Better Learning Through Structured Teaching: A Framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility
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- Author：Douglas Fisher
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Summary
Now in its 3rd edition， Better Learning Through Structured Teaching is the definitive guide to the gradual release of responsibility--an instructional framework any teacher can use to help students to be more successful and self-directed learners。
To gradually release responsibility is to equip students with what they need to master content and develop new competencies。 On a day-to-day basis， it means delivering lessons intentionally structured to incorporate four interrelated phases:
* Focused Instruction （I do it） that sets students up for cognitive apprenticeship by establishing lesson purpose， modeling strategies and skills， and sharing information and insight。
* Guided Instruction （We do it together） that incorporates targeted prompts， cues， and questions to scaffold understanding。
* Collaborative Learning （You do it together） that allows students to consolidate and extend understanding through accountable group tasks built on discussion and cooperative problem solving。
* Independent Learning （You do it alone） that provides students opportunities to practice and apply the skills and knowledge they've acquired to create authentic products and ask new questions。Authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey detail the components of each phase， sharing proven strategies and real-life examples。 You'll find a variety of useful tips for classroom implementation， along with new guidance on teacher credibility， social-emotional learning， and embedding assessment throughout all four phases。 No matter what grade level or subject you teach， Better Learning Through Structured Teaching is an essential resource for improving your practice and empowering your students。
To gradually release responsibility is to equip students with what they need to master content and develop new competencies。 On a day-to-day basis， it means delivering lessons intentionally structured to incorporate four interrelated phases:
* Focused Instruction （I do it） that sets students up for cognitive apprenticeship by establishing lesson purpose， modeling strategies and skills， and sharing information and insight。
* Guided Instruction （We do it together） that incorporates targeted prompts， cues， and questions to scaffold understanding。
* Collaborative Learning （You do it together） that allows students to consolidate and extend understanding through accountable group tasks built on discussion and cooperative problem solving。
* Independent Learning （You do it alone） that provides students opportunities to practice and apply the skills and knowledge they've acquired to create authentic products and ask new questions。Authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey detail the components of each phase， sharing proven strategies and real-life examples。 You'll find a variety of useful tips for classroom implementation， along with new guidance on teacher credibility， social-emotional learning， and embedding assessment throughout all four phases。 No matter what grade level or subject you teach， Better Learning Through Structured Teaching is an essential resource for improving your practice and empowering your students。
Reviews
Amanda Walker
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Concise， research-based， and clear。 Could be more practical but definitely important reading for any teacher。
Ornithology
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Great story line， very exciting， believable。 Worth Six Stars。
Hannah
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If you need to refresh yourself on the gradual release method of teaching， this is a great quick read。 Included are tough， but needed reminders for good effective teaching。 I read this during my teaching credential program and could not be more grateful that this was recommended to me during this time of teaching in Zoom Land and over Google Meets。
Stephanie Kiefer
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"Required" reading for work。 I didn't really learn anything new but it may be a good reference book for newer teachers。 "Required" reading for work。 I didn't really learn anything new but it may be a good reference book for newer teachers。 。。。more
Doni
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I found the criteria for modeling the most helpful。
Vergine Makhmudyan
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This book is great tool to use to understand and apply the Gradual Release of Responsibility in any classroom setting。 The authors do a great job at providing examples and commentary。
Denise
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A great textbook for learning and applying the gradual release of responsibility across K-12。 Very readable and easy to understand。
Erin Miller
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Great insights - worth reading the second edition。
Dr。 Stephanie Douglass
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I like the practicality of the concept of gradual release。 Students would become proficient in work in the classroom and in their career through this model。 With the right execution， this would work well。 As a second year teacher， there were a lot of great points that I will take further into my teaching techniques。
Stephanie Lynn
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Quick read with practical classroom application。
Hanna
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This book is awesome！*It's concise and short- doesn't take too long to read， which is a huge plus for busy teachers！*For as much as pedagogical literature emphasizes the importance of a "gradual release of responsibility"， they don't really break down how it should look in the classroom。 Well this book does！*Also， this book is fantastic about considering how the framework looks across many different types of classrooms and age levels， while still being relevant。 *There are lots of actually usefu This book is awesome！*It's concise and short- doesn't take too long to read， which is a huge plus for busy teachers！*For as much as pedagogical literature emphasizes the importance of a "gradual release of responsibility"， they don't really break down how it should look in the classroom。 Well this book does！*Also， this book is fantastic about considering how the framework looks across many different types of classrooms and age levels， while still being relevant。 *There are lots of actually useful infographics， from lesson plans and rubrics to actual handouts！*The 2nd Edition takes into account CCSS， which I guess is kinda cool if you're into that。 。。。more
