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SIM Overview
Strategic Instruction Model The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning developed the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) www.ku-crl.org. This comprehensive instructional system encompasses revised curriculum materials that take into account different learning styles, routines teachers can use to address the needs of learners in their classrooms, and specific steps at-risk individuals can follow to improve their chances of academic success. Their overriding goal of improving the quality of education available to at-risk students has led the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning to prepare "hands-on" instructional materials and procedures for teachers. Thousands of teachers throughout the world use these products, which also have been incorporated into teacher preparation classes. Content and materials for this component of the Strategic Instruction Model are available to the public only through professional development delivered by certified professional developers. The Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) has been used in Florida since the 1980s to enable students with disabilities to be successful in the general curriculum. The research-based model was conceptualized in 1979 at the University of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning and continues to be developed. Both of the components, Learning Strategies and Content Enhancement, have been rigorously field-tested and validated by teachers all over the country. A wealth of research data reveals significant gains in student performance. SIM includes assessments that teachers can use for diagnosis and progress monitoring. Progress toward mastery of each strategy is monitored during controlled and advanced practices and clearly documented on progress charts. What is a Learning Strategy?A learning strategy can be described as a student's approach to learning a new task. It includes how a student thinks and acts when planning, executing, and evaluating performance on a task and its outcomes. Students who do not know or use good learning strategies often approach learning passively. Learning strategy instruction focuses on teaching students to become more active learners by instructing them on not only how to learn, but also how to effectively use what they have learned. Some examples of areas covered in Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) workshops are as follows: The essential characteristics of learning strategies curricula, the critical attributes related to successfully teaching learning strategies to all students in a class, and how the teacher prompts good strategy use. A learning strategy is a person's approach to a learning task. It includes how a person thinks and acts when planning, executing, and evaluating performance of a task and its outcomes. Learning strategy instruction focuses on making the student a more active learner by teaching students how to learn and how to effectively use what has been learned. Learning Strategies Curriculum* Content and materials for this component of the Strategic Instruction Model are available to the public only through professional development delivered by certified professional developers. Learning Strategies and Reading SIM, an intervention model designed for struggling readers in grades 4-12,
addresses two of the reading components required in Just Read, Florida: comprehension
and vocabulary. The model is developed for students who already have basic word
recognition skills. Word Identification Strategy helps students decode unknown words while reading content-area texts by predicting meaning from context and using word analysis Vocabulary Strategy (LINCS) teaches students to use key-word mnemonics to create associations among the elements of a concept, visual images, and prior knowledge Comprehension StrategiesParaphrasing Strategy teaches students to read a section of text, determine main idea and details, and express the meaning in their own words. Self-Questioning Strategy helps students understand text by creating relevant questions, predicting and searching for answers as they read, and finally, paraphrasing what they have learned. Visual Imagery Strategy teaches students to visualize the scene that is described in text incorporating actors, action and details Strategies related to storing and remembering information
Strategies related to expressing information
Strategies related to demonstrating competence
Strategies related to social interaction
Strategies related to mathematics
What is a Content Enhancement Routine?Content Enhancement is a method of teaching an academically diverse group of
students that is accomplished by using methods of inclusive education and strategic
teaching in content-area subjects. Content Enhancement is based on the selection
of powerful teaching devices that are implemented collaboratively with students
through the use of specific outcome-focused teaching routines. Devices are used
to create powerful teaching routines for presenting content to groups. (a) meeting the needs of both the group and the individual, (b) maintain the integrity of the content, (c) selecting the critical features of the content, (d) transforming the content in ways that promote student learning, and (e) carrying out instruction in a partnership with students. Content and materials for this component of the Strategic Instruction Model are available to the public only through training delivered by certified instructors.
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