1. Introduction The Vision and Purpose of Learning for All, K–12 This resource guide outlines an integrated process of assessment and instruction designed to improve student learning at both the elementary and secondary levels. Educators from Kindergarten through Grade 12 can use this process to help plan and deliver instruction that benefits all students, from high achievers to those who need additional support. The key beliefs that drive the process outlined in this guide were first articulated in Education for All, K–6 and are now shared among various ministry initiatives designed to help all students improve their achievement.
Our Shared Beliefs
•• All students can succeed. •• Each student has his or her own unique patterns of learning. •• Successful instructional practices are founded on evidence-based research, •• •• •• ••
tempered by experience. Universal design and differentiated instruction are effective and interconnected means of meeting the learning or productivity needs of any group of students. Classroom teachers are the key educators for a student’s literacy and numeracy development. Classroom teachers need the support of the larger community to create a learning environment that supports all students. Fairness is not sameness. Adapted from Education for All, K–6, pp. 4–5.
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