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The goals for each student need to be very clear. They not should include in any way how they are going to achieve that goal just a statement of what the goal is supposed to be. It is important that the learner is very clear what the goal and that it is something they can successfully achieve. =====

__Materials__: Designing lessons from the start with many materials is beneficial to all learners. Using one type of material for a lesson provides barriers to learning. Because students' learning styles are so diverse, the materials used in a lesson should be varied to optimize learning for all students. Example: Using text, images, computers, and manipulatives to address one objective for a lesson. In a multiplication lesson, students are given a choice to create a multiplication power point of riddles, use a book of images to solve multiplication situation problems, complete a work sheet of multiplication riddles, or build towers using cubes to show multiplication situations. Non-example: Using only images from a book to teach multiplication.

__Methods __ By using varied methods, we can make certain that every student can learn, and show what they have learned. A variety of methods will include different learning contexts, presentation formats, and instructional formats. If a lesson is designed, from the outset, to include a variety of methods, it will optimize learning by inherently addressing any barriers that students may experience. Using flexible methods will benefit all students.

Example: use multiple examples to teach a concept; use digital media and tools to provide text, images, sounds, and videos. To teach the parts of speech, use the grammar songs on YouTube, Google images, and interactive webpages. Non-example: use the printed text book and worksheets.

__Assessment__: A single means of assessment does not serve as an appropriate manner of assessing the knowledge of all students. A traditional model of assessment can be an inconsistent tool of assessing knowledge because it does not take the following four factors into consideration. These factors include: addressing each student’s individual learning differences, consistent incorporation of curriculum material, the special needs of students, any errors or complications brought about by the medium used. Instead teachers should focus more on creating on-going flexible assessment. By using digital media as a means of assessment, teachers are creating a more accurate picture of what students have learned. A non-example: A traditional paper and pencil test. An example: The same test offered in different formats. 1. traditional test 2. A test offered on a computer with the option to hear the questions, and enlarge the font size.