Chapter 7: The Effective Lesson Flashcards
What are the 7 steps of teaching an effective Direct Instruction lesson?
Steps of teaching an effective Direct Instruction lesson:
- State learning objectives and activate ss’ interest in the lesson by telling them how interesting/relevant/important it is or by humour/drama.
- Review prerequisites
- Present new material
- Conduct learning probes: Pose questions to assess and correct ss’ understanding
- Provide independent practice
- Assess performance and provide feedback
- Provide distributed practice (e.g. homework) and review.
Good explanations can follow the pattern: ? - ? -? .
Good explanations can follow the pattern: RULE - EXAMPLE - RULE.
Teachers should let Ss ? and have hands-on experience as much as possible.
? info is kept in long-term memory more easily than ? -only info.
!! ?, rather than only telling, is essential for teaching English to children !!
Teachers should let Ss SEE and have hands-on experience as much as possible.
Visual info is kept in long-term memory more easily than info that is only heard.
!! Showing (e.g. a video, picture), rather than only telling, is essential for teaching English to children !!
Maintaining ss’ attention by ?, activity and ?.
Maintaining ss’ attention by variety, activity and humour.
Don’t just ask ss “What’s wrong with this sentence?” Instead, make it clear [..?…]
Don’t just ask ss “What’s wrong with this sentence?” Instead, make it clear whether they should look at grammar/ pronunciation/…
Pose Yes-No Questions + Ask 1 student to answer + Ask whole class to confirm + ?? questions
Pose Yes-No Questions + Ask 1 student to answer + Ask whole class to confirm + Follow-up questions (WH-questions, e.g. why?)
When teaching young children, praise + ? (e.g. a pat on the back) is very effective.
When teaching young children, praise + touch (e.g. a pat on the back) is very effective.
