Direct instruction is a teaching method in which teachers direct the instruction from one lesson to the next within a fixed time period. It means that it is a teacher-centered classroom teaching and students are perceived as clean shade and passive learners waiting to be filled up with knowledge from a lesson to another within a time frame. This model greatly emphasizes on the completion of academic goals as in focuses on the maximization of student learning time and the development of independence in seeking educational goals
The key concepts in direct instruction model are that it is teacher-centered, very academic focused, limited opportunity to acknowledge students choice of learning, prefer larger groups of students rather than small groups for teaching and teaching styles or methods are focused on drilling and factual question and answering.
Hence, teachers roles is that of a transmitter of information. In this model all the teacher does is give instructions, lectures and demonstrates. The students’ role is being passive learners where they do not need to construct information but can use the information readily.
The key concepts in direct instruction model are that it is teacher-centered, very academic focused, limited opportunity to acknowledge students choice of learning, prefer larger groups of students rather than small groups for teaching and teaching styles or methods are focused on drilling and factual question and answering.
Hence, teachers roles is that of a transmitter of information. In this model all the teacher does is give instructions, lectures and demonstrates. The students’ role is being passive learners where they do not need to construct information but can use the information readily.
To facilitate effective learning through this model, teachers need to use teaching resources to present content step by step, cater plenty of examples for students to learn new concept and skills and utilize teaching aids in conducting modelling or story telling narration.
I shared a brief description about this Direct instruction model because a lot of spelling lessons are conducted based on this model. I as a teacher always used either read out loud or dictations or memorization to help my students with their spelling.
However, now I am trying to change my teaching methods.I am trying to integrate technology in teaching spelling.
I would love to share my resources with teachers. Please click the resources link below↓
The google drive folder above ↑contains plenty of worksheets,activities and also course books on conducting spelling lessons.
Hope it is useful :)
References for the picture:theguardian.com
References for the resources:
1)www.education.com
2)www.spelling-words-well.com
3)www.k5learning.com
4)www.spellingbee.ninja
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