Differentiating by student learning preferences : strategies and lesson plans / Joni Turville.

This book shows teachers how to differentiate instruction based on their students' learning preferences. Included are strategies and lesson plans for visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners; analytical, practical and creative learners; and multiple intelligences, etc. Also included are over 50 blackline masters which you can copy or download to use in your classroom

Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Meet the Author; Table of Contents; 1. Differentiating by Learning Preferences; A Step Back: What Is Differentiated Instruction?; This Book Series; What Are Learning Preferences?; Research Connections; Learning Preferences Are Not Stagnant; Students Have the Capacity to Develop Balance in Learning Preferences; Is There an Impact on Student Achievement?; Learning Preference Models; Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Model; Multiple Intelligences Model; Triarchic Intelligences Model; Words of Caution; Tying Things Together. 2. Assessing Learning Preferences and Building Classroom ClimateAssessing Learning Preferences; Learning Preferences Inventories; Assessing Learning Preferences in Young Children; Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Inventory (Blackline Master 3); Multiple Intelligences Inventory (Blackline Master 4); Triarchic Intelligences Inventory (Blackline Master 5); Parent-Completed Questionnaires; Other Activities to Learn about and Celebrate Unique Learning Preferences; Learning Preferences Posters; Learning Preferences People Search; How I Use My Learning Preferences; Classroom Learning Preferences Quilt. Learning Preferences Venn Diagram InterviewsLearning Preferences Graphing; Recordkeeping; Tying Things Together; 3. Activity Structures That Support Differentiation by Learning Preference; Being Specific with Learning Outcomes; Understanding KUDos; Choice Boards; Steps to Create a Choice Board; RAFTs; Tips for Creating RAFTS; Steps to Create a RAFT Project; Cubing; Alternative Suggestions for Making Cubes; Steps to Create a Cubing Project; Learning Contracts; Steps to Create a Learning Contract; WebQuests; Where to Start with WebQuests; Creating a WebQuest; Steps to Create a WebQuest. Using an Existing WebQuestTying Things Together; 4. Lessons Differentiated by Learning Preference; Language Arts; Book Report: Story Events Cube (Multiple Intelligences); Story Response Choice Board (Triarchic); Fairy Tales: Learning Contract (Multiple Intelligences); Spelling: Tic-Tac-Toe Board (Multiple Intelligences); Parts of Speech RAFT; Math; Basic Facts Choice Board (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic); Coordinate Geometry Contract (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic); Problem Solving: Cubing (Multiple Intelligences); Symmetry RAFT (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic); Science. Solar System: Cubing (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic)Plant and Animal Adaptations: RAFT (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic); Learning Contract (Triarchic); Rock Cycle: Choice Board (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic); Social Studies; Understanding Symbols: RAFT (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic); Choice Board (Triarchic); Settlers Learning Contract (Triarchic); Ancient Civilizations: Cubing (Multiple Intelligences); Tying Things Together; 5. Creating and Adapting Lessons; Is It Worth It?; Lesson Plan Template; Steps to Create a Lesson Differentiated by Learning Preference; Adapting Lessons; Project Choice Ideas