What is it?
Explicit instruction is this type of teaching approach.
What is a structured, systematic, and direct approach to teaching academic skills?
Explicit instruction reduces these kinds of student errors.
What are misunderstandings and misconceptions?
In explicit instruction, the teacher first provides a _______.
What is model or demonstration?
Explicit instruction is strongly supported by evidence from THIS type of research.
What is experimental and quasi-experimental studies?
Explicit instruction is sometimes contrasted with this other teaching approach.
What is discovery or inquiry-based learning?
Explicit instruction particularly effective for students with learning difficulties for this reason.
What is because it provides clear models, guided practice, and support before independence?
After modeling, the teacher provides THIS type of practice.
What is guided practice with feedback?
The authors cite findings from THIS field that strongly supports explicit instruction.
What is cognitive science/learning sciences?
These two things are made “explicit” in explicit instruction.
What is WHAT to learn (content) and HOW to learn it (strategies, steps)?
This group of learners benefits from explicit instruction—not just struggling students.
What is all students, including typically developing and advanced learners?
The final stage of explicit instruction is moving students toward _______.
What is independent practice?
This is one reason explicit instruction has been described as an “evidence-based practice."
What is because it consistently improves student outcomes across subjects and grade levels?