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Summary
Summary
A proven method for better teaching, better learning, and better test scores!
This teacher-friendly book presents a step-by-step approach for implementing the Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) approach in diverse classrooms. Based on educational theory, brain research, and data analysis, EDI helps teachers deliver effective lessons that can significantly improve achievement all grade levels. The authors discuss characteristics of EDI, such as checking for understanding, lesson objectives, activating prior knowledge, concept and skills development, and guided practice, and provide:
Clearly defined lesson design components
Detailed sample lessons
Easy-to-follow lesson delivery strategies
Scenarios that illustrate what EDI techniques look like in the classroom
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments |
| About the Authors |
| 1 Students Say, "I Can Do It!" |
| 2 What Is Effective Instruction? |
| 3 Checking for Understanding |
| 4 Setting a Learning Objective |
| 5 Activating Prior Knowledge |
| 6 Teaching by Explaining, Modeling, Demonstrating |
| 7 Presenting Content |
| 8 Using Guided Practice |
| 9 Closing the Lesson |
| 10 Moving to Independent Practice |
| 11 Putting It All Together: Creating Lessons |
| Appendix: What the Research Says |
| References |
| Index |
