DataWORKS Educational Research
DataWORKS Educational Research
 

Services Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI)
Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) Content Area Literacy Lesson Plan Feedback
 
A DataWORKS researcher goes to the school to provide feedback on lessons written and designed by teachers that incorporate Content Area Literacy strategies to help students access information through reading, especially expository text. Instructional leaders must attend to learn how to give Lesson Feedback to teachers to support effective and ongoing implementation.

Why is Content Area Literacy Lesson Plan Feedback valuable?
 
Students don’t benefit from staff development that is not implemented.
Meeting with teachers and providing feedback on their lessons facilitates rapid and correct implementation of the strategies covered during the workshop.

How does it work?
 
Typically, the school uses roving subs to periodically pull out groups of teachers. The teachers meet with a DataWORKS researcher to review the lessons they have written. Feedback is given on the use of content area literacy strategies, alignment to standards and use of effective lesson delivery components. Teachers are pulled out by grade level or content area to meet in a conference room provided by the school.
This process should be repeated until all teachers are effectively incorporating Content Area Literacy strategies (help students access information through reading) into their lessons plans.
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