Best Practices for the Focused Instruction Phase
of the GRR Framework

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Tips for Focused Instruction

• Focused instruction is teacher-centered instruction.

• Focused instruction does not have to occur first in the GRR lesson, but it should be included in each lesson.

Focused Instruction Do's and Don'ts

• Do state out loud and post in the classroom the three purposes – the content purpose, the language purpose and the social purpose -- of the lesson using “I can” statements.

• Do demonstrate your thinking by using “think-aloud” statements.

• Do model the academic and social skills that you would like students to ultimately exhibit.

• Do place students in pairs after you model the desired academic or social behavior and allow the students to summarize what was learned.

• Don’t take longer than 15 minutes to present the lesson.

• Don’t use this period to tap into or assess students’ prior knowledge.