In this section you will find resources on how to design instructional lessons to be responsive to student needs.
Diffit for Teachers
This site allows you maintain the content but to differentiate the level of the text presented to students. By pasting in a URL or by copying and pasting in a text and choosing an appropriate level, the text will automatically be adapted to the level selected. This website will also provide you with a summary of the text, key vocabulary words, multiple choice questions, short answer prompts and open-ended questions.
Élèves handicapés ou en difficulté d’adaptation ou d’apprentissage (MEQ)
This link contains a bank of French resources from the MEQ that pertain to supporting students with handicaps, with social maladjustments, or learning disabilities.
Ontario Teachers’ Federation: Teachers’ Gateway to Special Education
This bilingual site provides a bank of strategies and resources tailored to student needs. To effectively use this site, click on an identified student need and read through the suggested teaching strategies and resources. This site may be helpful when completing IEPs.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Toolkit
The UDL toolkit was created in collaboration by ALDI, LEARN, NFSB, RSB and SWLSB. The activities in the toolkit provide a constructivist approach to learning about the guidelines. Through the creation of this toolkit, our goal is to support the implementation of UDL practices within Quebec classrooms, leading to increased student success.
This UDL toolkit is available to download to your computer. The presenter notes are included below every slide and they are available .
Session 1 – Access:
Session 2 – Build:
Session 3 – Internalize: