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Commercial
Packages
Strategic Instruction Model (SIM)
- Distributed
by The University of Kansas Center for Research in Learning
Established in 1984
- Contact
Information
The University of Kansas
Center for Research on Learning
521 Joseph R. Pearson Hall
1122 West Campus Road
Lawrence, KS, 66045
Phone: (785) 864-4780
E-mail: crl@ukans.edu
Web site: http://www.ku-crl.org/htmlfiles/sim.html
- Student
Population Information
Age/grade levels of students: grades 1-12
Applicability to students with disabilities: The Strategic
Instructional Model (SIM) developed by the University of Kansas
Center for Research on Learning is an effective way to meet the
challenge of teaching diverse groups of students such as students
with disabilities, those considered to be low or under achievers,
and students who have English as a second language. To ensure
the effectiveness of the materials, they have been rigorously
field tested and validated by real teachers in real classrooms.
- Setting
Classroom program or School-wide program: Either
- Synopsis
of Program
- Part
of the program consists of various Learning Strategies related
to reading, storing and remembering information, expressing
information, demonstrating competence, social interaction,
and mathematics. These materials are available only through
training delivered by a certified instructor.
- A
second part of the program consists of Content Enhancement
Routines, designed for use during group instruction to help
teachers provide instruction that is more sensitive to the
learning needs of individuals in the group. These Routines
are the Course Organizer Routine, the Unit Organizer Routine,
the Lesson Organizer Routine, the Concept Mastery Routine,
the Concept Comparison Routine, the Concept Anchoring Routine,
the Framing Routine, the Survey Routine, the Quality Assignment
Routine, the Clarifying Routine, and the Recall Enhancement
Routine. These materials are available only through training
delivered by a certified instructor.
- A
third part of the program consists of supporting materials,
which are books, videotapes, a CD-ROM, and a newsletter. These
are available without training.
- Training/Support
- There
are more than 1000 certified trainers for the Strategic Instruction
Model throughout the United States and most of them are based
in schools and school districts.
- Continued
Professional Development
- For
those interested in learning more about the Strategic Instruction
Model and its components, there are several workshops throughout
the year at the University of Kansas Center for Research on
Learning. These include:
- SIM
Levels I and II Workshop
- SIM
Content Enhancement Workshop
- SIM
Writing Strategies Workshop
- Workshop
for Potential SIM Content Enhancement Trainers
- Supporting
Research
See
References.
See
References.
- Considerations
- Cost
Information
- Cost
varies greatly, so contact the devleloper for more information.
- Resources
and References
- Boudah,
D., & O'Neill, K.J. (1999). Learning Strategies. ERIC/OSEP
Digest E577 . Reston, VA: ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities
and Gifted Education.
- Boudah,
D. J., Deshler, D.D., Schumaker, J.B., Lenz, B.K., & Cook,
B. (1997). Student-Centered or Content-Centered? A Case Study
of a Middle School Teacher's lesson Planning and Instruction
in Inclusive Classes. Teacher Education and Special Education,
20(3), 189-203.
- Boudah,
D. J., Lenz, B.K., Bulgren, J.A., Schumaker, J.B., & Deshler,
D. (2000). Don't Water Down! Enhance Content Learning through
the Unit Organizer Routine. Teaching Exceptional Children, 32(3),
48-56.
- Schumaker,
J. B., & Deshler, D.D. (1995). Secondary Classes Can Be
Inclusive, Too. Educational Leadership, 52(4), 50-51.
- Sample
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