Personalized Contextual Instruction

Abstract

The author describes the combination of instructional practices labeled personalized contextual instruction (PCI) and how it was implemented by a general education teacher, a special education teacher, and a paraprofessional in a multiage primary classroom that included both students with disabilities and nondisabled children. PCI is described as a method to enhance the ability of traditional classrooms to respond appropriately to student diversity by providing framework for contextualized instruction with special supports for academic diversity.

Key Words:

• contextualized learning
• diverse learners
• inclusion
• individualized learning

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Deborah L. Voltz

Deborah L. Voltz is an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Special Education, and Foundations at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.