Learning & Teaching 

Explicit Instruction - What is it?

You may hear staff at St Kilian’s using the term EDI. EDI stands for Explicit Direct Instruction. Explicit instruction is a teaching model, rather than a specific teaching program. 

Explicit instruction has the following characteristics:

• Teacher directed
• Planned and sequenced lessons
• Clear and detailed instructions and explanations
• Content / skills are introduced in small steps
• Practice after each step
• Modelled and guided instruction and practice – (I Do, We do, You do)
• Teaching to mastery
• Frequent, systematic monitoring and feedback
• High level of teacher-student interaction
• Cumulative reviews and spaced practice

The lessons that are taught in the classroom follow the below process: