Prologue to
Rubric for Identifying Authentic Direct Instruction Program
2006
This rubric does not present a theory of instruction, it simply articulates and illustrates most of the major principles or axioms that are followed in the development of Direct Instruction programs. This information is useful for the following reasons:
- It permits a critic to look at material and judge whether it is true Direct Instruction or some form of imitation that does not adhere to the full set of axioms that characterize DI.
- It shows the level of detail associated with what students are told, how they are tested, what kind of practice is provided, and how the material is reviewed and expanded from one lesson to the next.
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Kindergarteners Showing Off Their Math Skills 1966 Uncut demonstration of at-risk children who were taught math by Zig Engelmann as four year olds and five year olds. The session was filmed in front of a class of college students in August with no rehearsal. Children work addition, subtraction, multiplication, division problems, basic algebra problems, fraction problems, area problems, factoring, and simple simultaneous equations.
