● In both LLI rooms, students were comfortable asking questions of their teachers. ● One teacher was observed using the students’ real lives and personal characteristics as a means of deepening their connection to the text. ● Students in both classrooms were independent when it came time to demonstrate their understanding of the day’s objective.
● Student questions largely centered on vocabulary defnitions and confrming spelling during independent writing tasks. ● Students in all RISE classrooms demonstrated a clear fuency with program procedures and expectations. ● One classroom was observed asking the teacher for deep support with the writing task in regards to sentence structure, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Teacher-Centered Observations Instructional Practice
In treatment and control schools alike, we observed teachers providing clear verbal instructions, reiterating as necessary. Due to the nature of small group instruction, teachers were able to monitor students efciently, intervening and redirecting in the moment when misconceptions arose. Reading levels were not discussed or mentioned by educators in neither treatment nor control classrooms.
Which modes of instruction does the teacher engage in?
Treatment
Control
● Teachers gave clear oral instructions before each portion of the lesson to introduce each lesson section. ● Both teachers used slides to visually support their lessons. ● Both teachers introduced each section of
● Instructions were primarily delivered orally across RISE classrooms. ● Visual support for students was delivered via whiteboard or RISE artifact, such as a comprehension card or vocabulary list. ● All fve RISE classrooms followed a gradual release lesson: modeling, working through an example together, and
their lesson, stating the objectives and independent work expectations prior to modeling.
What types of reading activities does the group engage in?
Treatment
Control
● In all classrooms, all students read and analyzed the same text. ● In one classroom, the teacher specifed which student would be able to pick the group’s text for their next lesson.
● In all classrooms, all students read and analyzed the same text. ● Neither classroom mentioned or ofered student choice in the reading.
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