5 Characteristics of Low Achieving Students

• Incomplete assignments

• Not attending to the task

• Lack of motivation• Unorganized• High absenteeism

5 Skills For Academic Success

• Follow Directions• Complete Work• Be Prepared• Participate• Be Motivated

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• Incomplete assignments

• Not attending• Lack of motivation• Unorganized • High absenteeism

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• Complete Work

• Follow Directions• Be motivated• Be Prepared• Participate

Strategic Instruction Model

Center for Research on Learningat the

University of Kansas

Presenter: Debra StelkConsultant AEA9

What is it? The Strategic Instruction Model is a research based

comprehensive approach to teaching adolescents who struggle to become good readers, writers, and learners.

Outcomes

Develop knowledge of the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM)

Explain the difference between a Content Enhancement Routine and a Learning Strategy

Identify critical content area where you could use Content Enhancement Routines and Learning Strategies

Where does it come from?

Center for Research on Learning

University of Kansas Founded in 1978 Don Deshler $80 million spent on Research

What does the research show ?

Increased performance on tests

Increased performance on writing assignments

Increased performance on concept mastery

Why is it important?

Challenges Increase in content to be covered Increase in performance standards Increase in student diversity Increase in class size

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students The skill must be maintained and generalized

5 Phases of the Curriculum Development Model

Identification Design Pilot-test Research Refinement

Content Enhancement Routine• Teacher directed• General Education• Visual Device• Enhance Core• Improve Performance• Research Based• Cue-Do-Review• Less Time• Classroom Assessment• Large Group• Learner Motivated

Learning Strategies• Learner driven• Special Education• Mnemonic• Intensive• Improve Performance• Research Based• Stages of Acquisition• More Time• Charting/Graphing/Data• Small Group• Teacher Mediated

Content Enhancement Routines

Can be infused into any content Applies to high, middle and low achievers Easy to teach and evaluate Makes a positive difference

Content Enhancement An approach to teaching content to

academically diverse groups of students

Planning and Learning• The Course Organizer• The Unit Organizer• The Lesson Organizer

Explaining• The Clarifying Routine• The Framing Routine• The Survey Routine

Teaching Concepts• Concept Anchoring• Concept Comparison• Concept Mastery

Increasing Performance• Quality Assignment• Question Exploration• Recall Enhancement• Vocabulary LINCing

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Learning Strategy

A research based eight-stage process to promote mastery and generalization of specific skills.

Learning Strategies

Specific skill Taught individually or in small group Intensive Instruction Makes a positive difference

Learning Strategies

Strategies for Reading• Word Identification• Self-Questioning• Visual Imagery• Paraphrasing

Strategies for Studying & Remembering

• FIRST-letter Mnemonic• Paired Associates• LINC Vocabulary

Strategies for Writing• Sentence Writing• Paragraph Writing• Error Monitoring• InSPECT (word processing)

Strategies for Performance• Assignment Completion• Strategic Tutoring• Test-taking

Steps of the WordIdentification Strategy

Step 1 Discover the context Step 2 Isolate the prefix Step 3 Separate the suffix Step 4 Say the stem Step 5 Examine the stem Step 6 Check with someone Step 7 Try the dictionary

Steps for Sentence Writing

Step 1 Pick a formula

Step 2 Explore words to fit the formula

Step 3 Note the words

Step 4 Search and check

Learning Strategies Process

Pretest and make a commitment to learn Describe Model Verbal Rehearsal Controlled Practice and Feedback Grade Appropriate Practice Post test and commitment to generalize Generalization

Do you know?

What is the Strategic Instruction Model?

The Strategic Instruction Model is a research based comprehensive approach to teaching adolescents who struggle to become good readers, writers, and learners.

Do you know?

What is Content Enhancement?

Content Enhancement is an approach to teaching content to academically diverse groups of students.

Do you know?

What is a Learning Strategy?

A Learning Strategy is a research based eight-stage process to promote mastery and generalization of specific skills with individual students or small groups.

Do you know?

Can you identify critical content area where YOU can use the Strategic Intervention Model?

5 Skills For Academic Success

• Follow Directions

• Complete Work

• Be Prepared

• Participate

• Be Motivated