Simply Small Groups: Differentiating Literacy Learning in Any Setting

Small groups accelerate student reading growth by providing a safe, trusting environment that encourages students to challenge themselves. This handbook shows how to assess student skills and needs, organize groups, plan and teach lessons, select appropriate texts, and differentiate instruction to give every reader a pathway to success. Features include phonics and phonological awareness, reading fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension strategies and tools for each reading stage, at-a-glance charts for assessing current skill level and identifying next instructional steps, 70 downloadable teacher and student resources, dozens of easy adaptations for online learning, and reflection prompts and guiding questions for personal and PLC use.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 288 pages
\n Publication date: 15 October 2021
\n Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
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Elementary students require personalized attention from a teacher and a connection with their peers to develop as readers. Small groups provide both! By working with just a few students at a time on skills tailored to their strengths and goals, you create a safe and trusting environment that encourages students to push themselves.

Organized by developmental reading stages, including emergent readers, early readers, transitional readers, and fluent readers, this timely handbook demonstrates how to engage students at their current level, regardless of grade, and help them progress to the next stage. You will learn how to assess student skills and needs, flexibly organize groups, plan and teach lessons, select appropriate texts, and differentiate instruction to provide every reader with a pathway to success.

Features include:

Phonics and phonological awareness, reading fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension strategies and tools for each reading stage.

At-a-glance charts for assessing current skill levels and identifying next instructional steps.
70 downloadable teacher and student resources for planning and instructional use.

Dozens of easy adaptations for use in online learning.

Over 100 full-color photographs to showcase small groups in action.

Reflection prompts and guiding questions for personal and PLC use.

Regardless of your instructional setting, small groups are essential for fostering meaningful relationships that contribute to young readers' success. With this book, you will gain the skills to differentiate instruction in a manageable and sustainable manner, while building strong connections that empower students to thrive.

\n Weight: 828g\n
Dimension: 217 x 278 x 22 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781071847060\n \n