High-leverage practices (HLPs) are best described as what?

• A. Instructional strategies or approaches identified as particularly effective in promoting student learning across contexts
• B. Standardized tests used for progress monitoring
• C. Administrative procedures for classrooms
• D. Irrelevant teaching methods

Answer: (A)

High-leverage practices are instructional strategies or approaches identified as particularly effective in promoting student learning across contexts. These are evidence-based actions teachers use to plan, deliver, and monitor instruction, and to collaborate with families and other professionals. They cover areas like explicit instruction, meaningful feedback, data-based decision making, and strategies to support student engagement and behavior, designed to work across different subjects, grade levels, and classroom settings. Because they focus on versatile, impactful routines, they tend to boost learning outcomes more reliably than isolated tactics. They are not standardized tests used for progress monitoring, nor administrative procedures, nor irrelevant teaching methods.