Foundation
Explain why one step works
Whenyou reach a worked solution
Choose one step in a correct worked example. Say what rule makes that step valid and how it moves toward the answer. Check the explanation against the lesson; look up the rule if you cannot explain it.
Start tiny
Explain the reason for one familiar step.
Evidence grade AMeta-analysis, evidence-based guideline, or repeated findings
Bisra et al. (2018), Inducing Self-Explanation: a Meta-Analysis, Educational Psychology Review. Read the source ↗ Prompted causal/conceptual explanations across instructional tasks; exact reminder is an adaptation.
Foundation: The load-bearing practices you return to. Build the base and keep it in play.
