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Ep 39. Project Follow Through: Direct Instruction's overlooked success with Marcy Stein 

The transcript for this episode is here.

You can listen to the episode here: Chalk & Talk Podcast.

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Marcy Stein's books ​

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Direct Instruction Mathematics by Marcy Stein, Diane Kinder, Jerry Silbert, Douglas Carnine and Kristen Rolf

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Designing Effective Mathematics Instruction: A Direct Instruction Approach by Marcy Stein, Diane Kinder, Jerry Silbert and Douglas Carnine

 

​Direct Instruction​

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National Institute for Direct Instruction

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Video of Siegfried Engelmann demonstrating DI math:

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Siegfried Engelmann and Direct Instruction (overview from Athabasca University)​

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Stockard, J., Wood, T. W., Coughlin, C., & Rasplica Khoury, C. (2018). The Effectiveness of Direct Instruction Curricula: A Meta-Analysis of a Half Century of Research. Review of Educational Research, 88(4), 479-507.

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Twyman, J. S. (2021). Faultless Communication: The Heart and Soul of DI. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 44(2), 169-193.

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Twyman, J. S. (2021). The Evidence is in the Design. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 44(2), 195-223.

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Watkins, C. L., & Slocum, T. A. (2004). The Components of Direct Instruction. Introduction to Direct Instruction, 28-65.​ ​

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Explicit instruction

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Hughes, C. A., Morris, J. R., Therrien, W. J., & Benson, S. K. (2017). Explicit instruction: Historical and contemporary contexts. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 32(3), 140-148.

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Project Follow Through

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Engelmann, S., Becker, W. C., Carnine, D., & Gersten, R. (1988). The Direct Instruction Follow Through Model: Design and Outcomes. Education and treatment of Children, 303-317.

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Image: "Project Follow Through, 1967-1977," by NIFDI

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Project Follow Through: A Case Study of Contingencies Influencing Instructional Practices of the Educational Establishment, by Cathy L. Watkins: https://www.behavior.org/resources/901.pdf

 

Direct Instruction mathematics programs

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Corrective Math

Connecting Math Concepts

DISTAR Arithmetic

Essentials for Algebra

 

References related to the episode 

 

Clear Teaching:  ​

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Barbash, S. (2012). Clear teaching. Education Consumers Foundation. Free download or on Amazon.

 

All Students Can Succeed: 

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Stockard, J., Wood, T. W., Coughlin, C., & Khoury, C. R. (2020). All Students Can Succeed: A Half Century of Research on the Effectiveness of Direct Instruction. Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield.

 

Direct Instruction: A Practitioner's Handbook:

 

Engelmann, K. (2024). Direct Instruction: A Practitioner's Handbook. John Catt. 

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War Against the Schools' Academic Child Abuse:

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​Engelmann, S. (1992). War Against the Schools' Academic Child Abuse. Halcyon House.

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Credit to Jazmin Boisclair for this helpful resource page.