Instruction

At St Helen's Instruction practices look like:

• Executive Functioning focus on DJ the Dolphin
• Present clear learning objectives at the start of lessons
• Break content into small, manageable steps
• Use explicit explanations and modelling of key concepts
• Check for understanding frequently through questions or mini-quizzes
• Use scaffolding to gradually reduce support as pupils gain competence
• Incorporate guided practice before independent work
• Provide examples – meeting the success criteria, not meeting the success criteria
• Incorporate key vocabulary to support instruction