Module 3 - Session 7
EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION: SHOWING AND TELLING ACROSS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities Across Learning Environments
GETTING STARTED
OVERVIEW
Welcome to TALE Academy Module 3: Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities Across Learning Environments!
Goal – The goal of this module is to prepare educators to intentionally design and offer inclusive learning experiences for all students across all learning environments.
Module Content – This module consists of 8 sessions on meeting the needs of students with disabilities across learning environments. Each session contains a variety of content and learning activities.
Session Content – You are beginning Module 3 – Session 7: Explicit Instruction: Showing and Telling Across Learning Environments.
MODULE WORKBOOK
If you have not yet downloaded your personal copy of the TALE Academy Workbook for this module, do so now. See directions below. There is only one workbook for each module which contains activities for all sessions within that module.
Step 1: Create your personal copy of the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook.
Throughout this session, you will complete the session activities and take notes in the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook. You will have many opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills you learn using your digital workbook. When you click on the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook link, you will be prompted to make a copy of the workbook. Once you do so, your notes and your work within your workbook will be visible only to you. Please note that the workbook is fillable using Google Slides. We do not recommend printing a copy due to the length of the workbook.
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Step 2: Get familiar with the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook.
Now that you have your personal copy of the workbook, review pages 1-7 to learn about the workbook’s contents and tips for using the workbook. Don’t forget to add your name to page 1 to personalize your workbook!
Step 3: Review “Key Terms” for Session 7 in the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook.
Your last step is to review the key terms for Session 7. For every TALE Academy session, the key terms are listed at the start of each new session in the workbook. You can return to the key terms page(s) of your workbook throughout this session to add your notes.
GUIDING QUESTIONS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
GUIDING QUESTIONS
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What is explicit instruction, and why is it a high-leverage practice (HLP)?
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How can I implement explicit instruction across learning environments?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this session, you will be able to do the following:
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Understand the elements of explicit instruction that make it a high-leverage practice for students with disabilities.
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Understand the skills and processes required to implement explicit instruction as an HLP.
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Identify ways to use teaching across learning environments (TALE) to improve explicit instruction for all students.
ENGAGE: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
LEARN FROM OTHERS:
VOICES FROM THE FIELD
The following video highlights the reflections of New York State educators on how they are using explicit instruction to show and tell across learning environments.
WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY
To activate your prior knowledge on the topic, please complete the following steps:
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In your copy of the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook, complete Activity 3.7.1 – Defining Explicit Instruction.
If you have not already created your personal copy of the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy by clicking here.
EXPLORE: TOPIC OVERVIEW
READ, WATCH, LISTEN
Select from the learning modalities below to explore an overview of the topic for this session. You may read a magazine-style article, watch a video, or listen to a conversational podcast.
You need to select only one option: read, watch, or listen.
As you read, watch, or listen, consider pausing and reviewing the key terms for this session in your workbook. You can add your own notes, ideas for application, or definitions of the terms in your own words.
READ
Dive into our Module 3 – Session 7 READ, a magazine-style overview of the session topic with infographics and links to resources.
WATCH
Tune into our Module 3 – Session 7 WATCH, a narrated, animated video that provides an overview of the session topic.
LISTEN
Settle in for our Module 3 – Session 7 LISTEN, a conversational, podcast-style discussion among educators about the session topic.
EXPLORE: CHOICE BOARD
Select one option from the choices offered below to learn more.
You need to select only one of the choices, but you are welcome to explore all the resources!
Synopsis: Learn how explicit instruction helps students, how to teach using explicit instruction, how to connect explicit instruction and inquiry-based learning, and tips for supporting families with explicit instruction at home. This article also contains links to learn more about specific aspects of explicit instruction, such as explicit instruction in remote settings.
Format: Article
Time: 10 minutes
HLP #16: Use Explicit Instruction
Synopsis: This video introduces and defines the high-leverage practice of explicit instruction and demonstrates four key components of this HLP through exemplars. The four key components highlighted are the importance of using a logical sequence with lessons, providing clear models and explanations of content, providing multiple opportunities to respond and give appropriate feedback, and providing a range of examples and non-examples to highlight the content being taught.
Format: Video
Time: 19 minutes
The Importance of Explicit Reading Instruction (0:00 – 18:53)
Synopsis: In this podcast episode, explicit instruction expert Dr. Anita Archer discusses what explicit instruction is and how it works hand in hand with systematic reading instruction, how explicit instruction benefits students with reading challenges, why explicit reading instruction is especially important in a remote learning environment, and how to use explicit reading instruction to deliver more effective lessons
Format: Podcast
Time: 19 minutes (selection), 49 minutes (entire podcast)
ESTABLISH: REFLECTION FOR ACTION
WORKBOOK ACTIVITY
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Return to your copy of the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 3.7.2 – Explicit Instruction Self-Assessment.
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If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy by clicking here.
EXTEND: DEEPER LEARNING
Extend your learning by engaging in a longer workbook activity and/or accessing additional resources.
This section is designed to help you begin a journey into deeper learning on the topic area.
WORKBOOK ACTIVITY
Return to your copy of the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 3.7.3 – Lesson Revision. If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 3 TALE Academy Workbook, you can do so by clicking here.
Time: 20 minutes
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
Exploring the Foundations of Explicit Instruction (pages 1-12)
Topic: A chapter from the book Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching
Format: Book Chapter
Time: 30 minutes
Topic: Slides by the New York State Education Department Office of Special Education Partnership highlighting practices in providing equitable instruction across learning environments
Format: Slides
Time: 30 minutes
Topic: The rationale and overview of explicit instruction and its benefit to students
Format: Video
Time: 6 minutes
Anita Archer on Explicit Instruction
Topic: The most requested guest for the Education Research Reading Room podcast discusses her book, Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching
Format: Podcast
Time: 1 hour, 37 minutes
WRAP-UP & NEXT STEPS
This session gave you information and resources on using explicit instruction to support students with disabilities across all learning environments. In the next session of this module, you’ll explore collaboration that supports specially designed instruction across learning environments.