Direct Instruction
Teaching
Studies Cite Learning Gains In Direct Instruction Schools
Schools using Direct Instruction, a teaching method sometimes criticized for its tightly scripted teaching lessons, are generally seeing gains in student learning, according to a new package of studies that tracked the program in Florida, Maryland, and Texas.
School & District Management
A Direct Challenge
Many experts don't like the rigid structure of the Direct Instruction reform model, but a sizable body of research says it can raise achievement.
Curriculum
Studies Cast Doubt on Benefits of Using Only Whole Language To Teach Reading
Three newly published studies cast doubt on the effectiveness of whole language as a method for teaching reading and suggest that direct instruction in phonics can be effective.