The Strategic The Strategic Instruction Model (SIM)Instruction Model (SIM)

The University of KansasThe University of Kansas

Center for Research on LearningCenter for Research on Learning

The Strategic Instruction Model (SIM)• SIM is an integrated model of research-validated practices designed to address the literacy needs of adolescents. • 25 years of R & D• Goal of SIM is to dramatically improve academic achievement through:

The Learning Strategies Curriculum to increase student learning

Content Enhancement Routines to help teachers promote greater understanding, remembering, and use of critical content

CRL

Effective Literacy Programs in Secondary Schools

• Comprehensive

• Coordinated

• Fidelity of Implementation

• Accountability

• Strong Administrative Leadership

SIM Adolescent Literacy Continuum

Students not making AYP in reading

1. General Education Enhanced Content

2. General Education Embedded Strategies

3. Intensive Reading Strategy Support

• strategy classes

• strategic tutoring

5. Clinical Intervention

4. Evidence-Based Reading

Class

6. Before/After-School Strategic

Tutoring

Concept Diagram1

A mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate that has hair and nurses its young.

CONCEPT DIAGRAM CONVEY CONCEPT

NOTE KEY WORDS

OFFER OVERALL CONCEPT

CLASSIFYCHARACTERISTICS:

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Always Present Sometimes Present Never Present

Examples: Nonexamples:

PRACTICE WITH NEW EXAMPLE

TIE DOWNA DEFINITION

EXPLORE EXAMPLES

33 Key Words Mammal Vertebrate

warm-blooded

nurse their young

has hair

walks on 2 legs walks on 4 legs

cold-blooded

human snake

elephant

whale

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duckbillplatypus

swims in water

alligator

shark

bird

elephant

human

warm-blooded

nurse their young

whale

bird

shark

walks on 4 legs

can fly

cold-blooded

bat

can flymoves on the ground

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Test scores of students with disabilities on unit tests

SIM Content Enhancement Teaching Routines

Planning and Leading LearningCourse Organizer

Unit Organizerlesson Organizer

Explaining Text, Topics, and Details

Framing RoutineSurvey Routine

Clarifying Routine

Teaching ConceptsConcept Mastery Routine

Concept Anchoring RoutineConcept Comparison Routine

Increasing PerformanceQuality Assignment Routine

Question Exploration RoutineRecall Enhancement Routine

Self-Questioning StrategySelf-Questioning Strategy

• Attend to clues as you read

• Say some questions

• Keep predictions in mind

• Identify the answer

• Talk about the answers

Self-Questioning Strategy

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SIM Learning Strategies Curriculum

Acquisition

Word Identification

Paraphrasing

Self-Questioning

Visual Imagery

Interpreting Visuals

Multipass

Storage

First-Letter Mnemonic

Paired Associates

Listening/Note taking

Vocabulary

Expression

Sentences

Paragraphs

Error Monitoring

Themes

Assignment Completion

Test-Taking

Performance Gap

Demands/Skills

Years in School

Content Enhancement

Skills/Strategies

SIM Adolescent Literacy Continuum

Students not making AYP in reading

1. General Education Enhanced Content

2. General Education Embedded Strategies

3. Intensive Reading Strategy Support

• strategy classes

• strategic tutoring

5. Clinical Intervention

4. Evidence-Based Reading

Class

6. Before/After-School Strategic

Tutoring

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