What is SIM?

  • SIM-Strategic Instruction Model

    SIM is a researched based comprehensive approach to adolescent literacy that addresses the need of students to be able to read and understand large volumes of complex materials as well as their need to be able to express themselves effectively in writing.  SIM is about promoting effective teaching and learning of critical content in schools.  It is designed to help teachers teach content better and in a variety of ways to help all students.  SIM is not only academic it also includes components that help students create and participate in productive learning communities, develop strong and appropriate social skills, advocate for themselves and their needs in educational conferences, envision positive futures for themselves, and plan how to reach their goals.

Components of SIM

  • Components of SIM

    1. Teacher-focused interventions
      1. Content Enhancement Routines: sets of inclusive teaching practices that help teachers organize and present critical information in such a way that students identify, organize, comprehend, and recall it. 
    2. Student-focused interventions
      1. Learning Strategies: strategies for acquiring information from the printed word, for organizing and memorizing information, for solving math problems,  and for expressing information in writing.
    3. Planning Technique
      1. SMARTER Planning: framework for making decisions about content at the course, unit, and lesson levels of planning.

SMARTER Planning

  • Shape the critical question
    Map critical content
    Analyze for difficulty
    Reach enhancement decisions
    Teach strategically
    Evaluate effectiveness of enhancement decisions
    Revise and reteach

Literacy Leadership Team

    • Kirsten Boynt

    • Vicente Colunga

    • Georgie Courtney

    • Greer Del Rio

    • Kendra Harris

    • Stephanie Harris

    • Victoria Joy

    • Sami Kirkland

    • Hailey Leopold

    • Nicole Recio

    • Lauren Wagoner

    • Latasha Walker

    • Nicholas Wicker

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