Literacy Development
Small-Group Instruction to Strengthen Meaning
Recommended for: K–5 teachers and instructional coaches Time: Three hours Item #s: In Person: 769189 Virtual: 769181 Participants: Up to 30
Teacher-Managed Instruction
Small-group instruction focused on meaning is a key step to differentiating instruction—one backed by research. In this small-group setting students are carefully guided and supported as they practice new reading skills and strategies introduced during whole-class instruction. This session introduces the framework for crafting and teaching comprehension lessons informed by classroom data. Learning outcomes: • Understand the hallmarks of small-group lessons that boost achievement • Use formative data to select texts that support the instructional focus • Plan a comprehension-focused small-group lesson • Develop a plan for finding time to teach small-group lessons
Diving Deeper into Meaning-Based Small-Group Instruction
Recommended for: K–5 teachers and instructional coaches Time: Three hours Item #s: In Person: 769195 Virtual: 769183 Participants: Up to 30
Teacher-Managed Instruction
Small-group instruction offers opportunities to differentiate instruction in word study or response writing. This session explores activities to perform during small-group lessons that help readers build automaticity with sight words, practice word patterns, and respond to texts. Learning outcomes: • Evaluate current small-group practices to identify areas for growth • Plan and conduct sight word, word study, and guided writing lessons grounded in Science of Reading principles to support students at all reading levels • Develop prompting and formative data-collection routines to inform personalized learning • Craft a small-group lesson plan that includes targeted sight word, word study, and guided writing activities
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