Methods & Instructional Strategies to
Adapt Instruction ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Guided Practice - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Students take an active role and practice
applying what they learned with the teacher to ensure students practice the skill in a
productive manner.
Modeling - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Modeling is a time when the teacher uses thinking
aloud to show and explain how to do a focus skill.
Think-pair-share - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A collaborative learning strategy in which
students work together to develop a solution or answer. Students (1) think individually, (2)
share ideas with a partner or the class.
Cued Elicitation Questions - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A type of questioning that
encourage students to use more specific or abstract language. The questions incorporate a
portion of the response.
Example: "The main character in this story is similar to the main character in ____."
Word wall - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A collection of words that are displayed in large
visible letters on a wall, bulletin board, or other display surface in the classroom. The word
wall is designed to be an interactive tool for students and contains an array of words that can
be used during writing and reading.
Anchor Chart - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A tool used to support instruction and move
students toward achieving success. Anchor charts are created during the instruction of the
lesson as the teacher models the content or specific strategy and writes the concepts on chart
paper. Once the lesson is complete, the chart is placed in a convenient location for students to
access and use independently.
Read aloud - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An instructional practice where teachers, parents,
caregivers read text aloud to children. The reader incorporates variations in pitch, tone, pace,
volume, pauses, eye contact, questions, and comments to produce a fluent and enjoyable
delivery.
Adapt Instruction ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Guided Practice - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Students take an active role and practice
applying what they learned with the teacher to ensure students practice the skill in a
productive manner.
Modeling - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Modeling is a time when the teacher uses thinking
aloud to show and explain how to do a focus skill.
Think-pair-share - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A collaborative learning strategy in which
students work together to develop a solution or answer. Students (1) think individually, (2)
share ideas with a partner or the class.
Cued Elicitation Questions - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A type of questioning that
encourage students to use more specific or abstract language. The questions incorporate a
portion of the response.
Example: "The main character in this story is similar to the main character in ____."
Word wall - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A collection of words that are displayed in large
visible letters on a wall, bulletin board, or other display surface in the classroom. The word
wall is designed to be an interactive tool for students and contains an array of words that can
be used during writing and reading.
Anchor Chart - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A tool used to support instruction and move
students toward achieving success. Anchor charts are created during the instruction of the
lesson as the teacher models the content or specific strategy and writes the concepts on chart
paper. Once the lesson is complete, the chart is placed in a convenient location for students to
access and use independently.
Read aloud - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An instructional practice where teachers, parents,
caregivers read text aloud to children. The reader incorporates variations in pitch, tone, pace,
volume, pauses, eye contact, questions, and comments to produce a fluent and enjoyable
delivery.
