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Small Group Instruction
March 7th
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YOUR SOLUTION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
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Introduction
Holly Diaz , Educational Specialist, brings numerous experiences to
the Right Reason Technologies team. With a dual certificate in K-12
general and special education, Holly has taken on leadership roles
within Professional Learning Communities, Data Teams, RTI
development and implementation, and as a district mentor. Within
special education, Holly has taught using various models of
instruction, such as inclusion, resource, and self-containment
to ensure that her widely diverse student populations were
successful in reaching AYP. Holly also brings experience in the area
of technology as a Certified IEP program administrator, trainer, and
liaison. Within RRT, Holly incorporates her experience to develop
curriculum, including state approved assessments and RTI
lessons. Holly also provides professional development to school
districts, covering a multitude of educational topics.
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Small Group
instruction:
Instructional time a teacher spends
with 2-8 students to reinforce a
previously taught core concept
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I try my best. If you teach
me and I don’t get it, teach
me again. If I still don’t get
it, don’t give up on me.
- Student at Thomas Elementary School
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Small Group Instruction Should Always:
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Be intentional
Be data driven
Be collaborative
Be organized and flexible
Make a difference
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Purposes of Small Group Instruction
•Reinforces previously taught skills
•Increases instructional time for specific skills
•Increases interaction between the teacher and the
students
•Provides students with an environment in which they
may feel more comfortable to ask questions or relay
thoughts and ideas
•Promotes discussion
•Provides students with additional corrective feedback
•Provides organization and flexibility to support multiple,
simultaneous tasks within the classroom
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Purposes of Small Group Instruction
Most importantly…
Small Group Instruction provides
DIFFERENTIATION!
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Differentiation
Teachers proactively plan varied approaches
to
• what students need to learn
• how they will learn it
• how they will show what they have learned
in order to increase the likelihood that each
student will learn as much as he or she can, as
efficiently as possible.
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Step 1:
Develop a classroom plan which supports the
implementation of small group instruction.
• Establish routines in the classroom.
• Teach students the routine.
• Inform students of your expectations for them.
• Strategically arrange the classroom.
• Allocate time for small group instruction.
• Daily
• At least 30 minutes per session
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Step 2:
Establish a purpose for the small group
instruction.
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Pre-teaching
Re-teaching
Reinforcement
Additional practice
Enrichment
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Pre-teaching
Small group instruction is beneficial to pre-teach a core
skill that will be introduced to the whole group/class.
This is helpful for students who:
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Lack background knowledge
Require additional vocabulary
Will benefit from additional resources or models
Require additional instructional time
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Re-teaching
Small group instruction is beneficial to re-teach a core skill
that was not mastered by a small group of students.
This is helpful for students who:
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Did not understand a part or multiple parts of a lesson that was taught to the whole
group/class
Will benefit from seeing a specific skill presented in a completely different way
Were not able to accurately complete the independent practice within the lesson
Require additional instructional time
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Reinforcement
Small group instruction is beneficial to reinforce a core
skill that was taught to the whole group/class.
This is helpful for students who:
• Will benefit from additional resources or models
• Require additional instructional time
• Require additional examples for extended practice
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Additional Practice
Small group instruction is beneficial to provide additional
practice for a core skill that was introduced to the
whole group/class.
This is helpful for students who:
• Require more time to practice the skill
• Require additional guided practice
• Will benefit from seeing practice tasks in different ways
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Enrichment
Small group instruction is beneficial to provide enrichment for
students who have demonstrated mastery of a core skill that
was taught to the whole group/class.
This is helpful for students who:
• Have mastered the skill that was introduced
• Are prepared to apply the skill at higher levels of thinking
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Step 3:
Establishing Small Groups
• Small groups should be flexible
• Regardless of the purpose for the small group
instruction, small groups should be established
based on:
DATA, DATA, DATA!
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Data for Establishing Small Groups
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Informal formative assessments
Formal formative assessments
Benchmark assessments
State assessments
Local assessments
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Informal Formative Assessments
• Purpose
• Re-teach, reinforcement, additional
practice, enrichment
• Independent practice from a lesson taught
• Post-it notes
• Clipboard check off
• Popsicle sticks
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Formal Formative Assessments
• Purpose
• Pre-teach, re-teach, reinforcement, additional practice,
enrichment
• Teacher created assessments
• Pre and post assessments
• Assessment Creator
• Reporting tools
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Benchmark Assessments
• Purpose
• Pre-teach, re-teach, reinforcement, additional practice,
enrichment
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RRT Benchmarks
• Summative assessments
used to provide formative data
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Reporting tools
• Proficiency Chart, Learning Plans,
etc.
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Benchmark Assessments
Reporting Tools
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Benchmark Assessments
Reporting Tools
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State Assessments
• Purpose
• Pre-teach, re-teach, reinforcement, additional practice,
enrichment
• Reporting tools
• Trends in data
• School
• Grade level
• Student
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Local Assessments
• Purpose
• Pre-teach, re-teach, reinforcement, additional practice,
enrichment
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DIBELS
Midterms
Finals
Fountas and Pinnel
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Step 4:
Planning for Small Group Instruction
Small group instruction should include:
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Teacher modeling of instructional tasks
Teacher providing explicit instruction, including key vocabulary
Teacher engaging students in meaningful interactions during the lesson
Teacher providing multiple opportunities for students to practice
instructional tasks
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Guided practice
Independent practice
Teacher providing corrective feedback after student responses
Students successfully completing activities at a high criterion level of
performance
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Small Group Instructional Tools
• Curriculum Planner
• Standards
• Exemplars
• Vocabulary
• Big Ideas
• Essential Questions
• Intervention Lessons
• Assessment Creator
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Small Group Instructional Tools
• RTI Lessons
• Key components of an
effective lesson
• Common Core Standards
• On-line or printed format
• Multi-level lessons to
provide background skills
• Various levels of
questioning techniques
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Step 5:
Progress Monitoring
• Monitor student progress after implementing small group
instruction.
• Assessments directly aligned to standards taught
• Assessment Creator
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Question and Answer
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