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GIVING EXPLANATIONS & MODELLING
Showing how to complete tasks and solve problems
Making thought processes explicit
Securing learning from the classic demo
Using images and symbols to convey ideas
Steps for giving an effective explanation to a class
Learning with sets of tightly connected ideas
A detailed look at the modelling process
Stepped modelling and practice with worked examples
READING & WRITING
Routines for securing fluency and confidence with words
Supporting students to access texts independently
Exploring options for reading in class
The four dimensions of building fluency
Explicit teaching of reading comprehension by summarising
Supporting students to write creatively
Building students' repertoire of academic writing techniques
An example using graphic organisers to clarify ideas
STANDARDS, EXPECTATIONS & SCAFFOLDING
Providing temporary supports for learning
What does excellence look like?
Teaching children with specific learning difficulties
Using samples of work to guide student learning
Front-loading learning, using Robert Marzano's organiser types
TYPES OF EXPLANATIONS
Using images to support conceptual understanding
Relating detailed knowledge to a wider framework
Making the concrete-abstract connection explicit
Anticipating common errors and misconceptions
Linking new ideas to more familiar contexts
Shimamura's 3Cs in action
Example sequences based on Siegfried Engelmann's work
Common elements in a schema-building process
Setting up and testing hypotheses