Provide Guided Practice 

(UETS 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2)

TARGETS:

• allow students to practice the new skill under teacher direction for each small step/chunk

• prompt students as needed to perform the skill correctly

• fade prompts/increase pacing as students perform the skill more proficiently

• differentiate and scaffold skills as needed

CHECKLISTS & STRATEGIES:

• Checklist: Provide Guided Practice/Check for Understanding

• Strategies for Using Structured Practice Sessions

• Strategies for Examining Similarities and Differences

• Strategy: Thinking Hats

• Strategy: Collaborative Processing

• Strategy: Concept Attainment

• Strategies for Academic Games

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• PEAKS II CONFERENCE, SESSION 3 - PROVIDE GUIDED PRACTICE + CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

• Chew Opportunities

• Chunking: Learning Technique for Better Memory

• Wakelet - Teacher Sherpa

• Retrieval Practice: The Most Powerful Learning Strategy You’re Not Using

• The Trouble with “Amazing”: Giving Praise that Matters

• Teaching a Class with Big Ability Differences (Edutopia)

• A Starter Kit for Differentiated Instruction (Cult of Pedagogy)

• Busting Myths About Differentiated Instruction (Wormeli)

• Transforming Inclusive Education: The 7-10 Split

• Kinsella Secondary Interaction Card

• Language Academic Interaction

• Paraphrase Plus from Dave Stuart, Jr.

• Cold Call - Strategies to Teach Like a Champion

• 6 Scaffolding Ideas to Use with Your Students

• 6 Foundational Ways to Scaffold Student Learning