Direct Instruction works. And I’d never send my own child to a school that uses it. That may seem like a paradox. But the picture becomes much clearer once you have a sense of what Direct Instruction ...

Instead of starting with whole group instruction and then using small groups to intervene, teachers can use a targeted ...

DIRECT Instruction works. And I’d never send my own child to a school that uses it. That may seem like a paradox. But the picture becomes clearer once you have a sense of what Direct Instruction looks ...

In successful high-poverty and high-minority schools in California, the predominant teaching method is direct instruction, where student learning is directed by and centered on the teacher. But a ...

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Nicole Samora quit Pueblo Central High School when she was 17 and expecting her first child. “I was a good student, but when I had a daughter, I didn’t want to have anyone with her but me,” she said.