DIRECT INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTION

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DIRECT INTERACTIVEINSTRUCTION

• 8 Characteristics

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Direct Instruction

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

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CHARACTERISTIC1Standards and Objectives are
clearly and explicitly stated for every exercise
for both teacher and students.
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Direct Instruction Characteristic 1Standards
and Objectives are clearly and explicitly stated
for every exercise for both teacher and students.

• Clearly state the lessons 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

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CHARACTERISTIC2There is continuous and
intensive interaction and communication between
teacher and student.
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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

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CHARACTERISTIC3Instructional communication is
predetermined.
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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 Managementmoving 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

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CHARACTERISTIC4During the structured/scripted
dialogue teacher wordings and demonstration are
unambiguous.
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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 isnt above
  the level of the learner.
• The activities and teacher samples are easily
  transferred to the students.

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CHARACTERISTIC5Students participate in a
sequence of short, quick-paced interactive
exercises.
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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

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CHARACTERISTIC6Teacher reinforces student
learning with explicit procedures.
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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!

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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)

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CHARACTERISTIC7Students receive immediate
correctives and feedback from teacher.
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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 students 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.

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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

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CHARACTERISTIC8Throughout the lesson, there is
a high level of intensity and a high level of
orientation for success.
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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.