What in the world do I mean that a child is like a shape with 3 sides?
And perhaps more importantly, what does it mean for your work with children with diverse abilities?
For those familiar with Response to Intervention (RTI) you may automatically think about tiered instruction, multi-tiered systems of support, and differentiation at the very mention of a triangle. This is because for a number of years, we’ve been using triangles to symbolize various models and frameworks for addressing the needs of diverse learners.
But what does it mean or how does quality instruction result from understanding that “Every child is a triangle?”
In this Pre-K Teach & Play podcast episode I share where this mantra originated and how planning, delivering, and revising instruction can be strengthened when we realized that every child is a triangle.
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Click HERE to download a transcript of episode #14.