Teacher’s Guide to the Direct Instruction Approach for English Grade 3

This approach involves a gradual release of skills, using three simple steps: model, guided practice, and assessment. The teacher presents a balanced teaching approach, using a variety of activities to enhance mastery of the skill being taught. The teacher is encouraged to use relevant and contextually applicable teaching and learning resources, such as a dictionary, murals, and realia. The teacher also emphasizes the importance of individual text ownership, allowing learners to have their own text to increase exposure to the skill being taught. The teacher is also encouraged to devise and use relevant and contextually applicable teaching and learning resources to enhance mastery of the skill being taught. Such resources may include, but not limited to, a dictionary, murals, and realia. The teacher is also encouraged to use homework to reinforce the skill being taught, with the learner practicing independently. The teacher is also encouraged to refer the learner to refer to the learner's work to ensure the activities are done and formative feedback is given in a timely manner. The teacher is also encouraged to use homework to reinforce the skill being taught, with the learner practicing independently. The teacher is also encouraged to use various modes of assessment to support assessment of learners' competencies. These modes of assessment include listening, speaking, vocabulary, language structures, and comprehension. The teacher is also encouraged to use various modes of assessment to support assessment of learners' competencies.