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Gardner, Joel – Educational Technology, 2010
Research has shown that when Merrill's First Principles of Instruction are used as part of an instructional strategy, student learning increases. Several articles describe these principles of instruction, including specific methods for implementing this theory. However, because teachers and designers often have little time to design instruction,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Instructional Design, Literature Reviews, Educational Principles
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Gill, Sharon Ruth – Reading Teacher, 2008
Recent reading research has shown teachers how to help students comprehend and has identified strategies that good comprehenders use. At the same time, however, researchers report that few if any of these techniques are used in classrooms. Reading teachers and content area teachers alike need to be able to design lessons that help students…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Reading Strategies, Classroom Techniques
Rivera, Mabel O.; Moughamian, Ani; Francis, David J. – Center on Instruction, 2009
This Facilitator's Guide has been prepared for presenters of the "Language Development for English Language Learners" professional development module. It accompanies the 67-slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker's notes and contains materials to help prepare for a professional development session, including activity instructions, handouts,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Professional Development, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition
Basic Skills Agency, 2008
This publication contains a series of sessions developed and used by Newcastle City Council Family Learning Service and now published to share practice. The sessions were developed specifically to support "Skills for Life" tutors to deliver the adult literacy and numeracy curricula but can also be used by other practitioners. There are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Consumer Education, Basic Skills, Multiple Literacies