Differentiation by Content Content Content is the input of teaching and learning. (Tomlinson, 2001, p. 72) Differentiation occurs in one of two ways: What we teach How we give students access Differentiation by Content Strategies Strategies include: Concept-based teaching Curriculum compacting Using varied text and resource materials Learning contracts Minilessons Varied Support Systems Audio/Video Recorders Note-taking Organizers Highlighted Print Materials Digests of Key Ideas Peer and Adult Mentors Readiness Match the material and information to students capacity to read and understand it Interests Including ideas and materials that build current student interests or extend student interests Learning Profiles Ensures that students have a way of approaching materials and ideas that match their preferred modes of learning Reference Tomlinson, C. A. (2001). How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms (2 nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.