Provide Practice and Feedback

Students need opportunities to practice using their new knowledge and skills with feedback on their performance. There are three types of practice in lessons:

• guided practice
• independent practice
• judicious review

Guided practice

provides opportunities for students to use the knowledge or skill with deliberate support and scaffolding for completion of the task. It is used when concepts and skills are initially introduced as students are building understanding and capability.

Independent practice

requires that students use the skill or apply the knowledge without assistance to build speed, proficiency, and ensure mastery.

Judicious review

is practice that is used periodically and scheduled in the future. Review helps to ensure retention and links the information to appropriate lessons or future units.

Feedback is like coaching. As you monitor students’ performance you will want to provide feedback to the students. This will help them know how they are progressing toward learning goals. If needed, you can adjust instruction based on how well students are performing.

Accommodations are changes to the way a student accesses instruction and demonstrates performance. When accommodations are incorporated into practice and feedback, they meet the needs of individual students and often the entire class benefits. Some accommodations may need to be provided on an individual basis.

Accommodations in Lesson Design

Go to sample lessons: Elementary School | Middle School | High School

Write Objective | Introduce | Present Content | Summarize | Assess