Perfect Fit!

The article by Cheryll M. Adams and Rebecca L. Pierce was a perfect fit for my next lesson planning session. In Teaching by Tiering, the authors reminded me that tiered lessons create multip... See More

The article by Cheryll M. Adams and Rebecca L. Pierce was a perfect fit for my next lesson planning session. In Teaching by Tiering, the authors reminded me that tiered lessons create multiple paths to reaching the same goal. They mentioned inclusion and meeting the varied needs of learners. I really liked the way they not only thought about readiness when tiering the learning, but also interest and learning style. The sample lesson was easy to follow and will be easy to adapt to any lesson. The authors gave six steps for beginning a Tier Lesson and some very helpful advice: It takes time, energy, and patience but will clearly be worth it when you realize you are reaching the learning needs of all learners.

Useful Approach

Tiering is a method for differentiated instruction structuring of student lessons with the same topic but with different levels of difficulty. The authors talk about three different ways to... See More

Tiering is a method for differentiated instruction structuring of student lessons with the same topic but with different levels of difficulty. The authors talk about three different ways to group students. They also walk the reader through six steps to create a tiered lesson. An example is provided of a tiered lesson as well. This might be a helpful resource for a new teacher.