Chapter 11 "Differentiating Content"

Here is what I have found when differentiating with Spelling. Love it!
It's a Spelling Homework Contract & Menu of different activities the students choose from to earn points towards their Spelling grade each week.
It is self-paced (have all week to complete for each new spelling list).
It allows for students to complete spelling tasks that are interesting to them.
Students may turn in as many completed tasks as they wish.
Each activity (or task) has an assigned point value.
Teacher assigns each student a minimum point value total they must work towards by the end of the week.


I also give a Pre-test at the beginning of the week. For students who already have mastered these words, I assign a different, more challenging word list for them to work on for the final test at the end of the week.


 Chapter 11 provides strategies for differentiating what we teach or what we want them to learn - Content.  Please respond to one of the following:

1. The chapter offers several instructional strategies for differentiating content. Which of these might you use (and when) to enhance learning for your gifted students? What other strategies for differentiating content might you add to the list?