When, based on assessment data and evidence of learning from the classroom, a student demonstrates consistent mastery of the standards for learning, there may be a need to differentiate instruction to provide enrichment. Enrichment takes place on a unit-by-unit or task-by-task basis, and employs various instructional strategies to support continued student growth at that grade level. Enrichment allows students to access higher-level concepts and explore deeper learning in a particular grade-level skill area.
Instructional Strategies for Enrichment:
- Adjusting parts of a lesson or unit to allow for deeper exploration of a topic.
- Offering alternative projects or investigations that deepen the level of learning in a skill area.
- Providing small group projects or studies with peers who have also demonstrated mastery of skills.
- Offering choice and open-ended assignments to build upon learning in the class.
- Integrating alternate reading and writing activities that target skills for that unit, while offering higher-level texts and writing prompts.
- Providing opportunities for exploration into cross-curricular, real-world topics related to the unit of study.
Teachers may use these and other strategies to enrich a child's experience in their classroom. For specific ways a teacher is enriching learning for your child, families should reach out to that teacher.