By measuring the relationship
between specific instructional practices and student performance on higher - order test items from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the author compares the effectiveness of teaching for meaning and teaching basic skills.
They observed the language arts activities and overall dynamic in each classroom to identify
the specific instructional practices that appeared most successful for children entering the first grade with minimal reading skill.
Instructional practices tags, or tags related to
specific instructional practices and strategies that are being used in a lesson, such as whole - class discussions, small group work, and particular classroom management practices.
Questions typically address school climate and culture or
a specific instructional practice.