In respons to learners

As teachers we can differentiate by responding to a students interest, learning profile or readiness.  We can do this by tiering.

Interest
     

Learning profile

Readiness 

Interest- is a feeling of wanting to learn more about something

Learning Profile- is the way the student learns best 

Readiness- is the students feeling ready to move on and understanding the material

I think as teachers if we can help all of our students feel that readiness in every subject and to feel that they are a master of some sort they will have more self-confidence and they are more likely to succeed in the atmosphere of learning.  I think these three steps seem so simple and yet so important.