ERIC Number: EJ967752
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-May
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1553-9318
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You Get to Choose! Motivating Students to Read through Differentiated Instruction
Servilio, Kathryn L.
TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, v5 n5 Article 5 May 2009
One way to improve motivation and engagement for students with disabilities in academic areas is to teach at their level and increase their interest in the instruction and activities. Embedding these interests through offering students options within the curriculum can motivate students who were previously having difficulty or not interested in school. This article demonstrates how an elementary teacher and a special education teacher improved student engagement and increased grades in reading through differentiated instruction and student choice. Guidelines are provided along with examples of creative ways to include this integrated instruction across subject areas and grade levels. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Individualized Instruction, Reading Motivation, Teaching Methods, Student Interests, Elementary School Teachers, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Grades (Scholastic), Student Participation, Guidelines, Grade 5, Inclusion
Council for Exceptional Children. 1110 North Glebe Road Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201. Tel: 888-232-7733; Fax: 703-264-9494; e-mail: cecpubs@cec.sped.org; Web site: http://escholarship.bc.edu/education/tecplus
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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