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Direct Instruction

Direct Instruction is the most common type of teaching used for most types of classes. It can include **lectures**, or **explicit teaching**, **drill and practice**, **compare and contrast**, **didactic questions**, and **structured overview**. All of these different types of methods under Direct Instruction are used for the main purpose of getting the student to focus their thoughts towards a certain topic or idea. When using the Structured Overview method the teacher starts the class with a rough outline of what they plan to accomplish during the class and keep it up on the board in front of class to make sure the students know where the class will be heading. It is a way to keep the students constantly focused on the work and what needs to be completed next. Direct instruction is an extremely teacher driven style of teaching that involves little to no questioning from the students. Some have adapted the methods to include a more student friendly approach to the matter using the Didactic question method which has the teacher working closer with the students asking them specific questions that show whether they are comprehending the questions and the material being covered. It is a more student driven type of method wherein the teacher isn't doing much but prompting the students to either receive or recite information.

Teachers have banded together to be better at their respective areas in Direct Instruction by creating what's called [|DISTAR] which is an acronym for Direct Instruction System for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading. Direct Instruction is best applied when used with all the different sub categories for it and put effectively in the classroom.