Individual Deliberate Practice
Overview
Practicing until achieving several error-free attempts is critical for retention. When learners work independently to repeatedly recall and practice new material (retrieval practice), they become fluent in the skill and are able to recall it automatically.
Example: Use This Strategy in the Classroom
Watch how this 5th grade teacher uses the “I do, we do, you do” model to teach descriptive writing. After modeling what he expects from the write-up, he leads the class through guided practice in smaller groups, providing feedback. From 5:33, you can see how he creates space for independent and individual practice, allowing the students to demonstrate their understanding.
Design It into Your Product
Videos are chosen as examples of strategies in action. These choices are not endorsements of the products or evidence of use of research to develop the feature.
Learn how One Minute Reader App integrates individual practice to promote reading fluency. By having learners reread the story, this product supports fluency through their practice of Morphological Knowledge, Phonological Processing, Syntax, and Orthographic Processing skills.
Additional Resources
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Factors Supported by this Strategy
More Repetition Strategies
Daily review strengthens previous learning and can lead to fluent recall.
Increasing how much students write improves both their writing and their reading.
Spending time with new content helps move concepts and ideas into Long-term Memory.
Students build their confidence, strategy use, and comprehension by reading and rereading books.
Having students verbally repeat information such as instructions ensures they have heard the information and supports remembering.
