The Power of Explicit Instruction

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The Power of Explicit Instruction
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3Cs of Explicit Instruction

• Clear
• Concise
• Connected

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Clear

• One step at a time
• Visual example
• Feedback loop

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Clear Examples

• One step at a time

• Visual example

• Read the first paragraph.
• Find and circle the vocabulary words listed on
  the board.
• Write down each vocabulary word and the sentence
  its found in.
• Create a vocabulary card for each word.
• Repeat these steps for the next paragraph.
• Simplest concepts first!

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Clear Examples
Feedback loop

• What did I want you to do?
• What was the most challenging part of this?
• What is something you learned from this?

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Concise

• Teach only necessary information
• Instruct no more than 5 minutes without student
  involvement
• Avoid teaching concepts that are similar, but
  different, close in time

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Concise Examples
Three options for driving directions One is
clearly the best, but all three are given.
Most words that end in the /ch/ sound are spelled
tch. There are 5 exceptions rich, such, much,
which and touch.
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Connected

• Assume nothing
• Draw explicit lines
• Connect new information to prior knowledge

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Connected Assume Nothing Draw Explicit Lines

• run
• running

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Connected Drawing Lines Between Prior Knowledge
and New Information

• What does bad mean?
• What does horrible mean?
• Have you ever had a bad day?
• What is it like to have a bad day?
• How could Alexanders bad day be like your bad
  day?

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Activity

• How am I making this harder on students by not
  being clear, concise and connected?
• What are some specific ways I can be clearer,
  more concise and more connected?

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Questions?
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