaranteed success|
, What is differentiated instruction? An approach in which teachers adjust instructional processes to meet the
needs of students while targeting their strengths.
How is differentiated instruction different from Differentiated instruction targets students' strengths and different ways of
individualized instruction? learning and can be used in both general and special education settings
What can teachers differentiate? Content
Classroom activities
Student projects
Learning environments
What is a major characteristic of differentiated learning They are flexible and adjust to students' changing needs.
environments?
In what educational settings can differentiated General education, team-teaching, and special education settings.
instruction be effective?
Why is differentiated instruction effective? It targets different ways students learn rather than using a one-size-fits-all
approach.
What three components are included in effective Small-group work
differentiated instruction? Reciprocal learning
Continual assessment
What is reciprocal learning? Students take on the role of the teacher, sharing what they know and asking
content questions of peers.
Why is continual assessment important in differentiated It helps teachers determine whether their instructional methods are effective or
instruction? need to be changed or adjusted.
What are the major learning modes? Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Tactile
Or combinations of these.
How can teachers address different learning styles in Provide opportunities for students to learn visually, auditorily, and
one lesson? kinesthetically.
What is the purpose of multiple modality instruction? To offer different ways of learning the same material and address students'
unique learning styles.
What are the four modalities? Visual = seeing Auditory = hearing Kinesthetic = moving Tactile = touching
