SRA FLEX LITERACY™ IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 37
Gradual Release Model of Instruction
As in The Digital Experience the gradual-release model of instruction is central to The
Print Experience. A careful instructional fade sequence ensures students’
independence and success. The labels Model, Guide, and Monitor are used to describe
the levels of support within the lessons.
Instructional Fade in The Print Experience Elementary System
Level of
Support
Volume A
500L–800L
Weeks
Volume B
700L–1000L
Weeks
Volume C
800L–1100L
Weeks
Examples of Instruction
Model 1–7, 29 1–4, 29 1–4
• Teacher models each part of lesson each day of the week.
• Teacher initiates and guides all discussion.
• Teacher provides prompts and answers.
• Students copy responses.
Model/Guide 33 33 23, 29, 31,
33
• Teacher initiates and guides all discussion.
• Students write their own responses.
Guide 8–14, 30–31,
34
5–8, 30–31,
34
5–8, 34
• Teacher guides students with question prompts, but
students provide all answers.
• Students write their own responses.
Monitor 15–28, 32,
35, 36
9–28, 32, 35,
36
9–22,
24–28, 30,
32, 35–36
• Teacher’s question prompts become briefer.
• Fewer answers are suggested.
• Student partners share own text connections.
• Teacher no longer reads vocabulary words aloud but
instructs students to complete their own vocabulary
reviews.