Can all students be successful? Learn? Develop confidence in their abilities? Yes! There is an answer -- an answer that has been proven many times over: Direct Instruction.

Teachers can help their students catch up with their peers. Administrators can promote school environments that nurture achievement, appropriate behavior, and strong commitments to learning. Written by the developer of Direct Instruction, Successful and Confident Students with Direct Instruction will show you how!

"This latest impressive work by Zig Engelmann is, among other things, a gift to thoughtful, no-nonsense educators everywhere. Successful and Confident Students provides us with over 40 years of wisdom, insight, sound practice, and true genius collectively applied to educating all students in a brief, easy to read, and professionally inspiring book. The book provides both a platitude-free rationale for and the means by which to teach all students to mastery, accelerate achievement, and thereby create school-wide success for both teachers and students. The last chapter is a must-read for all who love teaching."

~ Laura Doherty, President & CEO at Baltimore Curriculum Project

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The National Institute for Direct Instruction is excited to announce Kelly Shaheen of American Preparatory Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah as the recipient of the 2014 Siegfried Engelmann Excellence in Education Award.

Kelly has taught 6th grade at American Preparatory for two years, where he has shown how effective Direct Instruction is when used correctly. His students have demonstrated outstanding growth -- doubling their reading fluency rates and achieving grade level skills in math in just one year.

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Students’ performance on state developed and norm-referenced assessments is a major concern of educators. Schools may devote many hours to “test preparation,” hoping that this will increase students’ scores. Yet, policymakers have expressed concern over this practice, suggesting that it can result in invalid measures of student achievement, divert attention from crucial subject matter, and provide less than optimal models for students.

Data presented in this report suggest that a rational alternative to extensive test preparation is to ensure that students make adequate progress, at mastery, through Reading Mastery Signature Edition (RMSE) and Connecting Math Concepts: Comprehensive Edition (CMCCE). The data suggest that when students have attained mastery at their assigned grade level in these programs the probability that they will pass the state assessments is very high. The influence of cumulative mastery of the curriculum is independent of students’ prior achievement, providing hope for students who have struggled with low assessment scores in the past.

NIFDI Press is proud to announce the latest title: Science and Social Studies in Reading Mastery Signature Edition by Dr. Nancy Woolfson.

Reading instruction consumes a large part of the daily schedule, reducing the amount of time for content area studies. Reading Mastery Signature Edition in grades two through five integrates a wide range of social studies and science concepts and information. Science and Social Studies in Reading Mastery Signature Edition is a powerful tool for teachers, coaches and curriculum directors to have available for planning and integrating subject areas in order to reinforce critical content.

Quickly reference subject areas and topics covered in the highly acclaimed Reading Mastery Signature Edition program. This resource contains:

• A grade-level index of all science and social studies content covered
• A list of the lessons where specific scientific terms and concepts are addressed in the program

Science and Social Studies in Reading Mastery Signature Edition facilitates making connections with content material taught in the program and is a must-have addition to the resource library of any teacher using grades 2-5 of the Reading Mastery Signature Edition program!

Order your copy now for only $24.99! You can order through NIFDI's online store or by calling 877.485.1973.