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 ...

Teaching younger children through 'guided' play supports key aspects of their learning and development at least as well - and sometimes better - than the traditional direct instruction they usually ...

Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare 2 methods for directly teaching word meanings to kindergarten students within storybook read‐alouds that varied in instructional time and depth of ...

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 ...

To the editor: The Times’ editorial states correctly that implementing changes in American education requires “evidence of success.” (“The School Improvement Grants that didn’t improve schools,” ...

Last week I said that Baltimore's City Springs Elementary School has successfully used Direct Instruction, a program Montgomery County is putting into its high-poverty elementary schools. I based my ...

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Projects and simulations can be engaging and memorable, but students are more likely to remember what's important if a teacher provides explicit instruction. Students learn best from explicit ...

The Montessori and Direct Instruction teaching methods can seem worlds apart. But in Texas' Aldine district, parents can pick between them—at the same schools. Candee Wilson commands two universes in ...

MCDB majors who are interested in education, either as a profession, or just because they like teaching, have several opportunities in the MCDB department that give students direct teaching experience ...

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 ...