Differentiating Instruction for the gifted Children

The exceptionally gifted children, just like the under priviledged children face a lot of challenges trying to cope in normal school systems in Kenya and Africa. There is no clear provision that takes care of their grievances.
Differentiation is a set of strategies that allow a classroom teacher to meet the needs of children with varying levels of readiness, learning ability, interest and educational background in the same class at the same time.

Briefly, this process requires pre-assessment to identify each child’s instructional level, flexible grouping, variation in content, process and product depending on each child’s learning profile and an assessment plan to determine if the instructional goals have been met.

This approach emphasizes constructivist learning theory rather than the rote memorization historically favored in classrooms. Teachers typically require significant in-service or pre-service training to successfully implement these strategies.

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