Quotes from the Research on Best Practices

• “Schools should make every effort to convey the message that class time is sacred time and should be interrupted for important events only.”

What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action, Marzano, 2003

• “Schools can protect the instructional time by decreasing the amount of scheduled time not devoted to actual instruction.”

What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action, Marzano, 2003

• “A major goal of direct instruction is the maximization of student learning time.”

Models of Teaching, 6th Edition, Joyce, Weil, & Calhoun, 2000

• “The direct instruction approach is especially powerful with the most vulnerable learners, children who are at risk because of poverty, disability, or limited knowledge of English.”

Direct Instruction Reading, Carnine, Silbert, Kame’enui, & Tarver, 2004

• “Children who were taught with direct instruction, a highly structured teacher-centered approach to education, did significantly better academically than those who were taught by any other means. The results were especially true for poor children.”

The Academic Achievement Challenge: What Really Works in the Classroom?, Jeanne S. Chall, 2000

Phases of Direct Instruction

Links to Region 6 Schools Demonstrating Best Practices