Effective Instructional Practice
- 1. Effective Instructional Practice • Active engagement • Positive environment • Plan for all learning styles: visual, auditory, kinasthetic
- 2. SEN Students Provide same text Must look the same: font, layout, images Use assistive technology e.g. Apps Reading Pens
- 3. Promoting Comprehension • Discussion • Read • Strategies e.g. Building Bridges (whole school approach accommodating different learning styles; mixed ability groups. • Vocabulary and Language Knowledge • Integrate the teaching of reading and writing i.e. teach structure in reading and writing • Children don’t learn by being silent
- 4. How to Teach Text Structure • Put in on whiteboard and discuss structure: • Title – what to expect • Opening • Main body • Conclusion • Very important to teach these strategies in 3rd to 6th classes
- 5. Graphic Organisers to Model Writing Procedures • Key points on graphic organiser: differentiate by age, topic e.g. biography • Must be endlessly repeated for all the different types of writing • Choose texts for engagement e.g. The Smacking Debate or books such as The Day The Crayons Quit • Give a bank of Aide memoirs suitable for the particular type of text e.g. Firstly… In my opinion…. • Use of technology very important • Self Assessment – give template – do not correct in the traditional way
- 6. Co-Operative Group Activities • 5 or 6 person groups • Each group has a student leader • Divide the lesson into 5 or 6 segments • Each student deals with one segment • Each student takes plenty of time to re and reread their segment • All same segments get together into an ‘expert’ group for discussion and to practice how they will present the segment • Following this they rejoin their jigsaw groups and present their segment to the group – give time for questions • Teacher floats to give appropriate direction where disruption for example is taking place • Have quiz / plenary session at end
- 7. Writing • Discuss structure / aspects of a writing genre – lots of examples on line • Model with example • Use graphic organiser and/or timelines • e.g. Body Bios: Speech bubbles Thought bubbles Hands hold artifacts Heart holds key to a person
- 8. EFL and Weak Learners To teach a word have a system: MCVIP: Multifaceted Vocabulary Instruction Programme: Present the word in the context in which it appears in text (whenever possible): “the attendants insisted…” Provide a kid-friendly definition: Insist or, the past tense, insisted means someone tells you strongly that you have to do something, like my mother insisted that I do my homework before watching TV. Provide multiple examples of use: I might say, “Our coach insisted we run the play until we got it right.” Or, “I was hot, but my sister insisted I close the window.” Or, “His mother insisted that he clean up his room before his friend came over.” Prompt student use: Think of all the things that your parents insist that you do. Who can share one? Make sure that you use the word insist, like “My mom insiststhat I…” Show and briefly discuss a visual image: Look at this picture. Who can explain why I am showing you this picture for the word insist? Conclude with a thought question and/or a quick interactive activity: Thought Question: Do you think it is better for your reading when a teacher insists that you read challenging books or when you can choose any books you want? Try to use insist in your answer. Interactive Activity: OK, ready for a little quiz? I am going to say a sentence. If someone in the sentence insisted on something, say insist. If not, don't say anything. My dad's boss told him he had to work late, even though my dad didn't want to. My teacher let us choose what we wanted to do for P.E.