D
Distinguish
Identify meaning. Separate the signal from the surrounding noise. Notice what is being asked and what is actually present.
- Surface the central idea
- Mark what is unfamiliar
- Locate the question being answered
DGRP™ Framework
A cognitive processing framework. Not a study trick.
DGRP™ teaches students how to identify meaning, organize information, connect ideas, and reflect critically. The same actions apply across every subject and every grade.
Used as a single coherent process, DGRP™ develops critical thinking, comprehension, and the kind of transferable reasoning that compounds over years of study.
G
Group
Organize information into cognitively useful structures so the mind can hold and operate on it.
- Cluster by concept, not by order
- Name each group
- Externalize the structure
R
Relationships
Connect ideas. Build the links that turn isolated facts into transferable understanding.
- Compare and contrast
- Trace cause and effect
- Map the dependencies
P
Perspective
Reflect critically. Locate confusion deliberately. Place the work in context.
- Explain it without notes
- Identify what's still unclear
- Ask the better question
Pair DGRP™ with ELM