As students move from skill development, to guided practice and finally to independent practice, the teacher gradually releases responsibility for the learning to the student. By the independent practice phase of the lesson, the teacher has fully released cognitive responsibility, providing feedback as necessary and appropriate.
Introduction:
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Watch this brief video to get an introduction to the gradual release model and see what guided practice and independent practice look like in action.
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Instruction:
"Gradual Release" by Erica Cardey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Guided Practice & Independent Practice: Bulletproof Definitions
View the slides below, then take the Self-Assessment to test your knowledge of Guided and Independent Practice.
Lesson
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