DIRECT Instruction works. And I’d never send my own child to a school that uses it. That may seem like a paradox. But the picture becomes clearer once you have a sense of what Direct Instruction looks ...

Dennis McIntosh, who uses the method at Djarragun, also lashed out at Far North Queensland federal Coalition MP Warren Entsch and state Education Minister Kate Jones for criticising the way Mr Pearson ...

Last week I said that Baltimore's City Springs Elementary School has successfully used Direct Instruction, a program Montgomery County is putting into its high-poverty elementary schools. I based my ...

Direct Instruction works. And I’d never send my own child to a school that uses it. That may seem like a paradox. But the picture becomes much clearer once you have a sense of what Direct Instruction ...

On September 12, AEI’s Robert Pondiscio hosted a panel to discuss direct and explicit instruction. Zach Groshell, a renowned instructional coach and expert in the field, opened the webinar with his ...

The Montessori and Direct Instruction teaching methods can seem worlds apart. But in Texas' Aldine district, parents can pick between them—at the same schools. Candee Wilson commands two universes in ...

The biggest investigation into teaching methods the United States has ever conducted led to no changes in teaching methods. Despite that investigation showing that there was a teaching method that ...

Teaching younger children through 'guided' play supports key aspects of their learning and development at least as well - and sometimes better - than the traditional direct instruction they usually ...