Differentiated Instruction: Multiple Instructional Method (MIM)
Emanuel Parker
Saint Leo University

Introduction Instruction is an important part of the development process for children when they are beginning to read. Many children do not learn or begin to read at the same level as their peers. Research suggests that reading problems are preventable for the vast majority of students who encounter difficulty in learning to read, if these students receive extra support in the form of an early intervention program (Goldberg, 1994). Interventions programs provide multiple methods of instructions that are particular to that student. Being able to determine if differentiated instruction is more effective than the use one method of instruction would be sufficient to change the way America teaches their children to learn. Every learner is different; however, instructors still use one method to instruct. Doing this does not facilitate learning for every learner. Using differentiated instructions would allow for instructors to enhance the learning experience for learners in attendance. The Multiple Instructional Method (MIM) allows the instructor to use various approaches to learning in order to affect every learner. Curriculum would be designed to enhance the learning experience for all learners by being flexible, strategic, and affective. Instructors are aware of how their students are learning; research will never be able to tell them exactly what to do for a given learner but rather what evidence shows will work most often with most learners and what will help specific groups of learners. The participant’s welfare is important; the approach to this research project will be to make sure that the experience is positive. The obvious legal responsibility to the participants is to maintain confidentiality and obtain permission from