Instructional Playbook

Rigor: Acquisition Phase

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Acquisition Phase Exit Goal: The student can perform the skill accurately with little adult support Teacher Role Student Role Teacher models the skill using a think aloud Provides models of correct performance Provides feedback about correct and incorrect performances Provides praise/encouragement for effort Recognizes, responds, remembers, memorizes, restates Defines Demonstrates or applies routine processes Possible Products Possible Activities Fill in the blank Quiz Highlighting or Annotating Reciting math facts, poems, etc Locate and recall quotes Write a list of key words about . . . Memorize lines Complete basic calculation tasks (e.g., add, subtract, divide, multiply) Complete measurement tasks using rulers or thermometers Read for fact/details or plot Locate or retrieve information in verbatim form to answer a question Calculate, compute Oral reading fluency Decoding words Write complete sentences Document/cite sources

Potential Questions

Can you recall ______? When did _____ happen? Who was _____? How can you recognize ______? What is _____? How can you find the meaning of_____?

Can you select ____? How would you write _____? What might you include on a list about ____? Who discovered_______? What is the formula for ______? Can you identify _______?