Deliver Intentional Instruction 

(UETS 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.3)

TARGETS:

• provide an anticipatory set (to preview, provide background, establish purpose, increase motivation, activate prior knowledge, connect to learning intention, and/or provoke curiosity)

• model/tell students how to perform the required skill one small step/chunk at a time

• anticipate and address student mistakes

• explicitly teach vocabulary (academic and content-specific)

• deliver instruction that is appropriately challenging

• “scan” while teaching to ensure all eyes are on you during instruction/modeling

CHECKLISTS & STRATEGIES:

• Checklist: Gradual Release of Responsibility

• Strategy: Anticipatory Set - Motivational Hook

• Strategy: Anticipatory Set - Bell Ringer

• Strategy: Anticipatory Set - K-W-L

• Strategy: Anticipatory Set - Overt Linkage

• Strategy: Anticipatory Set - Anticipation Guide

• Strategy: Anticipatory Set - Word Splash

• Strategy: Anticipatory Set - Preassessment

• Strategy: Homework Preview

• Strategy: Anticipate and Address Student Mistakes

• Strategy: Student Mistakes - My Favorite No

• Strategy: Modeling Skills

• Strategy: Think Alouds

• Strategy: Chunking Content

• Strategies for Highlighting Critical Information

• Strategy: Vocabulary - Mnemonics

• Strategy: Vocabulary - Word Cards

• Strategy: Vocabulary - Modeling Word Solving

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• PEAKS II CONFERENCE, SESSION 2 - DELIVER INTENTIONAL INSTRUCTION

• Gradual Release of Instructional Framework by Fisher and Frey

• Supporting Adolescent Readers by Utah State Board of Education (includes vocabulary strategies)

• Some Obstacles to Vocabulary Development by Texas Education Agency

• Gradual Release of Responsibility (video) by Fisher and Frey

• The Learning Challenge Learning Pit (video) by James Nottingham

• The Perils and Promises of Praise by Carol S. Dweck

• Even Geniuses Work Hard by Carol S. Dweck

• Anticipating Mistakes Planning Tool

• My Favorite No Classroom Strategy

• Anita Archer Explicit Vocabulary Instruction (video)

• Carol Dweck - A Study on Praise and Mindsets

• Back to Basics: A Review of Mike Schmoker’s “Focus”

• Gradual Release of Responsibility

• Gradual Release Model

• GRR Checklist and Anticipatory Set Ideas

• Visual Dictionary Online

• “Choosing Words to Teach” from Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction, Second Edition

• The Five Cs of Vocabulary Instruction by Anthony T. Smith and Robin L. Angotti

• ”Teaching Vocabulary Across the Curriculum” by William P. Bintz

• Everyday Vocabulary Strategies

• The Just-Right Challenge

• Dogfooding: How Often Do You Do Your Own Assignments?

• Challenge (from Engagement by Design)

• The Neuroscience Behind Productive Struggle

• Five Ways to Secure Progress Through Modeling

• YouTube Video: Kitchen Pedagogy - Modeling

• Infographic: Five Ways to Secure Progress Through Modeling 

• Direct Explicit Instruction Model

• Five Methods for Nonlinguistic Representation

• Recording Page for Tier Three Terms

• Maintaining a Lively Pace