A revised edition with updated layout, new introduction from Zig and Doug, and updated subject index of Siegfried Engelmann and Doug Carnine's classic text, Theory of Instruction: Principles and Applications, is available for preorder in the NIFDI Store.
In this book, Engelmann and Carnine describe the theory underlying the development of Direct Instruction curriculums. The authors not only spell out in detail the scientific and logical basis on which their theory is based, but provide a multitude of in-depth descriptions and guidelines for applying this theory to a wide range of curricula.
This book will help the reader understand why the Direct Instruction programs authored by Engelmann and his colleagues have proven uniquely effective with students from all social and economic backgrounds, and how the guidelines based on the theory can be applied to a wide range of instructional challenges, from designing curricula for disadvantaged preschoolers to teaching algebraic concepts to older students.