Gaining the attention of mildly handicapped students is critical for influencing student achievement. The teachers's task is to direct selective attention to the relevant activity. Teachers need to monitor to ensure that students are attending. Learning is optimal when students can establish a link between new information and what they already know. Review can take the form of guiding students in correcting independent work or homework.
Teachers can systematically review prerequisite skills for the lesson.
The goal should be stated briefly. If appropriate, the students should also be told the relevance of the specific skill or activity. We want to learn to proofread in order to catch careless errors. High student success rates are seen in classrooms where instruction proceeds in small steps that are not too difficult. When modeling, the demonstration should be very clear.