Direct Instruction:
Direct instruction is a teacher-centered instructional approach that is most effective for teaching basic or isolated skills . It can be a scripted program that is very systematic with a step-by-step format requiring student mastery at each step. It is generally fast-paced instruction and often used with a small group of students. Students respond to instruction and receive immediate feedback. Direct instruction also includes continuous modeling by teachers, followed by more limited teacher involvement and then fading teacher involvement as students begin to master the material
Language for Learning (K-1)
Language for Learning provides practice in vocabulary, word and sentence variety, the development of precise word knowledge, and in hard to teach concepts such as some/all/none and same/different.
Reading Mastery (1st-3rd)
Reading Mastery Classic focuses on teaching beginning readers how to read and comprehend. Throughout Levels I, II, and Fast Cycle decoding is taught through an explicit phonics method that stresses letter sounds and blending. Students learn letter sounds, read regularly spelled words presented in lists and in decodable stories. They also learn basic reasoning skills, such as making inferences and drawing conclusions, and apply these skills as they answer interpretive comprehension questions related to the stories.
Making Connections (4th-5th)
Making Connections provides opportunities for active reading, scaffolded instruction, a blend of narrative and text, multiple reading selections for the development of each skill and explicit instruction.
Reasoning and Writing (1st - 5th)
To write well, students must be able to think well. With Reasoning and Writing, higher-level thinking is integrated with writing instruction to help students express ideas efficiently and effectively.
Direct instruction is a teacher-centered instructional approach that is most effective for teaching basic or isolated skills . It can be a scripted program that is very systematic with a step-by-step format requiring student mastery at each step. It is generally fast-paced instruction and often used with a small group of students. Students respond to instruction and receive immediate feedback. Direct instruction also includes continuous modeling by teachers, followed by more limited teacher involvement and then fading teacher involvement as students begin to master the material
Language for Learning (K-1)
Language for Learning provides practice in vocabulary, word and sentence variety, the development of precise word knowledge, and in hard to teach concepts such as some/all/none and same/different.
Reading Mastery (1st-3rd)
Reading Mastery Classic focuses on teaching beginning readers how to read and comprehend. Throughout Levels I, II, and Fast Cycle decoding is taught through an explicit phonics method that stresses letter sounds and blending. Students learn letter sounds, read regularly spelled words presented in lists and in decodable stories. They also learn basic reasoning skills, such as making inferences and drawing conclusions, and apply these skills as they answer interpretive comprehension questions related to the stories.
Making Connections (4th-5th)
Making Connections provides opportunities for active reading, scaffolded instruction, a blend of narrative and text, multiple reading selections for the development of each skill and explicit instruction.
Reasoning and Writing (1st - 5th)
To write well, students must be able to think well. With Reasoning and Writing, higher-level thinking is integrated with writing instruction to help students express ideas efficiently and effectively.