Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD)
Instructional Model
Stage 1: Develop Background
Knowledge
-Teachers identify what background
knowledge and skills are needed
-Assess whether or not the students
possess those requirements.
Stage 4: Memorize It
-Students participate in activities to
help them memorize the strategy
and their personalized selfinstructions.
-Students who have difficulty with
memorization can be provided with
prompts (cue cards with steps).
Stage 2: Discuss It
-Teacher and students discuss the
writing strategy and self-regulation
procedures. Each step in the strategy
is examined.
-Teacher and student discuss the
student’s current performance on the
targeted skill.
Stage 5: Support It
- Students will gradually take
responsibility for using the writing
strategy and self-regulating
procedures.
-Teacher provides differentiated levels
of support according to students
progress.
-Student should be independent after
writing 2-4 compositions.
Stage 3: Model It
Modeling should:
-be presented in an authentic,
enthusiastic and engaging way.
-include any prompts that will be available
for students (graphic organizers, charts,
etc.).
-show students how to use the steps of the
strategy and effectively utilize selfregulation procedures.
Stage 6: Independent Performance
-Students independently use the
writing strategy and self-regulation
procedures.
-Teacher and student continue to
apply plans for generalization and
maintenance to evaluate efficacy.
-Other self-regulation procedures
(goal setting, self-assessment) may be
faded over time, as appropriate.
POW Strategy
P-Pick my ideas
O-Organize my notes
W-Write and say more
TREE Strategy
T-Tell what you believe
R-Provide 3 or more reasons
E-End it
E-Examine it