Direct Instruction

English as New Language (ENL) students benefit from direct reading instruction. Most schools and classroom teachers are not prepared to meet the increasing needs of the ENL’s. According to the National Education Association only 2.5 percent of the teachers who instruct students have a degree in ESL and about 12 percent have 8 or more hours of training to support their instruction (Denise McKeon, 2005). There is a rise in the number of the ENL population and most of the teachers that are working with ENL’s do not have the necessary training to meet their diverse needs. In 2012-2013, there were estimated to be about 10% ELL population in the United States, which makes about 4.4 million students. Also, many of the students are not fluent…

academically, behaviorally, and functionally. It is crucial for these students to receive intensive instruction to be successful with their education. Special education students tend to vary on what they need and where they fall academically, but implementing Direct Instruction (DI) programs can benefit those students with its unique, effective, intense instruction. Direct Instruction (DI) is an instructional approach that demonstrates results for all students but has specifically shown positive…

The “Best Practices in Direct Instruction” video showed how teachers can use direct instruction to teach students. This method consists of teaching the students as a whole directly. Next, teachers check for understanding by asking questions about the material by using a cue such as a noise or pointing finger to get the students to respond back and show that they understand. This step is important to ensure that all the children have understood the concept that has been taught. The teaching is…

The video is showing how direct instruction is used in a classroom setting. Teachers use signals to better facilitate the learning process. Direct instruction is when teachers use a straightforward approach to teaching specific educational skills. The students are placed in the program based on assessments of the children’s abilities. The video also states that direct instruction is perfect for second English learners. Repetition seems to be a key component of the program. The teachers all…

Instructional Strategies: Direct Instruction Procedures/Activities – AC1: Introduce Pre-assess: The students will complete a KWL activity to determine their understanding and prior knowledge of adding and subtracting fractions. The exercise should include a problem that requires the students to identify an equivalent fraction. Arouse interest in the topic by including visual aids with the problems. The…

Explicit instruction is used when a teacher has designed a lesson plan for a topic, that the students will learn in a step-by-step process (Van de Walle et al., 2013, p. 98). The study, “The Effect of Direct Instruction Strategy on Math Acievement of Primary 4th and 5th Grade Student with Learning Difficulties,” sampled sixty 4th and 5th grade students recognized to have learning problems associated with math and taught using direct instruction or in a traditional format. The study found that by…

I feel like coaching requires clear, direct instructions for most occasions. The information must be easy to follow and easy to understand. If there is too much information then it should be cut down into smaller sections so that they can understand it. Every student is different and how they interpret what you say will vary for each. “When interpreting information about a child's development based on multiple assessment tools, it helps to consider that children might not respond because they…

The Direct Instruction Approach video shows instruction in action inside the classroom setting to teach words and is fast paced and fluid. The students verbally respond collectively and are individually checked occasionally by the teacher to demonstrate their knowledge. The teacher quickly corrects any mistakes and moves on with the corrections. This repetition is attributed to the success of the approach by a teacher. The video depicts a word being read at prompt of teacher, spelled out, and…

This paper evaluates the curriculum initiative of Direct Interactive Instruction (DII) and its effectiveness in attaining higher scores on state level assessments in math and English. Clement Middle School took on this challenge in hindsight of the No Child Left Behind Initiative in which closing the gap in levels of student performance was seen as the ultimate tool in combating successful academic outcomes. “Educators are always called to consider something new, something that enables…

Constructivsim in reading theory requires that students, at any age, be actively engaged in determining their own purpose and constructing their own meaning . The reader is fully integrated using higher order thinking skills and solves practical problems that are real-world and relevant. The teacher acts as a facilitator to to encourage student questions and interpretations without expectation of one correct answer. Online learning can be an example. Students are emphasizing multiple…