Focused Instruction: An Innovative Teaching Model for All Learners Book

Introduction     1
What Is Focused Instruction?     1
How Does It Compare to Other Instructional Models?     1
Direct Instruction     2
Indirect Instruction     2
Differentiated Instruction     3
How Focused Instruction Integrates the Three Instructional Models     4
How Focused Instruction Benefits Diverse Learners     5
Understanding Focused Instruction     7
Brain Activators: Working With What Students Already Know     7
Brain Activator: The Language of Focused Instruction     8
How and Why Focused Instruction Works     9
How Does It Work?     10
Why Does It Work?     15
Mrs. Javante's Third-Grade Classroom     16
Planning a Six-Day Unit     18
Thinking About Your Thinking     25
Read All About It!     25
Tools and Templates     26
What Students Need to Know and How Well They Need to Know It     33
Brain Activator: What Does the Standard Expect, and How Can It Be Layered?     33
Analyzing the Standard     34
Analyzing a Three-Layered Standard     35
Analyzing a More Difficult Standard     36
Layered Learning     37
Lynn Markham's Seventh-Grade Classroom     38
Thinking About Your Thinking     41
Read All About It!     42
Tools and Templates     42
Preinstructional Strategies     47
Brain Activator: How Will I Customize My Lessons?     47
Which Students Need Differentiated Instruction?     48
In What Areas Do They Need It?     50
Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners     50
Culturally Diverse Students     50
English-Language Learners     51
Children of Poverty     52
Special Education Students     53
Gifted and High-Ability Students     54
Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder     54
Enrique Lopez's Sixth-Grade Class     56
Building the Customized Course of Study     60
Customizing the Content     61
Customizing the Course of Action     61
Customizing the Final Student Product     61
Customizing the Learning Using the 11-Step Process     66
Thinking About Your Thinking     77
Read All About It!     78
Tools and Templates     79
The Focused Instruction Plan     91
Brain Activator: Effective Instructional Strategies     91
Choosing Specific Teaching Strategies: What Do My Students Need?     91
Creating Personalized Learning Time     93
Learning the Language of the Standard     97
Concept Attainment     99
Scaffolding the Learning     101
Customizing the Learning Groups     105
Measuring Success     113
Thinking About Your Thinking     117
Read All About It!     117
Tools and Templates     118
Implementation and Reflections on Your Learning     125
Brain Activator: Putting It All Together     125
Chapters 1-4 Review     126
Complete Sample Lessons From Start to Finish     129
Focused Instruction Lesson: Elementary     129
Focused Instruction Lesson: Secondary     135
Putting It All Together: The Focused Instruction Lesson Frame     145
Final Words of Encouragement     148
Thinking About Your Thinking     149
Read All About It!     150
Tools and Templates     150
References and Resources     155