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This explainer provides an introduction to explicit instruction, with a focus on explaining how it contributes to positive outcomes for students’ learning achievement and dispositions.

This rubric outlines a set of capabilities to do with the evidence-based practice of explicit instruction.

Explicit instruction breaks down what students need to learn into smaller learning outcomes and models each step. It allows students to process new information more effectively.

Spacing and retrieval involves separating learning over multiple lessons and providing opportunities for students to recall what they have learned. This helps to commit learning to long-term memory.

Implementation checklists are a list of practical steps you can take to support the implementation of an evidence-based practice in your setting.

Examples of practice demonstrate effective practice in different education settings. You can use them to think about how to apply the practice in your own context.

Examples of practice demonstrate effective practice in different education settings. You can use them to think about how to apply the practice in your own context.