And that one – “Direct Instruction” – a method that worked, all the others not doing so consistently, was the one that used old-fashioned and even archaic teaching methods.

Direct instruction is effective in teaching basic skills and developing higher-order thinking skills. “Direct Instruction teachers, operating from detailed scripts, tell kids what they need to know, ...

Schools using Direct Instruction, a teaching method sometimes criticized for its tightly scripted teaching lessons, are generally seeing gains in student learning, according to a new package of ...

Learning the art and skill of effective instruction starts long before a teacher’s first job in the classroom. Aspiring educators begin honing their craft in preparation programs that tie clinical ...

Michael D. Coyne, D. Betsy McCoach, Susan Loftus, Richard Zipoli Jr., Sharon Kapp, Direct Vocabulary Instruction in Kindergarten: Teaching for Breadth versus Depth ...