Find the Steps of the Gradual Release of Responsibility

  1. Read the steps of the lessons below
  2. Identify the steps of the Gradual Release of Responsibility 
  3. Write them down
  4. Be prepared to share with the class
                                     Model

  • Divide your paper into quadrants
  • Label each one:  Lesson #1, etc.
  • In each quadrant, Write steps of GRR 1-4
  • Under each step, write the corresponding steps

Lesson #1:  Giving Clear Instructions

A. All students do the activity just like it was modeled.
B. The teacher models the activity for the class and explains the steps to take.
C. Two students model the activity for the class, following the teachers' steps.
D. The teacher and a student model the activity for the class.

Lesson #2:  Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs
A.   Pairs of students visit a website and categorize the set of words into adjective and adverb columns.
B.   Individually, students take a Google Forms quiz to test their knowledge of adjectives and adverbs.
C.   Small groups of students take turns showing one another words, identifying whether they are adjectives or adverbs and comparing their answers with the correct list.
D.   The teacher and the students categorize 5 adjectives and adverbs using their definitions as a guide.
E.   The teacher elicits/explains what adjectives/adverbs do and shows a few examples.

Lesson #3: Reading the Periodic Table of Elements

A.   Pairs of students practice identifying the name, symbol, and atomic numbers off a virtual chart and write down the answers to share.
B.   Teacher shows 2-3 elements on the Periodic Table of Elements and reads off the name, symbol and the atomic number.
C.   Students, individually, answer 5 questions about the periodic table of elements on the names, symbols, and atomic numbers of the elements.
D. ​  Teacher shows 2-3 additional elements while students follow along with their own charts.  Teacher elicits the name, symbol, and atomic number.
E.    New pairs of students receive a list with the name, symbol, and atomic numbers of 4 elements.  They must identify what information is incorrect and correct it.

Lesson #4:   Does "ball" begin with the letter 'B' or 'D'?
A.  Students take turns asking one another "Does _____ begin with the letter B or D?" and answering, "____ begins with the letter ____." according to what the teacher points to.
B.  Teacher shows class pictures and identifies words that begin with B or D by saying, "____ begins with the letter ____."
C. Students, individually, look at pictures & identify words that begin with B and words that begin with D.
D.  The class looks at pictures & identifies those that start with B and those that start with D by  saying, "____ begins with the letter ____."
E.  The teacher, in Jamboard, points to a picture and ½ of the students ask, "Does ____ begin with the letter B or D?" The other half answers, "_____ begins with the letter ___".  The teacher moves the word into the correct category.