Explicit Direct Instruction (Edi)
The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson
A proven method for better teaching, better learning, and better test scores!
This teacher-friendly book presents step-by-step guidelines for implementing the EDI method to deliver effective lessons that can significantly improve achievement for all students, including English language learners and students with special needs. The authors provide detailed sample lessons and scenarios that illustrate EDI techniques in the classroom. Teachers at all grade levels can deliver solid instruction by implementing the components of EDI:
- Checking for understanding
- Setting lesson objectives
- Activating prior knowledge
- Developing students' skills by explaining, modeling, and demonstrating
- Presenting content
- Using guided practice
John Hollingsworth is president of DataWORKS Educational Research, a company that uses real data to improve student achievement. In addition to his work at DataWORKS training teachers and administrators throughout the US, John is an active researcher and presenter who has published numerous articles in educational magazines. John and his wife, DataWORKS co-founder Dr. Silvia Ybarra, live on their organic vineyard in Fowler, California, along with their four farm dogs, Antonia, Apollo, Lucky, and Ulysses.
Dr. Silvia Ybarra began her career in education as a physics and chemistry teacher at Roosevelt High School in Fresno, California. She next became principal of Wilson Middle School in Exeter, California, which under her leadership became a prestigious Blue Ribbon school. Silvia was then named Assistant Superintendent of Coalinga-Huron School District. Her focus progressed from helping one classroom to helping one school to helping an entire district. Silvia co-founded DataWORKS Educational Research to improve learning for low-income and minority children.
Hollingsworth and YBarra are co-authors, with Joan Ardovino, of Multiple Measures: Accurate Ways to Assess Student Achievement, published by Corwin Press in 2000
9781412955744
Book, Paperback
Explicit Direct Instruction (Edi): The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson
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- Author: John R Hollingsworth, Silvia E Ybarra
Corwin Publishers, 2008
280
English
9.00 x 6.00 x 0.60 inches, 0.94 pounds
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