Direct Instruction in Action
Research has proven conclusively that Direct Instruction works. What parents, educators, and others may also want to know is that children who learn in a DI setting are happy, engaged, and confident. The videos below showcase Direct Instruction through classroom observations, teacher interviews, and more.
Clips of Direct Instruction in action
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Examples of Direct Instruction in Nebraska,
Georgia, and Maryland
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NIFDI: A Path to Literacy
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NIFDI: A Tale of Two Schools (Fort Worth, TX and Sumner, MS)
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Introduction to DI from Phyllis Haddox, formerly head of Follow Through Project (Part 1)
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Introduction to DI from Phyllis Haddox, formerly head of Follow Through Project (Part 2)
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ABC 20/20 with John Stossel discusses Direct Instruction
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Direct Instruction, discussed by a teacher who had been trained in the whole language method
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Direct Instruction, according to the man who invented it (40 years ago) |
Counterpoint: Developmentally Appropriate Practice (an opposing approach) in action
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Counterpoint: Video from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) on the "New" Developmentally Appropriate Practice
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Supplement: A summary of the results of Project Follow Through, showing the outcomes of Direct Instruction and eight other instructional models
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