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Small groups are leveled so I can reach each student at their level and help them become
BETTER, INDEPENDENT READERS!
HOW? How do I know?
ASSESSMENTS!
Assessments drive your instruction.
DATA. What DO they know? What DON’T they know?
All of this data becomes the source of my instruction.
If I have a concept that a LOT of them don’t know…. whole class lesson! RETEACH THE WHOLE CLASS!
BUT, if only a FEW are missing a skill or strategy…SMALL GROUPS! Reteach it during small groups.
OK. HOW?
How to Group Students for SMALL GROUP reading. 1stgradefireworks
Assessments drive your instruction for small groups!
I use MULTIPLE ASSESSMENTS. Curriculum, DRA, Running Records, BPST, Core Phonics Survey,
Letter sounds/names, blending, segmenting, sight words, etc.
PLEASE… DO NOT sit a child down and assess for more than 15 minutes!
Better to assess over DAYS than HOURS!
You want to know what they truly know.
I put ALL of my data on a spreadsheet,
I like to see ALL of it together.
THEN WHAT?
Look for patterns.
Do they know letter names & sounds?
6 kids are “inconsistent”? GROUP THEM FOR practice!
Small intervention group with letters, whiteboards, & pictures.
Your first small group is ready to go!
Missing sight words? BAM! Small groups for sight word practice, reading with the teacher, writing sight words in sentences, and more sight word practice.
Fluency? Do they “robot read”? Another strategy small group! Fluency practice. I read. You read. We read. I read. YOU read. WE read. They need to hear YOU for fluency & intonation practice.
Here are some “helpers” for small groups that I found on PINTEREST!
Effective Grouping for Small Group Instruction – Learning with Mrs. Langley
How to Use Small Group WarmUPs with MissDeCarbo.com
What is a BALANCED LITERACY CLASSROOM? 1stgradefireworks
We have been in school for 4 weeks. I know…we began JULY 31! I spend 3-4 weeks working on whole class routines & schedules. Then we spend a week or two working on centers ( without me actually taking reading groups) so I can monitor HOW they are doing during independent centers. AND THEN????
We begin INDEPENDENT CENTERS without the teacher!!! WHAT??? Yes!!
294 domino cards for short vowel practice. Domino games can be differentiated by vowel sounds, picture cards, or word cards. Fun activities for student learning. Games help students stay engaged while practicing short vowel CVC word families.
They LOVE THIS! They beg for more time! Get your WORK done so you can PLAY!
YES! I love it when a plan works!
And so here we go!
Small groups for me..independent centers for them.
How to help your students to write complete sentences? How about 3 steps to SUCCESS? This packet of picture visual cards is sorted into NOUNS, VERBS, and NOUN places for students to select cards and create their own sentences. 40 NOUN cards (80 pictures total), 40 VERB cards ( 80 pictures ), and 30 NOUN PLACES cards are included. Teacher suggestions for implementing the product. I suggest using them at a writing center for the scaffolding of writers and nonwriters.
Real or Nonsense Words? How to help your students with phonics fluency. Great for EL’s and EO’s.Real or Nonsense Words? How to help your students with phonics fluency. Fluency Practice and Sorting .Real or Nonsense Words? How to help your students with phonics fluency. Fluency Practice and Sorting .Real or NONSENSE? Helping your readers with BOTH!
Finally…helping Readers is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE DO!
So, I will add READING REAL & NONSENSE WORDS to my literacy repertoire!
Valentine Themed. Place Value Cards ( 54 Cards in ALL) for sorting. Includes: Sorting Header cards Place value cards ( Expanded notation, base ten, ten frames, number words, numeral, ten & ones)
As a “veteran” teacher..30 years in First Grade, I know we are NEVER OFF!
My teacher’s brain is ALWAYS on. On our recent trip to ALASKA, I brought back “trinkets” that I can share with my First Graders. Always thinking AHEAD!
As I am a PLANNER… I LOVE ORGANIZATION, I am thinking ahead.
