The lesson of City Springs seems to be that remarkable results can be expected when Direct Instruction is implemented faithfully and when its central tenet -- that all children can learn if they ...

For example, he recommends keeping classroom decorations to a minimum so students aren’t distracted during a lesson. In addition, Groshell gives plenty of tips to ensure explanations are effective.

The basic lesson plan contains a direct-instruction sequence of the teacher stating the objectives of the lesson, including an anticipatory set (why are we doing this?).

The results of the 17 retrieved studies show that in most classrooms, only little direct strategy instruction took place. Nevertheless, some teachers provided their students with learning environments ...