Following Directions: A Skill Worth Learning
Do you give your students directions but get surprised (or disappointed) when they don't follow them? Following directions is a necessary characteristic of classrooms that make efficient use of instructional time. .
Implementation
This article explains how students can be taught to master "how to follow directions" through five intriguing, grade-appropriate lessons in which students practice how to read, write, follow, and even evaluate instructions.
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Classroom Management
Help your students learn the importance of productivity and how following directions is a vital part of a productive classroom.
Try some of the featured lessons with your students and encourage them to think of ways that following directions helps to build and sustain the momentum of learning.
Ellicit ideas for adapting these skills to other elements of their lives.
