The Differentiating Instruction section of TATS Rock Your Classroom provides helpful resources for developing strategies for planning and implementing instruction that meets the needs of each and every child.
The section on Differentiating Instruction includes the following links to information related to planning, implementing strategies for addressing the needs of students, as well as information related to progress monitoring. Note that Rock Your Classroom indicators and practices closely related to Child Outcomes Summary processes are indicated in red text.
Topics focus on the following sections of differentiated instruction listed and linked below:
- Accommodations
- Progress Monitoring
- Instructional Strategies
- Grouping Children for Activities
- Participation with Peers
Remember, your TATS’ Regional Facilitators and staff are available to assist you as you plan learning opportunities for the children in your classrooms.
Check out the TATS Calendar for information about Professional Learning opportunities. Link on the Calendar Icon in the top menu bar of the TATS home webpage or on the calendar image shown here.
The topic the February Learning Community on February 19, 2025 is Persistence and it provides an opportunity to learn and to share ideas. TATS is pleased to offer learning communities at two times – 12:30 – 1:00 pm and then again at 3:30 – 4:00 pm to accommodate the busy schedules of staff. Learning Communities are interactive to provide opportunities to discuss and share ideas.
Several opportunities to gain new information, as well as to refresh your knowledge related to Child Outcome Summary processes are offered in February. Find these presentations on the tab for Child Outcome Measurement on the calendar.
Check the calendar for other focus topic meetings and professional learning opportunities.
Of particular note are the following documents which provide guidance related to specific considerations that are important in planning and progress monitoring:
- >>> TATS Talks about Supports and Adaptations (information related to implementation of varying levels and types of supports)
- >>> ECTA’s Breadth of the Outcomes.pdf (examples of functional skills within the three child outcomes)
- >>>TATS Talks about Effectively Incorporating Technology into Early Childhood Settings (describes effective uses of technology related to incorporating development of social interaction skills, curricula themes, and Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards 2017 (FELDS)