Meeting diverse students’ needs for effective teaching and learning.
Each lesson is designed to reach certain learning objectives. However, the needs of students with different abilities, backgrounds, learning styles, and preferences should also be considered. By taking the time to learn our students’ background knowledge, experiences and interests we can better understand their personal needs and adapt our teaching methods to cater to their diversity. One of the most effective ways to match the needs, interests and abilities of almost every student is to create lessons based on a differentiated instruction framework and to propose multiple ways for students to demonstrate their learning (Tomlinson, 2017). Video and PowerPoint Presentations can be effective way to visual and word learners, while auditory learners can benefit from listening tasks. Incorporating games that require movement around the classroom can be like a breath of fresh air for kinesthetic learners. Students who prefer reading and writing to process the information should be provided w