There are certain research based strategies teachers use to help provide students with the best education and help make sure their students succeed. Below are 5 examples of these strategies teachers use:
1. Begin a lesson with a short review of previous learning: Daily review can strengthen previous learning and can lead to fluent recall.
The most effective teachers in the studies of classroom instruction understood the importance of practice, and they began their lessons with a five- to eight-minute review of previously covered. These teachers provided additional practice on facts and skills that were needed for recall to become automatic. It is important for a teacher to help students recall the concepts and vocabulary that will be relevant …show more content…
Successful teachers use this extra time to provide additional explanations, check for student understanding, give many examples, and provide sufficient instruction so that the students can learn to work independently without difficulty. In contrast, the less successful teachers give much shorter presentations and explanations, and then they pass out worksheets and tell students to work on the problems. Under these conditions, the students made many errors and had to be retaught the lesson. It has shown to be very successful to present small amounts of information at a time, followed by lot of guided student practice. This guided practice often consists of the teacher working the first problems at the whiteboard and explaining the reason for each step, which served as a model for the students. The guidance also included asking students to come to the blackboard to work out problems and discuss their procedures. Teachers who spent more time in guided practice had students who were more engaged during individual work at their desks. This finding suggests that, when teachers provided sufficient instruction during guided practice, the students were better prepared for the independent practice, but when the guided practice was too short, the students were not prepared for the seatwork and made more errors during independent
1. Begin a lesson with a short review of previous learning: Daily review can strengthen previous learning and can lead to fluent recall.
The most effective teachers in the studies of classroom instruction understood the importance of practice, and they began their lessons with a five- to eight-minute review of previously covered. These teachers provided additional practice on facts and skills that were needed for recall to become automatic. It is important for a teacher to help students recall the concepts and vocabulary that will be relevant …show more content…
Successful teachers use this extra time to provide additional explanations, check for student understanding, give many examples, and provide sufficient instruction so that the students can learn to work independently without difficulty. In contrast, the less successful teachers give much shorter presentations and explanations, and then they pass out worksheets and tell students to work on the problems. Under these conditions, the students made many errors and had to be retaught the lesson. It has shown to be very successful to present small amounts of information at a time, followed by lot of guided student practice. This guided practice often consists of the teacher working the first problems at the whiteboard and explaining the reason for each step, which served as a model for the students. The guidance also included asking students to come to the blackboard to work out problems and discuss their procedures. Teachers who spent more time in guided practice had students who were more engaged during individual work at their desks. This finding suggests that, when teachers provided sufficient instruction during guided practice, the students were better prepared for the independent practice, but when the guided practice was too short, the students were not prepared for the seatwork and made more errors during independent