1.   How to Deliver Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) Lessons
Learning Objective (LO)
Skill Development & Guided Practice (SD&GP)
1. Teacher pre-reads the LO. (Students track)
2. Students read the LO.
3. Students read the LO to their partner.
4. Teacher selects students to read the LO.
Skill Development
1. Teacher & students read a step.
2. Teacher models the step.
3. Students pair-share teachers’ thinking.
4. Teacher selects student to re-explain teachers’ thinking.
Repeat process for each step
Activate Prior Knowledge (APK)
Sub-Skill
1. Teacher does the 1st problem. If difficult, pair-share and ask a CFU process question.
2. Students do the 2nd problem. Use whiteboards if needed. Students pair-share results.
3. Teacher selects students to check results.
4. Teacher makes connection to the LO.
Guided Practice
1. Teacher & students read a step.
2. Students complete the step.
3. Students pair-share their thinking.
4. Teacher selects student to explain their thinking.
Repeat process for each step 
Universal Experience
1. Teacher presents scenario and an example.
2. Students create their own example. Use whiteboards if needed. Students pair-share examples.
3. Teacher selects students to share their example.
4. Teacher makes connection to the LO.
Relevance (REL)
1. Teacher & students read a reason.
2. Teacher elaborates with an example.
Repeat process for each reason
3. Students pair-share the relevance. 
Concept Development (CD)
Closure (CL)
1. Teacher pre-reads the Concept Definition.
2. Students read the definition.
3. Teacher points to and elaborates on examples and, if given, non-examples. If applicable, utilise physical demonstrations and cognitive strategies to help students remember the concept.
4. Teacher asks a CFU question. Students pair-share response.
5. Teacher selects students to share their response.
Repeat process for each CFU question
1. Students complete each item without teacher guidance.
2. Teacher decides which students are ready for independent work.
Independent Practice (IND) & Periodic Review (PR)
1. Teacher re-introduces LO and CD vocabulary.
2. Teacher provides guidance appropriate to their prior success.