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Gradual Release of Responsibility: I Do, We Do, You Do: Mentoring Roles & Responsibilities
Gradual Release of Responsibility: I Do, We Do, You Do: Mentoring Roles & Responsibilities
But as the student acquires the new information and skills, the responsibility of learning shifts from
teacher-directed instruction to student processing activities. In the We do phase of learning, the teacher
continues to model, question, prompt and cue students; but as student move into the You do phases,
they rely more on themselves and less on the teacher to complete the learning task.
Interactive instruction
We do it Works with students Asks and responds to questions
Checks, prompts, clues Works with teacher and classmates
Guided Instruction Provides additional modeling Completes process alongside others
Meets with needs-based groups