On September 12, AEI’s Robert Pondiscio hosted a panel to discuss direct and explicit instruction. Zach Groshell, a renowned instructional coach and expert in the field, opened the webinar with his ...

DIRECT Instruction works. And I’d never send my own child to a school that uses it. That may seem like a paradox. But the picture becomes clearer once you have a sense of what Direct Instruction looks ...

Direct Instruction works. And I’d never send my own child to a school that uses it. That may seem like a paradox. But the picture becomes much clearer once you have a sense of what Direct Instruction ...

Eshelman Avenue Elementary School in Lomita would appear to have the cards stacked against it: Most pupils come from low-income households, and many speak little or no English at home. So how did the ...

What happens if you stop teaching young children through direct instruction and instead set up purposeful opportunities to play? They could learn just as much when it comes to literacy, numeracy and ...

Zachary Stewart, an eighth-grader at Academy Prep in St. Peters- burg, had difficulty reading at Melrose Elementary. He now excels.  The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the ...

This study compares 3rd-grade elementary students' gain and retention of science vocabulary over time in two different classes—connected science instruction versus direct instruction. Data analysis ...

Dennis McIntosh, who uses the method at Djarragun, also lashed out at Far North Queensland federal Coalition MP Warren Entsch and state Education Minister Kate Jones for criticising the way Mr Pearson ...

A study on reading instruction in two Wisconsin districts suggests that a widely used skills-based program may not be effective in raising the achievement of children in urban schools. Conducted by ...

Hope College awards course credit hours based on minimum amounts of direct instruction and non-instructional student work and the Federal Definition of the Credit Hour as set forth in 34 CFR Part ...