Early Childhood-Grade 6 classroom teachers demonstrate understanding of instructional planning and delivery by providing standards-based, data-driven, differentiated instruction that engages students and makes learning relevant for today’s learners. Each week, I write an Outcome-Based Instruction (OBI) lesson plans. At the beginning of each, I include the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills that my lesson has been designed to teach. The first component of these OBI lesson plans is called the “mental set” where the teacher engages the students’ attention by connecting the lesson to real world experiences. The next two components of these lesson plans are called the “rationale” and the “objective” where the teacher explains the importance of this lesson and communicates the goals of the lesson respectively. In these OBI lesson plans, I also include an “extension” and “re-teaching” section. The extension section includes a more advanced activity for students to attempt if they have a solid understanding of the new information being taught. On the other hand, the re-teaching section includes instructions for re-teaching the material using different methods to reach the students who are still struggling to grasp the concept. This ensures that the lesson meets each student’s unique needs. To meet the unique needs of my clients, I included tactile and visual methods to teach speech sounds. For example, when teaching the letter “v,” I would place my client’s hand on my throat to feel the vibration that the letter “v” makes, which is a tactile method. I would also use the mirror to point out the locations of the teeth and lips when making the letter “v,” which is a visual method to promote learning.
