1475.4, CODE, Slade, The Science of Reading: A Professional Journey Session 4: Small Group Instruction

After you have gathered data on your students, you can use targeted small group instruction to help them master critical, foundational reading skills. Learn the nuts and bolts of targeted small group instruction and how to incorporate it in your classroom.

By the End of This Session You’ll Be Able To

• Develop small groups to maximize instruction​
• Model best practices to teach and review foundational reading skills
• Demonstrate ways to help students construct meaning from reading
  
  

Why It Matters

• Studies have shown students who receive small group instruction perform significantly better than those who only receive whole group instruction
• You can help fill in the gaps in student’s reading skills so they can become more accurate readers​