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This site is an extensive critique of Direct Instruction. It contains information on DISTAR, an acronym for Direct Instruction Strategies for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading. Also a power point presentation is provided with steps and application for designing a direct instruction lesson. A comparison of direct and indirect instruction is included. A direct instruction model is provided, along with an explanation of when to use direct instruction, what it is like, and what kind of handouts to use.
Direct
Instruction Method of DISTAR:
This site explains the direct instruction
method of DISTAR. DISTAR is an acronym for Direct Instruction Strategies
for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading. The DISTAR programs including beginning
language, reading and arithmetic, were designed originally in the late
1960's and early 1970's by Siegfried Englemann and his associates at the
University of Oregon for use in teaching basic academic skills.
Direct
Instruction Making Waves:
This site is an extensive critique
of direct instruction. It contains information on Gardner's multiple intelligences
learning styles, developmental stages, meaning-based learning, direct instruction
in theory, direct instruction in action, and a variety of strategies with
emphasis on early years of direct instruction making. In addition this
site explains how the brain works in learning.
Direct
Instruction Model:
This site provides a simple outline
of the direct instruction model. A power point presentation provides the
steps and application for designing a direct instruction lesson.
Direct
Versus Indirect Instructional Strategies:
This site provides a comparison
of direct and indirect instruction. A direct instruction model is provided,
along with an explanation of when to use direct instruction, what it is
like, and what kind of handouts to use. This site also includes a chart
of other strategies that could be used, and an extensive library for educators.
Direct
Instruction - A School Reform Approach:
This report examines the claims
for 24 school wide approaches. It draws on the expertise of the American
Institutes for Research (AIR), an independent, internationally recognized
research organization. First, the approaches to be examined were identified;
then AIR was asked to rate their effectiveness in raising student achievement
and to describe the approaches along a number of dimensions. Direct Instruction
is one of the approaches researched in this site.
Author: Mandy Hester; Instructor: Dr. R. Bruce Lewis; Last Updated: October 20, 1999.