Explicit Direct Instruction

What is Explicit Direct Instruction?

• A process that integrates smaller learning units into meaningful wholes, allows students to apply skills in meaningful ways, and provides students opportunities to self-monitor and direct their own learning & participation.
• It is used in diverse contexts and curricular areas.
• Teachers constantly monitoring student understanding to determine if they are deriving meaning from instruction.
• Holistic (i.e. decoding, comprehension, spelling, and writing during literacy instruction)
• Developmentally-appropriate task tailored specifically to students’ learning and attentional needs

Check for Understanding often throughout the entire lesson!

• During instruction, NOT after
• CFU every 2-3 minutes
• Students should answer in complete sentences with academic vocabulary
• White Board Checks - “Chin it”
• Pair-share – A & B Partners
• Thumbs up or down – close to chest so students can’t base their answer on others
• If two non-volunteers in a row can’t answer the question, go back & reteach!

T.A.P.P.L.E

T – Teach first
A – Ask a specific question
P – Pause, Pair/Share, Partner Swap
P – Pick a non-volunteer
L – Listen to the response
E – Echo, Elaborate, Explain

• EDI Lesson Template

• EDI on the same page