1. Overview of Video Presentations: Unveiling Critical Features of Instruction Enhancement Training 8-23-07 © 2007 by the Oregon Reading First Center Center on Teaching and Learning

2. Critical features of Effective Instruction 1. Instructor models instructional tasks when appropriate (Model, Lead, Test). 2. Instructor provides explicit instruction. 3. Instructor engages students in meaningful interactions with language. 4. Instructor provides multiple opportunities for students to practice. 5. Instructor provides corrective feedback after initial student responses.

3. Continued 6. Instructor encourages student effort. 7. Students are engaged in the lesson during teacher- led instruction (e.g., pacing, providing opportunities to respond, unison responses, feedback). 8. Students are engaged in the lesson during independent work (e.g., 90% success rate). 9. Students are successful completing activities at a high criterion level of performance (errorless learning).

4. Observe First Video Will need a paper and pen/pencil. Write down what critical features of instruction were displayed during the lesson. What other “good” instructional practices did you observe?

5. What critical features did you see? Select a peer. Decide who talks first. Continue to talk until I tell you to stop. If you stop talking…your peer will prompt you. Talk to a peer and discuss critical features of the lesson.

6. 1 st Grade Reading Instruction Pacing of lesson. Teacher pacing and monitoring of student progress. Immediate and constant feedback. Model, Lead, Test (MLT). Students are engaged in the lesson. Clear and explicit directions by teacher. Clear and effective signal. Unison responses. Students are successful.

7. Observe Second Video Will need a paper and pen/pencil. Write down what critical features of instruction were displayed during the lesson. What other “good” instructional practices did you observe.

8. What critical features did you see? Select a peer. Decide who talks first. Continue to talk until I tell you to stop. If you stop talking…your peer will prompt you. Talk to a peer and discuss critical features of the lesson.

9. Templates and Lines of Practice Model, Lead, Test (MLT) Explicit instruction Explicit directions Corrective feedback Error correction Part-firming Students engaged

10. Continued Students are successful Pair share reading Read words with accuracy Expression and fluency Multiple opportunities to practice Error corrections Errorless learning

11. Observe Third Video Will need a paper and pen/pencil. Write down what critical features of instruction were displayed during the lesson. What other “good” instructional practices did you observe.

12. What critical features did you see? Select a peer. Decide who talks first. Continue to talk until I tell you to stop. If you stop talking…your peer will prompt you. Talk to a peer and discuss critical features of the lesson.

13. Teaching Spelling Explicit instruction Breaks down task (e.g., Seven ducks/quack to music) Student participation Student academic and behavioral expectations Pre-correcting; prompting Walking around (monitor student performance) Immediate feedback

14. Continued Scanning classroom/walking around Clear signal Clear consistent procedures Increase of positive interactions with students