The Strategic Instruction Model SIM The University of

The Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning

The Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) • SIM is an integrated model of research-validated practices designed to address the literacy needs of adolescents. • 25 years of R & D • Goal of SIM is to dramatically improve academic achievement through: The Learning Strategies Curriculum to increase student learning Content Enhancement Routines to help teachers promote greater understanding, remembering, and use of critical content CRL

Effective Literacy Programs in Secondary Schools • • • Comprehensive Coordinated Fidelity of Implementation Accountability Strong Administrative Leadership

SIM Adolescent Literacy Continuum 2. General Education Embedded Strategies 1. General Education Enhanced Content 3. Intensive Reading Strategy Support • strategy classes Students not making AYP in reading 4. Evidence-Based Reading Class • strategic tutoring 5. Clinical Intervention 6. Before/After. School Strategic Tutoring

Concept Diagram 3 Key Words elephant CONCEPT DIAGRAM 1 Mammal 1 CONVEY CONCEPT 2 OFFER OVERALL CONCEPT 3 NOTE KEY WORDS 4 CLASSIFY CHARACTERISTICS: Always Present warm-blooded human nurse their young has hair warm-blooded Vertebrate Sometimes Present + + walks on 2 legs walks on 4 legs + swims in water Never Present O cold-blooded can fly moves on the ground nurse their young 5 EXPLORE EXAMPLES Examples: Nonexamples: whale human snake elephant alligator bird shark whale walks on 4 legs bat can fly cold-blooded 6 PRACTICE WITH NEW EXAMPLE 7 TIE DOWN A DEFINITION duckbill platypus shark bird A mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate that has hair and nurses its young. 2

Concept Mastery Results Test scores of students with disabilities on unit tests

SIM Content Enhancement Teaching Routines Planning and Leading Learning Course Organizer Unit Organizer lesson Organizer Teaching Concepts Concept Mastery Routine Concept Anchoring Routine Concept Comparison Routine Explaining Text, Topics, and Details Framing Routine Survey Routine Clarifying Routine Increasing Performance Quality Assignment Routine Question Exploration Routine Recall Enhancement Routine

Self-Questioning Strategy • Attend to clues as you read • Say some questions • Keep predictions in mind • Identify the answer • Talk about the answers

Self-Questioning Strategy 7 th Grade Science Class: Growth Scores

SIM Learning Strategies Curriculum Acquisition Storage Expression Word Identification First-Letter Mnemonic Sentences Paraphrasing Paired Associates Paragraphs Self-Questioning Listening/Note taking Error Monitoring Visual Imagery Vocabulary Themes Interpreting Visuals Assignment Completion Multipass Test-Taking

Performance Gap Demands/ Skills Content Enhancement Skills/Strategies Years in School

SIM Adolescent Literacy Continuum 2. General Education Embedded Strategies 1. General Education Enhanced Content 3. Intensive Reading Strategy Support • strategy classes Students not making AYP in reading 4. Evidence-Based Reading Class • strategic tutoring 5. Clinical Intervention 6. Before/After. School Strategic Tutoring

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