Direct Instruction: Teaching for Generalization, Application and Integration of Knowledge

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  • Sara G. Tarver

Abstract

 Direct Instruction has been described in many ways (Adams &  Engelmann, 1996; Carnine, Granzen,& Becker, 1988; Engelmann & Carnine, 1991; Kinder &  Carnine, 1991; Tarver, 1996). In this paper, it will be described as a system of teaching that enables students to generalize, apply, and integrate knowledge. Curriculum, teaching techniques, and management procedures are major components of the system. These components have been combined to produce over 50 Direct Instruction programs for teaching language, reading, spelling, writing, mathematics, and science. In recent years, as school-wide implementations of Direct Instruction have grown in number, a teacher-training component has been added to the Direct Instruction system.

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