Katherine Hebert
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Good common sense material useful for pre- and in- service teachers。 Not a lot of new stuff but material organized in such a way， teachers can see its immediate value and use。
Shelley Murray
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Provides a very clear guide to implementing the gradual release of responsibility model in the classroom。 Wish I had read this a year ago。 Any teacher wanting more research-based information on modeling， scaffolding， and how to be less of a "sage on the stage" and allow students to do more of the thinking should read this book。 Provides a very clear guide to implementing the gradual release of responsibility model in the classroom。 Wish I had read this a year ago。 Any teacher wanting more research-based information on modeling， scaffolding， and how to be less of a "sage on the stage" and allow students to do more of the thinking should read this book。 。。。more
Julie Mcintyre
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Chock full of interesting bits of info。 What I found most useful are charts， calendars， and other tools for implementing and systematizing great teaching ideas that I struggle to bring to fruition。 I also made lots of notes in the bibliography to read more Fisher and Frey throughout the upcoming school year。
Kim Black
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Excellent teaching reference。Fostering students to be life long learners can definitely be achieved with this approach。
Declan
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Clear examples， common sense， solid research。
Colin
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It was OK。 There was not much new in here for a seasoned teacher， but it might be useful for pre-service teachers。 On the other hand， it never hurts to review and to remember lessons form the past。
Meagan
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This book gives a thorough introduction to the gradual release of responsibility model while not seeming overwhelming。 I like the number of examples used to demonstrate points。 The book is balanced， clear， and approachable， and the topic is extremely helpful and important in the classroom。
Anna
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Easy read on the gradual release model and promoting life-long learners。 Book is structured with clear explanations for each "instructional arrangement" of the gradual release model。 Easy read on the gradual release model and promoting life-long learners。 Book is structured with clear explanations for each "instructional arrangement" of the gradual release model。 。。。more
Sarah
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Overview of The Gradual Release Model。 Having knowledge of the subject previously， there wasn't a great deal of new information in this text for me。 Would be a place to start if you are new to the idea。 Overview of The Gradual Release Model。 Having knowledge of the subject previously， there wasn't a great deal of new information in this text for me。 Would be a place to start if you are new to the idea。 。。。more
Mary
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Very helpful book about creating a learning environment in which students take greater responsibility for learning。 Through scaffolding， guided instruction and meaningful collaboration， students can move toward independently applying new learning。
Teresa Scott
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this is a must read for educators。
Erik Orrantia
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Compared to their other book， ， I thought this book offered more practical tools and examples that would help a teacher implement the ideas。 Compared to their other book， ， I thought this book offered more practical tools and examples that would help a teacher implement the ideas。 。。。more
Elissa Hoole
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required reading for teaching， very helpful。
Sunday
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This is a clear introduction to the gradual release of responsibility - for novice educators or for professional learning providers who are seeking language to make this concept transparent for others。 What's different about Fisher and Frey's approach is that they incorporate "collaborative learning" into the gradual release - just before independent learning。 So you have -a focus lesson （teacher explains and models）guided instruction collaborative learning （which may take place while others are This is a clear introduction to the gradual release of responsibility - for novice educators or for professional learning providers who are seeking language to make this concept transparent for others。 What's different about Fisher and Frey's approach is that they incorporate "collaborative learning" into the gradual release - just before independent learning。 So you have -a focus lesson （teacher explains and models）guided instruction collaborative learning （which may take place while others are in a small group for guided instruction）independent learningWhat's essential is that you also read the authors' book Productive Group Work - they tease out the complexities of effective collaborative learning and make it appealing。Towards the end of Better Learning， though - a novice educator might lose site of how to make this all work - how to lead guided instruction while others are working collaboratively or independently - how to organize the big picture。 Some of the authors' suggestions for collaborative work - like literature circles - require their own focus lessons and guided practice。 Also， the authors focus on suggesting and do not make clear how the pieces fit together to make a cohesive block of learning time。 。。。more
Carol
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I read Fisher speak at TCTELA last year。 I appreciate his approach and have tried some of these "structures" with my academic students with some success。 I'll look at it again this summer。 I read Fisher speak at TCTELA last year。 I appreciate his approach and have tried some of these "structures" with my academic students with some success。 I'll look at it again this summer。 。。。more
Henry
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This model was around when I started teaching。。more or less got thrown out when whole language came along。 These folks are brilliant。。。they added the collaborative piece that was missing from the model way back in 1983。
Boyd
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