Learning and Teaching
with Mrs Amanda Strickland
How do we learn at St Mary's
At St Mary's, we base our teaching practises on the most current research. One of these practises is called Explicit Instruction. This is a practise that we have engaged in for a number of years and is becoming common practise across all primary schools.
Learning through Explicit Instruction
Explicit teaching, often called explicit instruction, is a teacher-centred strategy that requires teachers to make the desired achievable learning goals and outcomes clear to the children through a range of strategies.
Educational research has found that children can complete tasks more effectively and make significant strides in their cognitive development by explicitly involving them in their learning development expectations.
To support achievement and ensure proper delivery, a step-by-step framework for explicit teaching. The framework closely follows a six-step procedure, these being:
- Identify the learning objective
- Scaffold information into manageable chunks
- Clear explanations that are supported by modelling
- Verbalising thought processes
- Provide opportunities for practice
- Give Feedback
At St Mary's we provide explicit instruction through our various literacy programs, such as Initialit , Spelling Mastery, and Ochre novel studies. We also use the practise to teach, practise and set goals in Number Fluency and Mathematics.
How can parents support Explicit Instruction?
One of the key elements of the practise is the ongoing practise of skills taught. While this practise occurs in classtime, it is important for students to have multiple exposures to embed their learning.
Students who engage in home learning and practise their skills for 10 to 15 minutes each night are more likely to embed their learning and move to more complex skills.
Do you have a Home Learning routine?
How could you support your child's ongoing practise of skills?
Home Learning Page!
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