Thank you for these videos! I’m homeschooling my son because he finds typical school easy/boring and your content and resources have helped me soooo much in being able to figure out how I can teach him how to read.
Say “unsure” in the comments if you’ve ever worked with an advanced student or group of students and you just weren’t quite sure what you should be working on with them!
How do you coordinate all the needs at the same time for the varied levels? Do you have them all reading in small groups during the period? Do they actually stay on task when you aren't with them?
During small group instruction, there are usually 3-4 small groups. The groups are based on needs of students - so for instance, one group may need word on CVC words, another group may need work on words with blends, etc. (I would use assessments to gather this type of data.) The teacher would meet with one group while the others work independently. To get them to work independently, you have to start the beginning of the year by modeling and practicing each center in great detail! This definitely takes time to build up that independence. Then, they rotate so that I'm eventually able to meet with all the groups. Depending on the time constraints, you may be only able to meet with some of the groups each day.
Thank you for these videos! I’m homeschooling my son because he finds typical school easy/boring and your content and resources have helped me soooo much in being able to figure out how I can teach him how to read.
I'm so glad my videos have been helpful!! Keep up the great work!
These ideas you shared confirm the activities that I am doing with my advanced readers! Thank you!
I’ve used you assessments with advanced readers lately and found some gaps I was able to address! Thanks!
That will be so helpful moving forward!
Say “unsure” in the comments if you’ve ever worked with an advanced student or group of students and you just weren’t quite sure what you should be working on with them!
How do you coordinate all the needs at the same time for the varied levels? Do you have them all reading in small groups during the period? Do they actually stay on task when you aren't with them?
During small group instruction, there are usually 3-4 small groups. The groups are based on needs of students - so for instance, one group may need word on CVC words, another group may need work on words with blends, etc. (I would use assessments to gather this type of data.) The teacher would meet with one group while the others work independently. To get them to work independently, you have to start the beginning of the year by modeling and practicing each center in great detail! This definitely takes time to build up that independence. Then, they rotate so that I'm eventually able to meet with all the groups. Depending on the time constraints, you may be only able to meet with some of the groups each day.
Thank you….
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