Practice 5: Guide Student Practice

Stages of Practice is a concept that aligns with the well known Gradual Release of Responsibility Instructional Delivery Model (Grant, Lapp, Fisher, Johnson, & Frey, 2012). After students learn the skill(s), through direct instruction, teachers want students to experience supported practice. Let’s take a closer look at the stages of practice below…

Another way to consider student practice is by allowing students to rephrase, elaborate, and summarize information. These are just a few of the cognitive processes students use when practicing skills. Let’s take a deeper look at elaboration and summarization:

Please review the slides below to develop a better understanding of student elaboration…

Please watch the video below to develop a better understanding of student summarization…