When teaching students with special needs, teachers seek the use of mixed approaches to promote understanding to the students. ADAPT framework initializes Ask, Determine, Analyze, Propose, and Test. The teacher needs to ask him or herself what the students should do, determine the skills required, Analyze if the students have what it takes to do the activity, propose the adaptation strategies and, finally, test the effectiveness of adaptations applied. Some of the notable adaptation the teacher should seek to utilize include materials to use in class, how to structure content, and different activities to perform to boost the understanding of the students. With such a strategy, teachers are in a position to promote learning for students with special needs.
- How Can Instructional-Grouping Practices Promote Effective Instruction?
Instructional grouping practices are crucial in promoting effective instruction. A review of the literature indicates the effectiveness of instructional grouping practices in learning activities. For example, peer tutoring in groups facilitates effective instruction delivery for students with special needs. When using peer tutors, students can feel more accommodated as the peers have a better understanding of the students, and this improves the delivery of the instructions and how the students would receive them. Again, using cooperative groups is another way that promotes effective instruction. Using cooperative groups enhances cooperative instruction delivery, which is key to the understanding of the students. Using such cooperative groups creates an environment that allows effective instruction delivery as the group participant main the necessary focus.