Differentiation for the Adolescent Learner: Accommodating Brain Development, Language, Literacy, and Special Needs

Activate learning with practical techniques that put brain research and technology into practice!

Translating brain research into practical classroom strategies, this valuable resource for adolescent-centered teaching provides keys to curriculum design, instruction, and assessment within the context of a developmentally appropriate, differentiated approach. This book focuses on learners’ intellectual, social, and emotional needs and equips teachers with:

• A six-point differentiation model
• Tactics tailored to English Language Learners, gifted learners, and students with special needs
• Ways to capitalize on technology 
• Brain-friendly instructional practices grounded in universal design for learning (UDL)
• Techniques to create environments aligned with adolescents’ specific developmental needs