Differentiating reading instruction in the primary grades : a question of meaning
This article presents the results of a study that aims to better understand the values and objectives that guide primary grade teachers to differentiate reading instruction. In order to understand the meaning they give to their differentiation practices, phenomenological interviews were conducted with six teachers considered as models who foster reading progress with all their students. Individual and comparative analysis of the these six participants’ profile reveal that the acknowledgement of every student’s uniqueness, their self image as a learning guide and the importance attributed to the development of autonomy are values and objectives that guide their interventions.