Guided Practice, Drill & Guided Practice, Drill & Practice and Check For Practice and Check For Understanding (CFU)Understanding (CFU)

Presented by: Laura, Presented by: Laura, Andrea & AmyAndrea & Amy

Direct Instruction Direct Instruction OverviewOverview

Keys for SuccessKeys for SuccessUnlock your students learning using Unlock your students learning using

these 3 keys:these 3 keys:1.1.Checking for Understanding (CFU)Checking for Understanding (CFU)2.2.Guided PracticeGuided Practice3.3.Drill & PracticeDrill & Practice

Goals & ObjectivesGoals & ObjectivesGoalGoal – The student will define the methods – The student will define the methods

of Checking For Understanding, Guided of Checking For Understanding, Guided Practice and Drill & Practice within the Practice and Drill & Practice within the strategy of Direct Instruction.strategy of Direct Instruction.

ObjectiveObjective – Given a hand out outlining the – Given a hand out outlining the phases of Direct Instruction, the student phases of Direct Instruction, the student will correctly identify each of the three will correctly identify each of the three methods presented.methods presented.

Checking for UnderstandingChecking for UnderstandingWHAT?WHAT? - Ensuring students can perform a skill or understand - Ensuring students can perform a skill or understand

concept once taught. It should be based on performance or concept once taught. It should be based on performance or “doing”.“doing”.

WHEN?WHEN? – Continually through out lesson, usually after 10 – Continually through out lesson, usually after 10 minutes of instruction. After each chunk, check for minutes of instruction. After each chunk, check for understanding (CFU).understanding (CFU).

WHO?WHO? – The teacher clarifies the student’s comprehension. – The teacher clarifies the student’s comprehension.HOW?HOW?

• Choral answers to given questionsChoral answers to given questions• Signaled answers – thumbs up or thumbs downSignaled answers – thumbs up or thumbs down• Short written responseShort written response• Beamed questions – A question to the whole class with a Beamed questions – A question to the whole class with a

sampled individual response, i.e. “Be ready to give me an sampled individual response, i.e. “Be ready to give me an attribute of a fruit”attribute of a fruit”

Practices of effective Practices of effective questioningquestioningProvide “Think Time” before questioning. This Provide “Think Time” before questioning. This

is a short period of time (about 10 seconds) is a short period of time (about 10 seconds) which gives the students time to process and which gives the students time to process and formulate an appropriate response.formulate an appropriate response.

Phrasing a question properly. A teacher can a Phrasing a question properly. A teacher can a phrase a question to an individual student or phrase a question to an individual student or the entire class. When directing a question to the entire class. When directing a question to an individual, state their name first and then an individual, state their name first and then present question. present question.

Two types of questioningTwo types of questioningActive questioning Active questioning

• Assist students with accessing & connecting previous Assist students with accessing & connecting previous knowledgeknowledge

• Promotes critical & creative thinkingPromotes critical & creative thinking• Alerts teacher to student’s needs and understandingAlerts teacher to student’s needs and understanding• Reinforces self esteemReinforces self esteem• Develops positive climate in classroomDevelops positive climate in classroom

Didactic questioningDidactic questioning• Effective diagnosis, recall and comprehensionEffective diagnosis, recall and comprehension• Draw on prior learning experiencesDraw on prior learning experiences• What, Where, When & HowWhat, Where, When & How• Disadvantage – can stifle creative and insightful processDisadvantage – can stifle creative and insightful process

Guided PracticeGuided PracticePraise, Prompt & Leave” By Fred JonesPraise, Prompt & Leave” By Fred Jones

An activity that provides students the opportunity An activity that provides students the opportunity to grasp and develop concepts or skills under the to grasp and develop concepts or skills under the teacher’s direct supervision. teacher’s direct supervision.

The teacher moves around the classroom to The teacher moves around the classroom to determine level of mastery and to provide determine level of mastery and to provide individual remediation as needed.individual remediation as needed.

Teachers should use guided practice…Teachers should use guided practice…√ √ following and as additional CFUfollowing and as additional CFU√ √ prior to closureprior to closure√ √ provide activities that match the objectiveprovide activities that match the objective

Drill & PracticeDrill & PracticeDrill & practice can be conducted either orally or in a written manner. This method works well with concepts and facts that need to be mastered and recalled quickly. It provides students with enough practice to perform skill or process information automatically.Types of Drill & PracticeFlashcardsWorksheetsQuizzesComputer software programs

Who has the key?Who has the key?1.1. Ms. Johnson has concluded her lesson on Ms. Johnson has concluded her lesson on

mammals. She distributes worksheets to mammals. She distributes worksheets to the entire class with pictures of 10 the entire class with pictures of 10 different animals. The instructions are to different animals. The instructions are to identify the mammal.identify the mammal.

2.2. Ms. Perrego walks around the classroom Ms. Perrego walks around the classroom to determine her students level of to determine her students level of mastery regarding her lesson on energy. mastery regarding her lesson on energy.

3.3. Ms. Graeber ask her students “What was Ms. Graeber ask her students “What was the name of our first president?” the name of our first president?”

Remember….Remember….• CFU, Guided Practice, and Drill & Practice are CFU, Guided Practice, and Drill & Practice are

essential parts of a Direct Instruction Lesson.essential parts of a Direct Instruction Lesson.• Students’ prior knowledge influences how they Students’ prior knowledge influences how they

interpret material. It is important to CFU to know interpret material. It is important to CFU to know what exactly students are getting out of the what exactly students are getting out of the lesson and what they need to work on.lesson and what they need to work on.

• Guided Practice is an activity that provides Guided Practice is an activity that provides students with the opportunity to grasp concepts students with the opportunity to grasp concepts or skills under the direct supervision of the or skills under the direct supervision of the teacher.teacher.

• Drill & Practice provides students with additional Drill & Practice provides students with additional practice to perform skills or process information practice to perform skills or process information automatically and quickly.automatically and quickly.

ResourcesResources• http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/vockell/cai/Cai/http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/vockell/cai/Cai/

cai3direct.htmcai3direct.htm• http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/entre36/http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/entre36/

atien2.html#1 atien2.html#1 • http://www.humboldt.edu/~tha1/hunter-eei.html http://www.humboldt.edu/~tha1/hunter-eei.html

http://education.gsu.edu/HDangel/effects/sld008.htm http://education.gsu.edu/HDangel/effects/sld008.htm • http://saskschools.ca/curr_content/hutt/strteg/http://saskschools.ca/curr_content/hutt/strteg/

drill_and_practice.htmdrill_and_practice.htm• http://www.oic.id.ucsb.edu/TA/tips/http://www.oic.id.ucsb.edu/TA/tips/

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