Students with ADHD would benefit from graphic organizers and computer usage as differentiated instruction accommodations for this lesson. Research suggests that computer usage is a highly effective approach for students with ADHD. The interactive aspects, bright colors and sounds, and high speed are advantages for these students (Armstrong, 1999). Having students with ADHD use a computer based program for their graphic display such as PowerPoint or Prezi, will meet these students needs in a non-intrusive, effective manner. Students with ADHD have difficulty processing information, identifying main ideas, and determining relevant information. Graphic organizers are an excellent way to help structure and organize the assignment into manageable …show more content…
Students in the diverse learner group “gifted and talented” have a wide range of personal and unique characteristics, making it difficult to generalize their needs. However, they share some common factors; they comprehend complex ideas quickly, learn rapidly and in greater depth than their peers, and ask provocative question (Berger, 2005). These students need to be able to dig deeper and explore ideas connected to more abstract concepts. Modifying the product expectation is one differentiated accommodation that would effectively meet the needs of these students. “Activity selection should be based on students interest, and be used in ways to encourage self-directed learning” (Berger, 2005). The students would need to keep their content focus on the key topics of people, place and groups; and they would still need to complete a graphic display and classroom presentation. However, the scope and scale of their project can be altered. These students would pick one of the three sections as a primary focus. They would design an additional deeper level element to their selected section. For example, students could create a mock journal based on an important or founding individual depicting the thoughts, feelings and challenges of starting a life in the new