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Differentiated Small Group Instruction K-1
Continuing Education Hours: 90 |
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Overview
Strategic instruction targeting specific student needs can be accomplished most effectively through differentiated small group
instruction. In smaller groups, teachers are able to focus on the specific skills and strategies children need for learning success.
This course will help you understand and apply scientifically-based reading research strategies that will help your students
become fluent and engaged readers through differentiated small group instruction.
The course begins with a review of the core beliefs about teaching and learning, the Guiding Principles, and the Gradual Release
of Responsibility Model. You will then learn what differentiated small group instruction is, why it is used, and how the Guiding
Principles apply to it. This will be followed by considering the developmental stages of learning to read and the teaching
emphasis at each stage. You will also learn how to use assessment data to group and regroup students for differentiated
instruction. Then, you will consider differentiated systematic and explicit instruction and learn what the lesson components
are, how to plan the lesson, and how to manage the classroom. Finally, you will learn how to create a partnership with parents
and how to communicate with them. To finish the course, an Instructional Improvement Plan will be developed and shared by
posting it to an online database. It will become a valuable resource for you and other educators.
Objectives
At the completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain why differentiated small group Instruction is an essential component of research-based literacy instruction
- Articulate the process and goals of a differentiated small group reading lesson
- Collect, analyze, and use student assessment results to guide your decisions in forming differentiated groups and
planning systematic and explicit instruction which targets specific student needs
- Implement and manage a differentiated classroom so all students are engaged in meaningful and challenging learning
activities at an appropriate level of complexity
- Use fiction and nonfiction text during differentiated small group instruction
- Apply research-based instructional strategies in a “Gradual Release of Responsibility” model with emphasis on Guided
Practice
- Establish a classroom environment that maximizes the impact of differentiated small group instruction
- Establish a connection between home and school that supports the process of differentiated small group instruction
Unit Breakdown
The course consists of the following sections:
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Introduction to Differentiated Small Group Instruction
Unit 3: Developmental Stages of Learning to Read
Unit 4: Using Assessment for Grouping Decisions
Unit 5: Differentiated Systematic and Explicit Instruction
Unit 6: Home/School Connection: Supporting Early Literacy
Unit 7: Plan
Unit 8: Reflect
Unit 9: Share
Prerequisites
Early Literacy: Guiding Principles and Language Development K-3
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