Explicit instruction is considered one of many 

High-Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS):

Basically, it is overtly teaching each step through teacher modeling and many examples.

1. "I do, we do, you do": Model a skill or concept. Work with students to practice it together. Students apply the skill independently. 

2. Direct and Clear: Use precise language, provide examples and non-examples, and highlight essential content to ensure student understanding. 

3. Systematic and Brisk: Instruction follows a logical, step-by-step progression, breaking complex skills into manageable pieces. Explicit teaching is done at a brisk pace to maintain student attention and optimize instructional time.

1. Identify a clear, specific objective.

          1)  Clear: easy to understand for students

              2)  Specific: focused on one skill or concept

             3)  Measurable: students can show mastery in a visible way.

2. Break the information into chunks, small, manageable steps

3. Model with clear expectations with think-alouds

Explain or demonstrate the skill in the same way students will practice it, using language   

that is clear, concise, focusing on the most important part of the content.

• Plan and model multiple examples and check for understanding.

• Lead guided practice

4. Assess and Review

• Monitor student performance: “Walk around. Look around. Talk Around.”

• Provide immediate feedback: Continuous cycle of providing students with input on their performance.  Effective feedback is timely, specific, and actionable, guiding students toward mastery.

  1) Student Response -    The student attempts a task or demonstrates understanding.

  2) Teacher Feedback -    The teacher provides corrective, formative, or reinforcing   

                                     feedback based on student performance.

  3) Student Adjustment - The student uses the feedback to refine their understanding or 

                                     approach.

  4) Reassessment -           The process repeats, ensuring continuous improvement.

*Research shows that feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning.