What describes differentiated instruction in Deaf education?

What describes differentiated instruction in Deaf education?

• A. Focusing only on English
• B. Adjusting content, process, and products to meet diverse language and literacy levels in ASL and English, using multiple modalities
• C. Teaching the same material to all students
• D. Ignoring ASL

Answer: (B)

Differentiated instruction in Deaf education means meeting each student where they are in both ASL and English, and offering multiple ways to access and demonstrate learning. It involves adjusting what is taught (content), how students engage with it (process), and how they show what they know (product) to fit different language and literacy levels and preferences. In practice, this means using a bilingual, multimodal approach—combining sign language, visual supports, captions, written text, and technology—and allowing students to demonstrate mastery in different ways, such as through signed presentations, written work, or visual projects. Choosing approaches that focus only on English, teaching the same material to every student, or ignoring ASL would limit access for Deaf learners and fail to honor their bilingual-bicultural needs.

Differentiated instruction in Deaf education means meeting each student where they are in both ASL and English, and offering multiple ways to access and demonstrate learning. It involves adjusting what is taught (content), how students engage with it (process), and how they show what they know (product) to fit different language and literacy levels and preferences. In practice, this means using a bilingual, multimodal approach—combining sign language, visual supports, captions, written text, and technology—and allowing students to demonstrate mastery in different ways, such as through signed presentations, written work, or visual projects. Choosing approaches that focus only on English, teaching the same material to every student, or ignoring ASL would limit access for Deaf learners and fail to honor their bilingual-bicultural needs.