Why is explicit teaching vital to student success?
In episode 26, the Teacher Takeaway team discuss the importance of explicit teaching in the classroom, including:
What is explicit teaching?
Explicit teaching is about making sure, from the very beginning, that the students are aware of where we are going, what am I learning and ensuring that our teaching is very clear, succinct and explicit. It is a systematic practice that has a clear process in place and is scaffolded to support all students.
Students should be able to reframe the intent of learning, the purpose of learning and the measures of success in their own language when they truly understand the learning and it has been communicated with clarity.
What does it look like in practice?
Direct Instruction approach example might be using Heggarty Phonemic Awareness resources whereby the teacher reads from an explicit script to deliver short, sharp instruction on key phonological skills.
Explicit Instruction approach used K-6 across the school for all curriculum areas is the I Do, We Do, You Do model
The I do, We Do, You Do approach is a model of explicit instruction that can span a single lesson or is something that might transcend multiple lessons. How quickly you move through each phase of the model depends on:
Explicit teaching comes down to knowing our students and what they need.
It is important to recognise the needs of all learners within our classrooms. If a group of high achieving students move from the I Do phase to the You Do phase quickly, without doing much in the We Do space, then we haven't done them any justice in terms of growing their skills and understanding. Using the National Literacy and Numeracy Progressions as a key reference point is essential to identifying student skills and where to take their learning next. There is clear commonality with the language used in the progressions which can aid teachers in identifying the core, support and extension skills of a concept.
Framing Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria are immensely important to the explicit instruction process. Here are the Teacher Takeaway teams tips for effectively framing learning intentions and success criteria in your classroom.
WAGOLL/ Exemplars
The use of exemplars or WAGOLLs (What A Good One Looks Like) helps to support student understanding of success and how they know they have been successful in achieving the intent of learning.
Modelling Language
Further Reading:
Want to read further on explicit teaching? Perhaps start with these papers, books and webinars.
Visit the Thinking Pathways website where Alice Vigors shares more about Learning Intentions and Success Criteria.
Success Criteria and Teacher Clarity webinars from Corwin, presented November 2021 by Doug Fisher, John Almarode, Kateri Thunder, and Olivia Amador Valerio
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AuthorsThe Teacher Takeaway Podcast is hosted by four Australian teachers and school leaders. With a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise, Aaron Johnston, Alice Vigors, Rebecca West and James Gray bring all the elements of effective pedagogical practice to the fore in a light-hearted way. These show notes are a summary of each episodes discussion with some added gems for you to takeaway. Happy reading everyone. Archives
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