DIRECT INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTION

1. DIRECT INTERACTIVEINSTRUCTION 8 Characteristics

2. Direct Instruction • Research Based • High achieving schools have been found to consistently implement Direct Instruction • There are 8 Characteristics of Direct Instruction

3. CHARACTERISTIC#1Standards and Objectives are clearly and explicitly stated for every exercise for both teacher and students.

4. Direct Instruction: Characteristic #1Standards and Objectives are clearly and explicitly stated for every exercise for both teacher and students. • Clearly state the lesson’s goal and related standard and be sure to reference them throughout the lesson • Students might state the lesson objective in the first person to personalize the objective and articulate it in specific terms • Oral Cloze or Student Read • Color coded ‘high frequency’ and ‘academic vocabulary’ terms • Post a lesson agenda to provide students with a ‘road map’ for learning

5. CHARACTERISTIC#2There is continuous and intensive interaction and communication between teacher and student.

6. Direct Instruction: Characteristic # 2There is continuous and intensive interaction and communication between teacher and student. • Key concepts for this characteristic are continuous and intensive communication • Engaging learning strategies are pivotal in this endeavor: • Direct Instruction • Kinsella Strategies • Thinking Maps • ALS Graphic Organizers • Reciprocal Teaching

7. CHARACTERISTIC#3Instructional communication is predetermined.

8. Direct Instruction: Characteristic #3Instructional communication is predetermined. • The focus is providing the students with clear expectations of what they need to do for ALL types of classroom activities and/or interactions. • Verbal & Non-Verbal Cues • Classroom Management…moving students from one activity to the next, one strategy to the next, or into a desired behavior. • Examples: • Moving in & out of a Think-Pair-Share • Rating Level of Understanding (fist-to-five, thumbs up/down, etc.) • Preparing for (or transitioning into) a lesson • Group Jobs/Expectations • Refocusing • Sharing Information

9. CHARACTERISTIC#4During the structured/scripted dialogue teacher wordings and demonstration are unambiguous.

10. Direct Instruction: Characteristic #4During the structured/scripted dialogue teacher wordings and demonstration are unambiguous. • The Key concept is: Planning!!! Planning!!! Planning!!! • Procedures, expectations, and conceptual presentations are clear and easily understood. • Understanding the level of your students. • The method of conveying the concept isn’t above the level of the learner. • The activities and teacher samples are easily transferred to the students.

11. CHARACTERISTIC#5Students participate in a sequence of short, quick-paced interactive exercises.

12. Direct Instruction: Characteristic #5Students participate in a sequence of short, quick-paced interactive exercises. • Student/teacher interaction should be frequent and short. Thirty seconds is an ideal time frame for students to share ideas. • Strategies to engage students might include: • Oral Cloze • Think Pair Share • Choral Response • Word wall interaction • Idea Wave or Pass It On • Choral Reading • Whip Around • Whiteboard Responses

13. CHARACTERISTIC#6Teacher reinforces student learning with explicit procedures.

14. Direct Instruction: Characteristic #6Teacher reinforces student learning with explicit procedures. • There are clearly defined expectations for all aspects of the students time in class. • The teacher reinforces any academic success with positive, confidence building, and consistent routines. • The procedures MUST be specific to the Behavior you want to reinforce!

15. Direct Instruction: Characteristic #6Teacher reinforces student learning with explicit procedures. • The expectations may included: • Entering and/or Exiting the room • Preparing for the lesson • Student Agenda • Warm-Up and/or Wrap-Up • TPS/Cooperative Learning • Note Taking/Outline • Sharing Out Information • Paper Heading • Homework • Reading for Understanding (Reciprocal Teaching Skills)

16. CHARACTERISTIC#7Students receive immediate correctives and feedback from teacher.

17. Direct Instruction: Characteristic #7Students receive immediate correctives and feedback from teacher. • Key concept is that both the corrective and feedback are immediate. • When an error is made the teacher ensures that the student’s incorrect answer is immediately reinforced with the CORRECT answer! • Immediately go to another student for the correct answer, then back to the first student and ask them the question again.

18. Direct Instruction: Characteristic #7Students receive immediate correctives and feedback from teacher. • There are 4 types of errors that require immediate correctives and feedback: • Memory Error • Motor Error • Process Error • Discrimination Error

19. CHARACTERISTIC#8Throughout the lesson, there is a high level of intensity and a high level of orientation for success.

20. Direct Instruction: Characteristic #8Throughout the lesson, there is a high level of intensity and a high level of orientation for success. • The key ideas of this component are intensity and orientation for success. • Articulating clear expectations for all students and holding students accountable for their individual learning and for teacher expectations is key. • Consistent and efficient classroom management techniques.