High+Yield+Strategies

Through a meta-analysis of over 100 independent studies, these nine strategies have the greatest positive effect on student achievement for all students, in all subject areas, at all grade levels.* Classify Graphic representations  ||   T-charts, Venn diagrams, classifying, compare and contrast, organizers, Frayer model   || Keep important information Write/rewrite read-reflect-read Analyze  ||   Teacher think alouds, identify key concepts, organizers, marking and highlighting, journal summaries, breakdown assignments and steps, quick writes, graphic organizers, column notes   || ** S  ** ymbolic recognition vs tangible rewards ** P  ** resented in such a way as to not “shut down” thinking. ||  High expectations, display finished products, praise effort with specifics, encourage students to express thoughts, honor individual learning styles, safe environment. || **  K  ** eep parent involvement in homework to a minimum ** P  ** ick and choose, be selective ** S  ** hould be debriefed   ||   Retell and review learning for the day at home; review past learning; keeps parents informed of goals and objectives. || **  M  ** odels ** D  ** rawings ** K  ** inesthetic activities   ||   Visual tools, manipulatives, problem-solving organizers, webs, diagrams, concept maps, drawings   || ** B  ** e consistent and systematic ** D  ** o not overuse   ||   Integrate content and language, pass the pencil, circle of friends, think-pair-share, jigsaw, group reports   || ** A  ** llow some student choice ** C  ** orrective and timely feedback ** S  ** pecific feedback   ||   Articulate and display learning goals, chart progress, Continuous Improvement tools   || ** U  ** se both inductive and deductive strategies through problem solving   ||   Thinking processes, constructivist practices, investigate, explore, use of inductive and deductive reasoning, questioning. || **  U  ** se ample wait time before accepting responses. ** E  ** licit inference and analysis ** O  ** rganizers that focus on what is important   ||   Graphic organizers, guiding questions before and during lesson, think alouds, inference, predicting, key concepts and skills, key vocabulary, ACE (Answer-cite evidence – expand answer)   ||
 * Research-Based, High Yield Strategies  **
 * **  High Yield Instructional Strategies   **  ||  **   Research Says   **  ||  **   Examples   **  ||
 * **  Identifying similarities and differences   ** ||   Compare
 * **  Summarizing and note taking   ** ||   Delete unnecessary information
 * **  Reinforcing effort and providing recognition   ** ||  **  B  ** ased on standards of performance
 * **  Homework and practice   ** ||  **  V  ** ary the amount of homework
 * **  Nonlinguistic representations   ** ||  **  G  ** raphic representations
 * **  Cooperative Learning   ** ||  **  S  ** mall groups
 * **  Setting objectives and providing feedback   ** ||  **  S  ** pecific but flexible goals
 * **  Generating and testing hypothesis   ** ||  **  G  ** enerate, explain, test, and defend hypothesis (justification, reasonableness)
 * **  Questions, Cues, and Advance Organizers   ** ||  **  U  ** se cues and questions that focus on what is important.