Principle 3: DATA-INFORMED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES
Teaching to Mastery
Rationale: When a teacher uses distributive and cumulative practice it leads to stronger retention by providing students with multiple opportunities to continue using a skill.
Description: Distributed practice refers to multiple opportunities to practice a skill over time.
Cumulative practice is a method for providing distributed practice by including practice opportunities that address both previously and newly acquired skills.
Resources:
Distributive and Cumulative Practice Presentation
Explicit Instruction by Anita Archer