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Explains how a consistent routine helps teachers introduce sounds over time. The speaker gives a simple primary-grade example of repeating the same instructional sequence.
So, uh one of the ways that teachers are empowered and the achievement can be better gained from students is if I have a certain thing I'm going to teach.Uh I'm going to teach you sounds.I'm going to teach you sounds over time.That I have a certain routine that I use for introducing those sounds.So, it might be very simple where I say the sound, then we say the sound, then you say the sound, then we practice it with other letters.Uh but the next time I have a sound introduced, I'm doing it the same way.I say the sound, and we say the sound, then you say the sound, then we practice with other letters.
Shifts to a secondary example where the same routine is used for weekly vocabulary instruction. The process includes writing the word, explaining it, giving examples, and checking understanding.
Now, uh the benefit of this and and that's a example from like a primary grades, but even if I'm teaching middle school, maybe I'm a middle school social studies teacher, and I have to teach vocabulary every week.And I have routine, that I write the word down, I introduce the word, uh and the students put it in their log, and then I introduce a student-friendly explanation, and they put it in their log, and then Igive them lots of examples of it, and then I check their understanding by asking them questions.And every time I introduce words, I'm using the same steps.
Describes how routines empower teachers through automaticity and smooth delivery. It also shows how students benefit by knowing what to expect and focusing on the content.
And the benefit is number one, to the teacher, they get that down.It's empowering to them because they can use it with some automaticity uh and some seamless flow.Uh so, they are definitely empowered, but the students are also empowered because they don't have to keep thinking, "What's the teacher doing here?"Uh go back to that secondary example, the kids know after the word's going to be introduced, we're going to write it in our log.After the definition's been introduced, we're going to put it in our own words.Then the teacher's going to give us examples, ask us questions, so the students are so familiar with the way it's proceeding, they can put all of their thoughtfulness on the content rather than on the task.Uh And so that's where we want their thoughts to be.So basically teachers and students benefit.
Concludes by noting that while some students may do fine without routines, at-risk learners benefit especially from predictable instruction. Routines build confidence and help them participate more fully.
Now, the kids some students probably could thrive even without it.But students that are at risk, tier two, tier three, students really benefit from instructional routines because then they are more confident, they know what they're doing.And so they're more likely to be able to participate fully.