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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTION EDUCATORS AUSTRALIA-WIDE

Without the proper training, it can be difficult to effectively use Direct Instruction (DI) as a teaching technique. Working with teacher training experts at T.E.S.T.S. will increase your understanding of DI programs so you can enhance your teaching skills as well as your students’ learning. We work Australia-wide, and will travel to your school to provide training to your teaching staff.

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Corrective Reading, Decoding Strategies, Essentials for Algebra

If you are wondering whether you’re conducting your DI programs correctly, if you’re unsure about how to measure your students’ performance, if you face uncertainty around the right correction procedures, T.E.S.T.S is here to help. Our in-class coaching and personalised feedback will help unlock your true potential as a DI educator. 

Why Choose T.E.S.T.S Teacher Training?

There are several advantages to engaging T.E.S.T.S for your teacher training needs:
  • We don’t believe that one-size-fits-all, so our training programs are tailored to your school’s specific needs and circumstances.
  • With over 20 years of experience training in hundreds of different schools around Australia as well as in the United States of America and American Samoa, we have the knowledge and expertise needed to advise single classes or entire schools on how best to teach and implement DI programs.
  • T.E.S.T.S works closely with you to gather crucial information that we use to guide you towards making accurate and efficient decisions that can inform your program implementation. These range from program choice, placement testing and student selection and grouping, to monitoring and data collection and analysis.
  • Our training programs are complemented by the important presentation skills of signalling and correction procedures as well as advanced techniques that will enable you to accelerate both your instruction and the skills of your students.
  • The training programs are designed to help you transfer your skills to other levels as well as other programs.
  • We will design a training timetable centred around your unique needs and support you with garnering the skills required to teach DI programs in the most effective and beneficial way for your students.

THERE IS A WIDE RANGE OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS

T.E.S.T.S offers teacher training targeted towards a range of the McGraw Hill published Direct Instruction programs, such as:

  • Spelling Mastery
  • Spelling Through Morphographs
  • Corrective Reading Decoding
  • Corrective Reading Comprehension
  • Expressive Writing
  • Essentials for Writing
  • Essentials for Algebra
  • Connecting Math Concepts
  • Phonemic Awareness
  • Reading Mastery Signature Edition – Reading
  • Reading Mastery Signature Edition – Language
  • Language for Learning
  • Language for Thinking
  • Language for Writing
With T.E.S.T.S, you will learn to effectively teach and implement these DI programs for regular as well as special education students in primary and secondary schools. You will learn how to use the programs with your cohort(s) of students. Additionally, these programs are effective for both mainstream teaching and special interventions.

Direct Instruction Program Descriptions

To correctly teach and implement Direct Instruction programs in your school, it is important to understand what each of these programs entails. Read through the short descriptions below to help you decide which program you might benefit from.

Spelling Mastery & Spelling Through Morphographs

These two excellent programs are designed to teach primary and secondary students how to spell using certain rules. They use phonemic, whole word, and morphemic strategies, so students can learn to spell thousands of words.
Under the direct guidance of their teacher, students learn rules and morphographs, thus expanding their knowledge about how words are spelt. These programs demystify spelling and help students to spell with confidence, as well as teach them why words are spelt the way they are. Lessons take only 15 to 25 minutes, can be taught to whole classes, are easy to timetable, and large numbers of students can be included.

CORRECTIVE READING DECODING​

This program is engineered to change the behaviour of students who struggle with reading and therefore face frustration and diminished self-esteem.

It ensures efficient communication with the students, constantly evaluates their performance, and hinges on their mastery of the skills taught at each level. Cumulative skill development is reinforced with practice, giving students the best opportunity to learn the skill until it becomes automatic. This program contributes to increased self-esteem and enables students to experience academic success for perhaps the first time in their school careers.
Note: this program is designed to be taught alongside Corrective Reading Comprehension.

CORRECTIVE READING COMPREHENSION​

Many students are proficient readers but do not comprehend what they read. These may be the same students who exhibit effective listening comprehension but poor reading comprehension. Such students often face ongoing difficulty with the increasing complexity of academic demands because they are unable to gain mean from print.

This program systematically teaches students strategies to gain meaning as well as the higher level skills of literal and interpretative comprehension. Students will be able to gain more from the written word when they learn the highly developed analytic and reasoning abilities that this program teaches.

Note: this program is designed to be taught alongside Corrective Reading Decoding.

READING MASTERY​

Through a sequential series of stories, Reading Mastery teaches students to learn to read, then teaches them to read to learn, and finally, to learn through literature. Beginning with the foundational skills of phonemic awareness, through blending and decoding, to reading accuracy and rate – two major contributors to comprehension – Reading Mastery maintains that reading is an interactive process. The six levels of this program make it perfect for use in primary schools with regular and with gifted students.​

Expressive Writing & Essentials for Writing

Essentials for Writing cover

Some students find it difficult to engage in the writing process because they have not yet mastered the fundamental skills. 

These two Direct Instruction programs provide instruction ranging through the skills of punctuation, including quotations, subject-verb agreement, tense, inferences and interpretations, story retells, sequencing, editing, generating ideas, writing multi-paragraphs passages including autobiographical and biographical sketches, writing business letters and writing persuasive essays that provide details and supporting arguments.

Direct Instruction Programs are published by McGraw Hill in Australia

To find out more, or to order, please visit: https://www.mheducation.com.au/schools

Learn to unlock your students’ true potential with Direct Instruction. Contact us today on 03 9889 3527 or 0409 893 527.

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