Quick
ways
to
modify
assessments,
exit
slips,
and


worksheets
to
differentiate
in
your
classroom:




1 BOLD
and
underline
key
words
in
exit
slip
and
unit
test

questions
to
draw
emphasis
to
them.




Not
Modified Modified
Example
1 
Which
of
the
following
objects
 Which
of
the
following
objects

does
not
fit
in
your
mochila?
 does
NOT
fit
in
your
mochila?


 a.
un
cuaderno
 
 a.
un
cuaderno


 b.
un
lapiz
 
 b.
un
lapiz


 c.
un
escritorio
 
 c.
un
escritorio


 d.
una
pizarra
 
 d.
una
pizarra


Example
2 Which
of
the
following
is
an
 Which
of
the
following
is
an


example
of
an
infinitive
 example
of
an
INFINITIVE

verb?
 verb?


A)
Camino
 A)
Camino

B)
Lee
 B)
Lee

C)
Listo
 C)
Listo

D)
Bailar D)
Bailar


2 Add
lines
to
open‐ended
questions
or
add
broken
lines

that
help
students
keep
track
of
the
total
word
count.

Lines
help
the
students
and
YOU!



Example
1:


Lines
are
like
organization
tools
for
students.

They
help
to
give
structure

to
their
writing
and
it
helps
for
you
to
be
able
to
read
their
writing._____

____________________________________________________________









 Example
2:




DIRECTIONS:
In
Spanish,
write
20
words
to
introduce
yourself
and
describe
the
day,
such

as
date,
time
and
weather.



_______________


___________________

_______________

_______________

________________



10

_______________


___________________

_______________

_______________

________________



________________


____________________

_______________

_______________

_______________



_______________


____________________

_______________

________________

________________
 20



3 Add
“hint
questions”
Students
can
get
caught
up
in
vocabulary.

Sometimes
it
helps
to

trigger
their
memory
with
things
from
class
or
questions
that
help

them
to
understand
what
the
question
is
asking.



Not
Modified Modified
Example
1 List
two
strategies
for
class
List
two
strategies
for
class

participation. participation
(Remember
the

worksheet
we
did
in
our

groups!)



1)



2)

Example
2 4.
Which
of
the
following
is
 4.
Which
of
the
following
is
an

an
example
of
an
infinitive
 example
of
an
INFINITIVE

verb?
 VERB
(Hint:
pay
special

A)
Camino
 attention
to
the
endings)

B)
Levante
 A)
Camino

C)
Lee
 B)
Levante

D)
Bailar C)
Lee

D)
Bailar










4 Add
sentence
starters
or
fill‐in
the
blanks
Formulating
the
correct
way
answer
the
question
is
important,
but

for
some
students
it
is
more
important
to
you
that
they
prove
what

his/her
knowledge
of
the
content.
In
order
to
help
them
in
this

process,
you
can
eliminate
some
of
the
struggle
they
are
having

during
test
time.


Not
Modified Modified
Example
1 Why
is
it
important
to
 It
is
important
to
study
a
foreign
language

because________________________

study
the
Spanish

_______________________________

language?
Give
at
least
 _______________________________


2
reasons.
 and____________________________


 _______________________________

_______________________________

Example
2 Define
the
words:


 Word
bank

Differentiation
 One
 


 Knowledge
 
 


 Size
 
 


 All
 
 


 Reflection

Scaffolding Responsive
 
 

Supports
 
 

Fits
 
 



Differentiation
is

_______________
teaching,

rather
than
________

__________





___________





___________.

 

Scaffolding
is
building

______________,

and

over
time,
taking
the

____________
away.









5 Add
checklists
and
reminders
This
is
just
another
organization
tool
for
students.

Many
times

students
will
rush
through
a
test
without
stopping
to
make
sure
they

have
finished
everything.
This
allows
you
to
help
them
with
this

process!
These
can
be
as
simple
as
“Answer
only
ONE
question”
or


“Turn
the
page
over



Example
1
(to
be
used
at
the
end
of
a
test):


DID
YOU
REMEMEBER
TO
CHECK
YOUR
ANSWERS?



 __
Check
your
spelling.


 __
Check
your
punctuation.


 __
Did
you
answer
EVERY
question
even
if
you
had
to
guess?


 __
Is
your
name
on
the
paper?



Example
2
(to
be
used
at
the
end
of
a
test):


Directions:
Check
each
item
off
as
you
complete
it.

All
items
must
be

checked
off
before
you
can
receive
full
credit
for
this
test!

Did
you
put
your
NAME
on
your
test?

Did
you
complete
ALL
questions?

Did
you
complete
BOTH
essays?
(worth
40%
of
your
test
grade)

In
your
essays,
did
you
make
sure
to
answer
the
question,
cite

evidence,
explain
evidence,
and
restate
the
main
point
your
paragraph
at

the
end
of
each
paragraph?

Did
you
turn
your
REVIEW
PACKET
in
to
the
black
file
folder
(same

place
you
turn
classwork
into)?



Example
3
(for
a
writing
section
of
a
test).

Directions:
Check
each
item
off
as
you
complete
it.

All
items
must
be

checked
off
before
you
can
receive
credit
on
this
assignment!

Read
ALL
3
of
the
following
essay
prompts

Circle
the
two
essays
that
you
want
to
respond
to

Write
a
minimum
length
of
50
words
per
essay
(hint:
use
the
word

spaces
to
keep
track
of
how
many
words
you
write!)



6 Provide
students
with
an
element
of
choice
Doing
so
will
increase
investment
in
task
completion.




Example
1:

Check
each
item
off
as
you
complete
it.

ALL
items
must
be
checked
off

before
you
can
receive
credit
on
this
assignment!

Read
ALL
3
of
the
following
essay
prompts

Circle
the
two
essays
that
you
want
to
respond
to

Write
a
minimum
length
of
2
paragraphs
per
essay



1.
Compare
and
contrast
Korean
and
Japanese
society
during
the
post‐Han

period
(600‐1450
C.E.)



2.
Compare
and
contrast
the
factors
that
led
to
the
rise
of
World
Wars
I
and

II



3.
Analyze
the
causes
and
consequences
of
the
Bubonic
Plague.



First
Essay
Response:


_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
...



Second
Essay
Response:


_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

…



7 Include
your
writing
rubric
in
the
test
itself

Doing
so
will
remind
students
of
the
standards
you’ll
be
holding
them
to
!







8 Modify
the
number
of
distractor
items
(non‐credited

responses)
that
you
include
for
each
multiple‐choice
question



Not
Modified Modified
Example
1 Ella
estudia
todos
los
 Ella
estudia
todos
los
días.

How

días.

How
often
does
 often
does
she
study?

she
study?

a. Nunca

a. nunca

b. a
veces

b. a
veces

c. siempre
c. siempre

d. mañana









8 Include
charts
that
you
want
students
to
use
to
answer

questions.



Not
Modified Modified
Example
1 On
the
back
of
this
 Complete
the
following
verb

sheet,
draw
and
 conjugation
chart.

complete
a
verb

conjugation

chart
for

the
verb
“Ser”.




Example
2
 On
the
back
of
this
 Think
back
on
our
discusión
about


handout,
draw
out
 good
study
habits.
Write
two
things

and
complete
a
“To
 on
each
side
just
like
we
did
as
a
class.


Do/
To
Stop
Doing”
T‐
chart