Direct Instruction
Effective Teaching & Learning Practice | Instructional Practice
Direct
Instruction
What is Direct Instruction?
“Direct Instruction is the method that
demonstrates the power of teachers
working together to plan and critique
a series of lessons, sharing
understanding of progression,
articulating intentions and success
criteria and attending to the impact
on student and teacher learning.”
D.W. Carnine, 2000
The Research
The research demonstrates the stepby-step sequencing and breakdown
of academic content significantly
benefits students understanding.
This step-by-step strategy shows
students how a thinking process can
lead to accurate solutions.
Gersten & Canine, 1986
Effect Size
Effect Size:
.59
Seven Essential Steps
1. GOAL
Learning intention: What should
students know, do, &
understand?
2. MEASURE
Establish success criteria in
student-friendly language with
timeframes for accountability.
3. HOOK
Catch students attention to
build commitment and
engagement in a learning task.
4. PRESENTATION
Teacher provides input &
modeling,monitoring for
student understanding.
5. GUIDED PRACTICE
Teacher provides direct
supervision determining
mastery & provides students
with feedback or remediation as
needed.
6. WRAP UP/CLOSURE
Summarize goals & measures,
review & clarify key points, help
students organize thinking &
learning, and apply key skills.
7. INDEPENDENT
PRACTICE
Reinforce practice using
“cold” materials, peer-teaching,
homework, or project-based
activities.
The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the US Department of
Education to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
(#H323A120018). However, these contents do not necessarily represent the pol