Lenses on Literature recognizes that students need varying types of support. With this in mind, the Lenses digital platform provides embedded scaffolding and differentiation through the Levels of Support: a tiered support system that teachers can assign at the individual student or group level based on assessment data, observation, and individual learning needs.
Within the Levels of Support system, a selection of targeted, strategic support types are available across a set of assignable levels of intensity. The goal of each level is the same: aid all students in engaging with the same complex texts to complete the same grade-level tasks.
The support levels can be generally understood as follows:
To support students in building and independently applying a unit’s focus skills, teachers should keep in mind that the goal is to provide the lightest level of support needed based on assessment and observational data.
