ABSTRACT
For many students learning a language is a difficult concept to comprehend, and it is sometimes easier to fail rather than apply the extra effort that it takes for some individuals to succeed. All students are different, and they have different learning needs. This is where the subject of differentiation has to be addressed. Differentiation by outcome is where the students all have the same task, but the expectation of what they achieve is dependent on their individual level of learning. All native-speaker students also come under the group of English as an additional language (EAL) students. An interesting question to reflect upon is whether Students with educational needs and disabilities (SEND) should be learning a foreign language, owing to low levels of literacy. Many schools choose to withdraw some students from their languages lessons to concentrate on supporting these students. Learning support also covers the other end of the spectrum, in terms of your most able students.
