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Explicit Direct Instruction (Edi): The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson

by John R. Hollingsworth

A structured approach to lesson design and teaching

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A structured approach to lesson design and teaching

The second edition presents Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) as a practical framework for planning and delivering classroom lessons. Its coverage includes student engagement, feedback, standards alignment, skill development, guided practice, differentiation, and scaffolding, with examples described for inclusive and diverse classrooms. The book also points teachers to an online bank of more than 1,000 lessons. Together, these elements make the volume a resource centered on the components of instruction and how they are organized in classroom practice.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teachers seeking strategies for lesson planning and classroom instruction.
  • Educators interested in engagement, feedback, differentiation, and scaffolding.
  • Teachers looking for lesson examples and a substantial online lesson bank.

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Explicit instructionLesson designStudent engagement and feedbackDifferentiation and scaffolding

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Book overview

A proven approach to better teaching and learning.

Hollingsworth and Ybarra have refined and extended their highly successful methods in the second edition of this invaluable bestseller. EDI helps teachers deliver well-designed lessons that significantly improve achievement for all learners.

Written in an easy-to-read style, this updated resource provides teachers with fine-tuned strategies and samples that illustrate what EDI techniques look like in inclusive and diverse classrooms. Readers will find:

- Strategies for student engagement
- Expanded feedback strategies
- Clear alignment to standards
- A new strategy for skill development and guided practice
- Expanded information about differentiation and scaffolding
- An online bank of more than 1000 lessons
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