The Program and Action page of the Davis website has some excellent resources that give a lean and useful overview of how the Discussions4Learning program works. Even if you have been using Discussions4Learning for a while, you might want to have a look.
1. The 4-minute video which is on the page features some key points about the program, and it is nice to see kids from a 1st grade class in a low-income school engage with and enjoy D4L (though you should also definitely view our own Ryan Lyle and Jasmine Tow at work if you haven't yet).
2. The green Vocabulary button provides a strong overview of how vocabulary is developed in D4L. This is a powerful aspect of the program that we have covered here on this blog, but not in such a pithy and elegant way.
3. The Images button covers the rationale for using images to develop vocabulary and oral language.
4. The Instruction button allows you to peruse lesson layout and sequence.
4. The Instruction button allows you to peruse lesson layout and sequence.