Differentiated instruction is not a single strategy but rather a framework that teachers can use to implement a variety of strategies, many of which are evidence-basedEvidence-based practice is the process of identifying the best available evidence to make decisions about practices that should be deployed to support individuals in a given population (McKibbon, 1998, see Vivanti,… More. These evidence-based strategies include:

Employing effective classroom management procedures
Grouping students for instruction (especially students with significant learning problems)
Assessing readiness
Teaching to the student’s zone of proximal development

What is differentiated instruction?