Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI): The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson » (New Edition)

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. Ybarra 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. Ybarra cofounded DataWORKS Educational Research to improve learning for low-income and minority children. She also co-authored Multiple Measures: Accurate Ways to Assess Student Achievement (Corwin Press 2000) with her husband, John Hollingsworth.\

Packed with strategies for lesson planning and delivery, this research-based book shows how implementing EDI can improve instruction and raise achievement in diverse classrooms.\

Acknowledgments v

About the Authors vii

1 Students Say, "I Can Do It!" 1

2 What Is Effective Instruction? Are Some Approaches Better Than Others? 7

3 Checking for Understanding (CFU): Verifying That Students Are Learning 15

4 Learning Objective: Establishing What Is Going to Be Taught 51

5 Activating Prior Knowledge: Connecting to What Students Already Know 81

6 Delivering Information to Students: Explaining, Modeling, and Demonstrating 99

7 Concept Development, Skill Development, and Lesson Importance: Presenting Content 113

8 Guided Practice: Working Together With All Students 171

9 Closing the Lesson: One Final Check 187

10 Moving to Independent Practice: Having Students Work by Themselves 203

11 Putting It All Together: Creating Well-Crafted Lessons 209

Resources: What the Research Says 243

References 251

Index 259\